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Made in USA: Summer Essentials Gift Guide
Scranton, PA – June 1, 2016 -- The Made in America Movement announce their first Summer Essentials Guide filled with Made in USA merchandise. Shoppers will find a wide selection of Made in USA gifts at varying affordable price points. It’s…

Made in USA? Tips for Finding Certified American Products
As it turns out, a flag label doesn't guarantee that a product was born in the "land of the free and the home of the brave." A recent Consumer Reports survey found that 8 out of 10 consumers would rather buy a domestically made product than…

Trump Profits From Same Foreign Labor Killing U.S. Jobs
Donald Trump wanted to market a line of men’s clothing that would bear his name.
He told people working with him to help find a company known for producing quality merchandise on a mass scale. In the end, Trump signed on with Phillips-Van…

Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant in Ohio
Whirlpool Corp. confirmed on Thursday said it would invest $40.6 million in its Findlay, Ohio, plant, and anticipates adding 50 new jobs at the dishwasher-manufacturing facility.
The company said the 86,400-square-foot expansion will boost…

Schumer to Feds: Incorrect Use of ‘Made in America’ Label Hurting Central NY Company
Schumer: Feds are currently listing flatware and other products made by companies as 'American-Made' when they are actually produced overseas, putting companies that manufacture in the U.S., like Sherrill Manufacturing in Central, NY, at a disadvantage.…

Perdue to Buy Natural Meat Maker & Chipotle Pork Supplier Niman Ranch
Perdue and LNK Partners announced today that Natural Food Holdings, including the well-known Niman Ranch® brand, is being purchased by Perdue.“This represents the next chapter in our growth through premium proteins and trusted brands,”…

California Governor Loosens Definition of Made in USA for Products
California companies must now actually make their products in the U.S. to call them American-made.
Mostly.
That federal standard requires that “all or virtually all" of a product’s parts be manufactured domestically and that its final…

Nabisco to Cut Chicago jobs, Send Some Work to Mexico
Mondelez International (Nabisco) will lay off half its 1,200 employees in its bakery on Chicago's Southwest Side after deciding to invest significantly in a Mexico plant rather than its long-standing facility here.
The Nabisco company decided…

Lots of Fuzzy Numbers Behind Walmart’s American Manufacturing Push
Walmart, the nation's largest importer of foreign goods by volume, is currently hosting an open call for American-made product pitches at its Arkansas headquarters. This "American manufacturing summit" is part of the company's commitment - made…

Walmart: Opening Our Doors – to Open Bigger Ones Across America
100 new hires. That’s how many Emilia PC expects to add by the end of this year, all resulting from one step the beauty product manufacturer took roughly 12 months ago: attending Walmart’s Open Call for products that support American jobs.
That’s…