PR Ploy Or Not, Walmart’s ‘Made In America’ Push Means Something
Last week, Walmart expanded on the $50 billion Buy American pledge it made last January with a full-fledged Made-in-America summit.
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Why America Needs a National Manufacturing Strategy
A national manufacturing strategy would help U.S. industries stay on the cutting-edge of emerging technologies, enhance overall knowledge generation and thereby prevent economy-wide erosion of innovation capacity even if some market share is lost to overseas competitors. A robust traded sector economy is essential to U.S. global competitiveness, and […]
Wal-Mart Pledge to Buy American Meets With Skepticism
Wal-Mart U.S. president and CEO Bill Simon addresses participants at the Wal-Mart U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Orlando, Fla., last Thursday. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press) A verbal commitment by Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon to buy an additional $50 billion US in U.S.-made products over the next 10 years has met with skepticism. […]
U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Dead Yet
An American factory worker in a scene from “American Made Movie.” | Photo Credit: Variance Films Technology, global competitiveness and outsourcing put manufacturing on life support in America, but after touring small towns and cities across the country and talking to business leaders who still manufacture their products domestically, we are […]
U.S. Manufacturers Gain Ground
Factory workers put the finishing touches on motorcycles on the line at a Harley-Davidson assembly facility in York, Pa., where union work rules were simplified. After more than a decade of losing ground to China and other export powerhouses, U.S. manufacturers are finally showing signs of regaining their competitive edge. Reposted from The Wall Street […]
P&G Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Dry Pet Food
CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These lots were distributed in the United States and represent roughly one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of annual production. No Salmonella-related illnesses have been reported […]
Making It In The U.S.A. One Step At A Time
In the early 1940s, in order to advance the domestic industrial base in the time of war, Congress passed a law that required America’s military to use American-made equipment. The so-called “Berry Amendment” mandated American soldiers to train and operate with uniforms and gear made in the United States. […]
'Manufacturing 2.0' Finds Home in New York
An engineer at Shapeways removes finished products from a 3D Printer at the company’s factory in New York City. Anyone can upload a 3-D design to Shapeways’ website and submit an order to have it “printed” in plastic at the factory. Photograph by: Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press Photos , The Associated […]
Manufacturing Council Eyes Retraining Curriculum For Skilled Jobs
Nationwide, manufacturers say that there is a gap between available jobs and the skills job seekers needed to fill those jobs — a recent report by Deloitte LLP and the Manufacturing Institute contends that as many as 600,000 skilled production and production support jobs are going unfilled. Reposted from the Watertown Daily Times: Circumstances are […]
The American Dream Is Built on Fair Wages
My life is a tribute to the American Dream. My business partner and I started with 300 record albums and a $20 booth at the local farmers market. That was nearly 34 years ago. Vintage Vinyl has grown into a multi-million dollar company with 23 employees. We stage 150 in-store concerts […]
