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With Exports Rising, US Cities Expand Their Global Footprint
It's well-known American jobs have been lost to overseas competition. While work on U.S. manufacturing floors has declined, overseas markets have developed a growing appetite for American-made goods—from chemicals and wood products, to…

Documentary: Made by China in… America?
Documentary: Made by China in America? directed by Miao Wang about Chinese firms bringing manufacturing to the U.S. It is part of Morgan Spurlock's "We the Economy" series (www.wetheeconomy.com).
When I was a baby, my mom waited in line…

WeatherTech Fleshes Out Made-In-USA Message During Super Bowl
WeatherTech aired its second consecutive Super Bowl advertisement Sunday, picking up on the same made-in-America theme that the company hatched in its first Big Game ad a year ago.
“There’s something happening right here in this…

Check Out New Balance’s Latest ‘Made in the USA’ Sneaker Collections
A "Made in USA" label is becoming a more actively coveted item. But local footwear brand New Balance has long been crafting a number of their sneakers domestically.
New Balance, the Brighton-headquartered sneaker company, frequently releases…

JC Penney to close 40 stores in 2015 taking jobs with them
JC Penney said Thursday it will close about 40 stores over the next year.
The closures, which represent nearly 4 percent of the 1,060 JC Penney U.S. stores, will affect about 2,250 employees, according to spokesman Joey Thomas.
JC…

Why the US Will Power the World Economy in 2015
Why the US Will Power the World Economy in 2015 - The United States is back, and ready to drive global growth in 2015. [p][/p]
After long struggling to claw its way out of the Great Recession, the world's biggest economy is on an extended…

China Trade, Outsourcing, and Jobs
Growing U.S. trade deficit and outsourcing with China cost 3.2 million jobs between 2001 and 2013, with job losses in every state.
China Trade, Outsourcing, and Jobs
Since…

Manufacturers in U.S. Still Outpacing Rest of World
Yet strength of ISM index might be overstated, some say
Manufacturers in the U.S. barely slowed down in November even as major competitors around the world continued to scale back production.
The Institute for Supply Management said…

Ford Adding 850 New Jobs To Build 2015 F-150
Ford Adding 850 New Jobs To Build 2015 F-150. Ford announced today it will add 850 new jobs in Dearborn to build the all-new 2015 F-150 pickup that is the automaker's most advanced pickup in 66 years.
The new hires will be sprinkled…

Lincoln Logs to be ‘Made in USA’ Again Creating Jobs in the Process
Lincoln Logs, the popular building toy created nearly a century ago by a son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is coming home to the U.S. Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced the logs, used by generations of kids to create miniature buildings,…