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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…

Ford Adding Jobs in Chicago Area, Investing $1Billion
Ford is investing $1 billion, adding jobs at Chicago factories as it makes cuts overseas. They are investing about $1 billion in assembly and stamping plants in Chicago. The automaker is expanding production of the new Ford Explorer, Lincon…

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…

3 Ways for American Companies to Reduce Millennial Turnover
Learn the 3 best practices that not only reduce turnover, but position your company to attract more high-caliber talent from both the Millennial and soon, Generation Z workforce.

College Degree Not Necessary In Today’s Job Market
At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s…

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…

The First National Reshoring Award Scheduled For This Year
The Reshoring Initiative (Kildeer, IL) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA; Independence, OH) invite companies that have successfully reshored parts or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating or machining to apply for…

Made in USA: The 2017 Most American-Made Vehicles Are…
In the United States, American-made products are highly regarded, with good reason, as they obviously boost the local economy as opposed to foreign-made products. However, are all the domestic-brand vehicles really assembled with components…