Martin Rawls-Meehan, CEO of Reverie, poses at the company showroom next to a bed that reveals the manufacturing process, in Silver Creek, N.Y. The company is working to expand manufacturing in the United States. (AP Photo/David Duprey) By Joyce m. Rosenberg AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds […]
Clothing with Joe Fresh labels lies in the debris on April 30 By Calum Macleod DHAKA, Bangladesh — Just two more months, the daughter promised her mother by telephone, then she’d be home for good. Making shirts in this packed metropolis of 12 million people, Sheuli Akhter, 20, made decent money — about $140 a […]
NEW YORK — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn’t so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back. Jason and Alexandra Lawrence of Lyons, Colo., eat locally grown food and fill up their diesel-powered Volkswagen and Dodge pickup with vegetable-based […]
Mark Tomlinson CEO, Society of Manufacturing Engineers There’s been a lot of discussion lately about American manufacturing: why it’s important to a strong economy, what policies could strengthen it, and if the signs of resurgence will result in jobs for the many who remain unemployed in this country. (“Is U.S. manufacturing making a comeback, or is […]
Michele Nash-Hoff When I first started talking about saving America manufacturing and returning manufacturing to America four years ago after the first edition of my book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, came out, I was met with a great deal of skepticism. Some typical comments were: “I don’t think […]
Sally Schilling/Daily Journal Dylan Sievers, right, and Lisa Sievers, third from right, with the Bulldog Lighting company. Sally Schilling Most Americans probably don’t think twice when they read a label that says, “Made in USA” They assume the product is made domestically. What they don’t realize is that the meaning of “Made in the USA” […]
Labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China, and Pakistan (AP Photo/David Goldman) Kim Bhasin Six dollars. That’s how much more an American consumer would have to pay for the typical T-shirt made in the U.S. rather than in a potentially unsafe factory in a poor, faraway country. So reckons Eric Henry, chief executive […]
Kenneth Rapoza China loves Made in the U.S.A. China’s Favorite U.S. States in 2012 The No. 2 economy kept its spot as the third largest importer of U.S. goods last year, second only to neighborly Canada and Mexico.“The U.S.-China trade relationship strengthens America’s economy and creates well-paying jobs for many American workers across the country,” […]
Backers of the legislation to create a “Made in California” label include electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc., a group of San Francisco Bay Area green-tech firms and small-business advocates. But some business leaders see problems ahead for the concept. (Jane Tyska, Contra Costa Times / April 11, 2013) Marc Lifsher The legislation, for manufactured products, […]
The ‘poster child’ for USA made clothing continues to grow as they create new products. All American Clothing Co. today announced a new line of tee shirts. Three new styles have been designed and added to its inventory with high quality expectations. They are also sold at an affordable price that will allow anyone to […]
