The revolution that has swept the food industry is now extending to retail: the origins of products matter. Growing Consumer Demand for Accountability fairade and organic fruit becoming standard in grocery stores, consumers concerned about working conditions, environmental issues, and outsourcing are increasingly demanding similar accountability for clothing. The urgency of this issue was amplified […]
The administrative building of the Masanjia labor camp and other facilities in China. | Photo Credit: The New York Times Written By: ANDREW JACOBS MASANJIA, China — The cry for help, a neatly folded letter stuffed inside a package of Halloween decorations sold at Kmart, traveled 5,000 miles from China into the […]
Students from Hardin Valley Academy, Halls High School and Oak Ridge High School celebrate winning the 2013 championship title at the FIRST Robotics Smoky Mountains regionals. | Michael Messing/Special to The Oak Ridger Written by:Carolyn Krause / Special to The Oak Ridger The 3-D printer has been in the […]
New building sets offer fans exciting building options. Hatfield, PA (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 K’NEX Brands, the US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love®, is pleased to introduce four new additions to its K’NEX Building Sets line. These K’NEX Building Sets contain 100% made in the USA bricks, rods and connectors that […]
In a new documentary debuting in theaters July 4, 2013, a young man from West Virginia shows what happens at the heart of small town America when families like his lose their manufacturing jobs. Charleston, WV (PRWEB) June 11, 2013West Virginian Josh Miller treks from Washington D.C. to […]
Michael Messing/Special to The Oak RidgerStudents from Hardin Valley Academy, Halls High School and Oak Ridge High School celebrate winning the 2013 championship title at the FIRST Robotics Smoky Mountains regionals. Written by: Carolyn Krause / Special to The Oak Ridger The 3-D printer has been in the news recently […]
Jeffrey M. Jones Six in 10 say they would pay more to buy U.S.-made products PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-five percent of Americans say they recently made a special effort to buy products made in the United States. When asked why, these shoppers mainly cited patriotic or altruistic goals related to the national economy, including creating […]
Ahvi Spindell There is a growing trend to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. as managers re-calculate and compare the true total costs of production. Still, there is a range of hidden metrics that are not factored often enough when determining where to produce goods. Michele Nash-Hoff, author of […]
Photograph by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Karen E. Klein Question: How can I successfully promote my made-in-the-USA children’s clothing line both domestically and overseas? Answer: There is plenty of evidence that marketing your company under the Brand U.S.A. banner can boost sales, both domestically and overseas. And with a string of tragedies involving overseas garment workers in the news recently, more customers […]
Norton’s U.S.A. celebrates 6 years of made in the U.S.A. with fun events and deals (Posted By Melissa Schwartz, Community Contributor / June 3, 2013) Melissa Schwartz Norton’s U.S.A., a uniquely American General Store in Barrington, is celebrating its 6th anniversary this month! For the past 6 years, Deborah Leydig has shared her passion […]
