Last year, the Nabisco company decided not to make a $130 million upgrade to the Chicago facilities in which America’s iconic cookie, the Oreo, is made. The final Chicago-made Oreo cookies rolled off the line last week on Friday. This work will be transferred to four state-of-the-art production lines in Salinas, Mexico. This move has generated some buzz within the MAM community, and consumers are looking for an alternative. Read more
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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 time to vote with your wallet. Buy American made. Read more
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 sourced from the United States? That’s what the Kogod School of Business figured out about American-made vehicles. Read more
Startups are returning to American factories, and it’s no longer (just) about patriotism or marketing. These brands want to create the best, most innovative clothes in the world. Read more
The concept of “Made in America” is slowly giving way to “Made by China … in America,” as Chinese investors are increasingly snatching up U.S.-based companies and assets and raising the eyebrows of some regulators and market spectators. Read more
New Balance has been waiting for years for the Department of Defense to buy athletic shoes/sneakers that are made in this country. If US Representatives Niki Tsongas and Bruce Poliquin have their way, the Boston sneaker maker won’t have to wait much longer. Read more
Aaron Azzarito, Vice President of Marketing, illustrates the features and benefits of Telic Footwear and shares the purpose behind the brand. (Read on for your chance to win a pair of TELICs!) Read more
Travelers staying at any of Marriott’s nearly 3,000 U.S. hotels may notice a little something different in their guest rooms in the coming year. Read more
On February 4, 2016, President Obama signed the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on behalf of the United States. The TPP agreement has been in negotiation behind closed doors since 2010 between the United States and 11 other countries around the Pacific Rim: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. The TPP is a “docking agreement” so other countries could be added without the approval of Congress. India, China, and Korea have expressed interest in joining the TPP.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of Americans say they prefer lower prices instead of paying a premium for items labeled Made in USA, even if it means those cheaper items are made abroad, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Read more
Not so long ago, this rural town an hour outside Atlanta was a hotbed for textile manufacturing. Read more
At the swanky Prudential Center in the heart of Boston’s shopping district, the Yogasmoga boutique stands out for its sparse, minimalist aesthetic. At the entrance, there is a large white orchid on a table surrounded by neatly folded tank tops and yoga pants known for their high-tech fabrics. Soothing, Eastern-inspired music is piped in, giving the space a peaceful ambiance. Read more
Made in the USA & apparel reshoring is a hot topic in the apparel industry these days. Corporate America is definitely interested- we need to look no further than Walmart’s American Manufacturing Commitment to buy an additional $250 billion dollars of goods made in America over the next 10 years to see evidence of that. Read more
Donald Trump has a lame excuse for outsourcing the production of his clothing brand. The North Face, meanwhile, is proving that it’s possible to keep business local. Read more
UNION, S.C.–From now on, all towels made for Marriott International’s nearly 3,000 hotels in the USA will be made in the USA. Read more
MEADVILLE, PA. — Channellock Inc., a family- owned and -operated plier and hand tool manufacturer, celebrates its 130th anniversary this year. Read more
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted knives that are passed down for generations. Based in Bradford, Pennsylvania, their offerings cover a wide range of product categories, from traditional folding pocket knives and fixed blade sporting knives to limited production commemoratives and collectables.
More and more, people want their food providers to be transparent. They want to know exactly where the ingredient they’re eating and cooking with are coming from. Which is why King Arthur Flour recently launched Identity-Preserved White Whole Wheat Flour. Read more
Our organization, Mountain Bird Designs, is a new member of The Made in America Movement. Our premier products are business bags and clutches for women. We are a start-up company located in Western North Carolina.
“Made in the USA” marketing makes smart business sense. U.S. manufacturers are discovering that home-grown production has increasing financial benefits, especially compared to China, whose competitiveness has dimmed significantly. However, the marketing value of “Made in the USA” could well be even greater. Read more
As companies “tiptoe” back to the United States from overseas, the “Made in USA” label should grow more common. However, ambiguous rules are costing some manufacturers hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties and legal fees. So what’s the problem? The coveted “Made in USA” does not always mean the same thing to companies as to the Federal Trade Commission. Read more
Wondering why Under Armour couldn’t make some products in U.S.? Read more
Sherrill Manufacturing, Sherrill, NY – FOR DECADES, competition from China has crumpled American industries like tin cans, throwing hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work.
“American manufacturing is back!” breathlessly exclaim the ebullient cheerleaders in locales such as Forbes and the Boston Consulting Group. But while U.S. manufacturing may have bounced back slightly from Great Recession-lows, the reality is that America’s manufacturing recovery remains tenuous. On this National Manufacturing Day, policymakers can and should be doing much more to stimulate the growth and competitiveness of America’s manufacturing economy. Read more
Sherrill, NY – Bob James wasn’t ready to give it up after nearly 30 years of making countless forks, spoons and knives at the same factory in this small Central New York community known as The Silver City. Read more
California long required that any manufacturer wanting to say that a product is made in America must, in fact, have a product that’s made in America. Read more
“Project to Create Jobs in Construction, Manufacturing, Tourism & Retail in Buffalo Niagara” Read more
California companies must now actually make their products in the U.S. to call them American-made.
Mostly. Read more
The Reshoring Initiative recently announced a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Read more
