Tag Archive for: Manufacturing

“MADE IN USA” CLAIMS TRICKY FOR RECYCLED MATERIALS
Manufacturers of products made with recycled materials can’t claim offerings were “Made In USA” unless they can show that the materials originated domestically, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) making it the "Made in…

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…

New Balance Shoe: Materials Aren’t All Made in USA
New Balance—the iconic U.S. sneaker maker—has long marched to its own drummer on "Made in USA" labels.
Are New Balance Shoes Considered Made in USA?
About a quarter of the shoes New Balance sells in America are churned out of the company's…

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,…

Is New Balance Making the U.S. Military’s Only Training Shoe?
Training shoes, the last part of U.S. military uniforms that isn’t required to be 100 percent U.S.-made and -sourced, could soon go all-American. How New Balance could be set to profit.
The shoes American soldiers wear when they train…

Why ‘Made in the USA’ is hard for Walmart to achieve
Walmart has pledged to buy an additional $250 billion in US-made products. But finding quality, low-cost US made goods is proving a challenge. How Walmart is acting as a catalyst for 'Made in the USA' manufacturing.
When Walmart pledged…

To Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing Careers, Close the Gender Gap
Will the STEM skills gap close if more women join the STEM workforce?
The industry needs to combat its image problems and attract more women to manufacturing careers, one expert says.
Manufacturing is revitalizing our economy and making…

U.S. Manufacturing Becoming Low Cost
U.S. manufacturing becoming low cost over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies.
So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher energy costs…

American Company Goes To The Mat For ‘Made In America’
