Tim Bradshaw Google will manufacture Project Glass, its futuristic digital eyewear, in Silicon Valley, in a high-profile example of the return of electronics manufacturing to the US. Google is working with Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer better known as Foxconn, to assemble the sci-fi headset at a facility in Santa Clara, California, according to people familiar […]
Jody Melto Made in the U.S.A.What used to be a patriotic rally cry of Appalachian and Rust Belt states (having grown up in a West Virginia steel-working family, I can say that) is now the socially-responsible and eco-friendly marketing campaign for a new trend of designers. And tonight you […]
Mediaplanet Publishing released its highly anticipated awareness campaign, “Employing America.” With the aim of educating readers about America’s skilled labor gap, Mediaplanet and industry leaders joined forces to encourage Americans to do their part in rebuilding America. The publication was distributed as a digital campaign as well as a special eight-page broadsheet section within select […]
REUTERS/Robert Galbrait Sam RoMar. 24, 2013 One of the big emerging economic stories in the world today is the American manufacturing renaissance. This is the idea that low energy prices, increasing productivity, and rising costs overseas would invigorate the production of goods in the U.S. Goldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius acknowledges that […]
Robin Lewis Allow me to be the group historian for a minute. Does anyone remember, in 1984, the “Crafted with Pride in the U.S.A.” advertising campaign, spearheaded by the late Roger Milliken, and funded by a consortium of fiber, chemical and textile companies? This was supposed to have instilled enough patriotism […]
March 24, 2013 ZANESVILLE — The world’s largest American flag will be unfurled this summer to help celebrate the Longaberger Co.’s 40th anniversay and its transition to strictly American-made products Brenton Baker, director of corporate communications, said the company expects to create 500 new positions in the U.S. as a […]
Press Release Customers want long-term value and that is why Suntactics manufactures its solar chargers in America to the highest quality control standards in the industry. “At Suntactics, we design and build our durable, reliable and hassle-free solar devices for long-term customer value and not obsolesce,” said Dean Sala, Suntactics Founder and CEO. “Made in […]
MELISSA KANDEL For Gerald Rowlett, inspiration came from an email – specifically, an email detailing Montana-based builder Anders Lewendal’s project, “The All-American Home,” a house constructed entirely from materials and products made in the U.S. “I though, oh my goodness, why aren’t we doing this too?” says Rowlett, owner […]
Dylan Matthews This chart, contained within slides of a presentation by Robert Z. Lawrence and Lawrence Edwards promoting their new book “Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States?,” is quite something. What this shows is that the decline in manufacturing as a […]
Haiti’s northern neighbors have a strong hand in its labor policies. Here, Haiti Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak at a press conference of the Haiti Ministerial Preparatory Conference in Montreal, January 25, 2010 – (US Mission Canada / Flickr / […]
