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Cathryn Gran NORRIDGE — Open barely two months, Boutique3 is striving to offer clothing and accessories made in this country. “We’re trying to stock all made-in-America labels,” said Carrie Ann Esposito, a Norridge resident and one of three partners in the business at Regency Plaza, 5050 N. Cumberland Ave. “We do our own buying, but […]
Steve Atkinson SAN DIEGO – Small businesses, it’s the backbone of America. But what if you couldn’t find investors to help you grow your American-made business unless you took your product overseas. A local business is facing that dilemma and 10News spoke with the owner who says that the company is now turning to the […]
Michele Nash-Hoff We now live in a globalized economy, and many people say it doesn’t matter where something is made. They say that the industrialization of third world countries is good because it has provided jobs for millions of people and raised their standard of living. American consumers have benefited from cheaper prices for the […]
Maria Pereira of Parsippany is shown in this 2011 photo sewing draw-string backpacks with ‘Made In Newark’ printed on them at Unionware, a company in West Newark. A new report from the Brookings Institution examines Newark’s manufacturing assets. (Star-Ledger file photo) Ed Beeson Newark has much of what it would take to undergo a new […]
Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY — The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico’s Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry. The WTO ruled in late June last year that a U.S. program for labeling imported meat unfairly discriminated against Mexico and […]
The recent Bangladesh collapse has raised an overall awareness on the safety being taken when manufacturers produce garments overseas. The All American Clothing Co, a USA made jean manufacturer is proving it can be done with safety and profit. El Paso, Texas was once considered the blue jeans capital of the world. According to the […]
Clothing with Joe Fresh labels lies in the debris on April 30 By Calum Macleod DHAKA, Bangladesh — Just two more months, the daughter promised her mother by telephone, then she’d be home for good. Making shirts in this packed metropolis of 12 million people, Sheuli Akhter, 20, made decent money — about $140 a […]
NEW YORK — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn’t so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back. Jason and Alexandra Lawrence of Lyons, Colo., eat locally grown food and fill up their diesel-powered Volkswagen and Dodge pickup with vegetable-based […]
Mark Tomlinson CEO, Society of Manufacturing Engineers There’s been a lot of discussion lately about American manufacturing: why it’s important to a strong economy, what policies could strengthen it, and if the signs of resurgence will result in jobs for the many who remain unemployed in this country. (“Is U.S. manufacturing making a comeback, or is […]
Sally Schilling/Daily Journal Dylan Sievers, right, and Lisa Sievers, third from right, with the Bulldog Lighting company. Sally Schilling Most Americans probably don’t think twice when they read a label that says, “Made in USA” They assume the product is made domestically. What they don’t realize is that the meaning of “Made in the USA” […]
