By Mark L. Hopkins President Barack Obama is on the stump making speeches around the country, and last week he was on national TV. The subject is jobs. The national unemployment statistics tell us that 7.4 percent of our work force is still unemployed. That is down from 12 percent two […]
By Jim T. Ryan Twenty-five percent is an unacceptable failure rate for a crucial farm machinery part. But that’s what Lancaster County-based Pequea Machine Inc. faced when it tested gear boxes received from China: 25 percent failed due to substandard metals, owner and President Dennis Skibo said. “That’s not good when you’re making a huge pile of gear […]
Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company IMT Staff The world is more connected than ever before. In the past 15 years, virtual meetings and online communication have saved businesses untold amounts of money and resources. A similar evolution is taking place in manufacturing facilities today with the 3-D virtualization of factories. […]
(Photo: Justin Sullivan Getty Images) By: Paul Davidson Employers added a much-better-than-expected 236,000 jobs in February as the labor market continued to shrug off a recent payroll tax hike and the prospect of big federal spending cuts. The unemployment rate fell to 7.7% from 7.9%. That’s the lowest it’s been since December 2008.Analysis: Report shows economy’s strengthsAnalysis: A […]
ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI Apparel-making picks up (slightly) in NYC as trends favor city manufacturers. Manufacturing clothes in the garment center might seem like a step back in time—but it’s actually forward growth for Ricky Schiffer. In December, the third-generation sweater maker, with his business partner, Leonard Keff, opened a 7,500-square-foot […]
John Myers Legislation that would require contractors to use American-made steel for all government construction projects in Minnesota passed its first committee Wednesday at the Capitol. The bill, which cleared the House Government Operations Committee by a voice vote, would require all steel used in construction projects funded with any taxpayer dollars to be made […]
A curious thing is happening among American shoppers. More people are taking a moment to flip over an item or fish for a label and ask, is it “Made in the USA?” Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, earlier this year announced it will boost sourcing of U.S. products by $50 billion during the next 10 years. General Electric is […]
Feb. 24, 2013 ARCANUM — All American Clothing Co. is expanding production with the purchase of an El Paso, Texas, factory and the launch of a new line of women’s jeans. The company, with headquarters, warehouse, shipping and now a showroom housed at a 45,000-square-foot factory complex here, is […]
Don Clark A chip company called Achronix on Wednesday announced that the first fruits of Intel’s new build-to-order service are emerging from the factory. That’s a milestone for both companies, and a surprising sidelight could play into the story–worries about dependence on non-U.S. manufacturers. The Silicon Valley startup in 2010 turned […]
February, 2013 WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2013) – National Farmers Union (NFU) and the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), released a legal analysis today that details the available options for successful U.S. compliance of a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on County-of-Origin labeling (COOL). “The comprehensive legal analysis demonstrates that the USDA […]
