Chinese Textile Manufacturers Bring Jobs Back to America
Twenty-five years ago, Ni Meijuan earned $19 a month working the spinning machines at a vast textile factory in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Read more
Ford To Begin Production of Medium-Duty Commercial Trucks
Ford Motor Co. announced, Wednesday, Aug. 12, that Ford F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks will for the first time roll off the line in the United States, at the company’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. Read more
Yuan Devaluation: Officials Worry Economy Slumping Faster Than Anticipated
Less than three months before China shocked markets with a surprise devaluation of its currency, a top Chinese exchange-rate official told a closed-door gathering that Beijing had no need for such a dramatic move. Read more
What’s So Great About Manufacturing?
Democrats and Republicans disagree on a lot, but leaders of both parties are as keen now as they were decades ago to embrace manufacturing jobs. Read more
South Carolina’s Push to Grow Jobs
While I am no fan of the Chinese owning Volvo, I am proud of “my” home state showing that manufacturing can be accomplished in America. Thanks for pushing forward and leading the charge to bring manufacturing back to America.
– James Kidd, Fan of The Made in America Movement
SOURCE: Yahoo Finance
Nabisco Ships 600 Jobs to Mexico. Time To Give Up Oreos
I may have to give up one of my longest-standing indulgences: the dunking of an Oreo cookie in cold milk (whole is preferred). I don’t do this lightly, as I have been dunking those deliciously wicked rounds of chocolate and what I choose to believe is cream since I’ve been three. Read more
Nabisco to Cut Chicago jobs, Send Some Work to Mexico
Mondelez International (Nabisco) will lay off half its 1,200 employees in its bakery on Chicago’s Southwest Side after deciding to invest significantly in a Mexico plant rather than its long-standing facility here. Read more
