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Read Obama’s Speech at Nike: Full text
The White House posted the full text of President Barack Obama's speech at Nike headquarters near Beaverton on Friday morning. The White House has also posted a video of the speech.
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Oregon! (Applause.) Well,…

Mexico Bound? Ford Moving Two Key Models out of Michigan
Ford said it will move production of the Focus and C-Max small cars from its Michigan Assembly Plant in 2018, with union officials saying they were told the work will leave the U.S..
The company's decision sets a potentially combative tone…

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…

Does Walmart’s Patriotic PR Have Legs?
Walmart made a little bit of news on Tuesday. Right after the world's largest retailer committed to fast-tracking the hiring of more military veterans, it announced plans to source an additional $50 billion worth of American-made goods over…

Libbey Introduces Finest Quality Glassware Made in USA
Libbey Inc., the number one glassware tableware company in the Americas, introduced today the finest quality glassware manufactured in the U.S. The nearly 200-year old company invented a state-of-the-art process from furnace to forming to finishing…

Libbey Glass Announces $20 Million Investment and New Jobs
Posted: Nov 12, 2013 4:42 PM EST | Updated: Nov 22, 2013 4:42 PM EST
Libbey Inc. executive Dan Ibele announced today the company will invest $20 million in Libbey's Shreveport manufacturing site, bringing new technology and a new research…

After Doubts, Economists Find China Kills U.S. Factory Jobs
A generation of economists trained to believe that trade had little to do with the long decline in high-paying U.S. factory jobs is changing its mind.
Their findings are likely to fuel the opposition within President Barack Obama’s own…

Manufacturing Plant in Gulfport to Expand and Hire 200 More Workers
Hundreds of jobs are coming to Gulfport as a pharmaceutical company prepares to take production at its Gulfport plant to new heights. New York based Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals is the largest manufacturing plant of liquid antacids in the world.…

Made in USA Sells Again
Last fall, Wal-Mart promised to purchase $250 billion in Made in USA products by 2023, a move it said would create 1 million U.S. jobs over time. Two-thirds of the goods in its domestic stores are already made, sourced, assembled, or grown…