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Buy American Made: Ways to Express Your Values With Your Pocket Book
In today's global market, where products are manufactured has become a significant consideration for consumers. Many individuals seek to align their purchasing choices with…

Why It’s Time to Bring Manufacturing Back Home to the U.S.A.
In the last decade, we've lost millions of manufacturing jobs to outsourcing. According to U.S. News and World Report, there are now 5.1 million fewer American manufacturing jobs than in 2001. The lure of low wages, tax advantages, and other…

Americans Willing to Pay More For Products With a Made In USA Label

Signing Bonuses: Something Rare in Blue-Collar America
This year, BNSF Railway, one of the country’s largest freight railroads, aims to hire 3,500 workers across the United States — a challenge at a time when employers nationwide say they are struggling to fill vacancies. So, BNSF is offering…

This Day, Some Well-Earned Respect For Factory Workers
Workers who make things in America always get a lot of love from the lips of politicians. Always. Before Clinton and Trump, there was Reagan, Bill, Bush, and Obama. Because shaking hands with a hard-hat is always a good photo opportunity for…

Will The Skills Gap Impact Advanced Manufacturing In Small Town USA?
Most of us, regardless of our age, have heard the song popularized by Sophie Tucker and Eddie Cantor after World War I: “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?).”
According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics highlight…

What Do Sewbots And Your Wardrobe Have in Common?
Softwear Automation, in collaboration with Georgia Tech, continues to work on technology that will allow robots, referred to as sewbots, to manipulate fabrics through traditional sewing machines to create clothing.
According to the United…

LaGuardia Airport Plans To Use Foreign Steel in $4B Renovation
The LaGuardia airport $4 billion facelift won’t be an all-American job.
Chinese steel will be used in the high-profile project meant to make the city’s second-best airport great again — infuriating the U.S. steel industry that says…

Ford Plans Big Investments in Michigan Plants
Ford Motor Co. will announce investments in three of its Michigan manufacturing plants Tuesday morning, according to three sources familiar with the automaker’s plans.
The Dearborn-based automaker will announce investments at its Michigan…

Play-Doh Will Be Made in The USA For The First Time in a Decade
Play-Doh will soon be squeezed out of a factory in the U.S. again, as Hasbro Inc. brings manufacturing of the popular moldable clay back to America for the first time in years.
Hasbro said it is working with a manufacturing partner to make…