Reposted from PhillyBurbs.com By CONGRESSMAN MIKE FITZPATRICKAs our nation’s economy begins to recover, it is imperative that the United States bring manufacturing jobs back to America. This goal has been at the top of my agenda, And so I was pleased to read the series published in the Courier Times and […]
Great news for patriots everywhere – things are finally being made in the USA again! Great! What things? Actually, the same things that have always been made in the USA. Things like Tervis tumblers, Unionwear apparel and Fiestaware. Better yet, a whole new crop of newer businesses are growing […]
Rick Lotuff is a third-generation manufacturer whose first claim to fame was starting the Berkshire Blanket Company in 1993 when he was 21 years old. He has high hopes that his second claim to fame will be reawakening an industry that once thrived in an historic New England town. In September 2012, Lotuff launched American Blanket […]
Reposted from Newsobserver.com WASHINGTON — After surviving years of drought and watching the size of the U.S. cattle herd fall to its lowest level in more than 60 years, Texas cattleman Bob McCan would just as soon steer clear of the U.S. government’s latest meat-labeling rules. For many U.S. consumers, […]
Reposted from The New York Post Cash tolls at the Verrazano Bridge hit a whopping $15 last March. Apparently, that’s not high enough for Chuck Schumer. New York’s senior senator wants the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to use steel made in America rather than China for a bridge-rehab project, even […]
The city of Detroit has faced serious economic challenges in the past decade, with a shrinking population and tax base while trying to maintain essential services. With its bankruptcy filing, the city of Detroit has entered uncharted territory. It’s a dark place that no major U.S. city has ever gone—but that could change.Despite the uncertainties […]
Reposted from Thomas Net – Industry Market Trends Not only are American companies pulling back on their overseas production, but foreign businesses view the United States as an attractive alternative to producing at home. It could be that America is becoming a low-cost manufacturing destination. As the costs of […]
In Savar, Bangladesh, site of April’s factory disaster, untreated factory wastewater is common. | PHOTO CREDIT: Khaled Hasan for The New York Times Reposted from The New York Times SAVAR, Bangladesh — On the worst days, the toxic stench wafting through the Genda Government Primary School is almost suffocating. Teachers struggle […]
Reposted from The Washington Post It’s been one of the most consequential changes to the U.S. labor market over the last several decades: Manufacturing jobs have disappeared as assembly lines have become increasingly automated and as companies find it is cheaper to make their goods overseas. In 2003, nearly 15 million Americans were employed in […]
Leaders from the business, foundation, NGO and government sectors came together in Chicago two weeks ago to find solutions that accelerate the economic recovery in the United States. They came to the Windy City for the third meeting of CGI America, an annual event that tackles a diverse set of topics including […]
