BETTINA WASSENEROctober 23, 2012 HONG KONG — Conditions in the Chinese manufacturing sector improved slightly in October, according to a survey released Wednesday, underpinning the view that the world’s second-largest economy after that of the United States had at least stabilized in recent weeks. The purchasing managers’ index published […]
Written By:Dan Henson and Anil Makhija Just a few miles from Huffington Post offices are the corporate headquarters of a very successful American company. Last year it set new records for sales and profits and it has seen sales continue to grow through the first half of this year. You’ve heard […]
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABEROctober 22, 2012 The issue:U.S. multinational companies have taken advantage of lower trade barriers over the past 15 years to shift jobs and production to lower-wage countries, a practice generally known as outsourcing. That’s cut costs for consumers and helped those companies grow, which can support employment in the […]
President Barack Obama speaks about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) October 19, 2012 | Last Updated: 03:25 pm Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in […]
Written by:Ron Cesark President/FounderMontauk Tackle Company Today I was thinking about all the folks Montauk Tackle Company (MTC) does business with and the families we affect by making our apparel right here in the U.S.A. We are in our 3rd year of what I like to say “running as hard […]
By SUSANNA KIM (@skimm)Oct. 18, 2012 Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wrote a letter to the Department of Defense requesting that it comply with a rule that requires military service members to wear clothes made in the U.S. “If it’s taxpayer dollars, it should help American workers and American businesses, pure and simple,” Brown […]
The percentage of Americans working in manufacturing fell under President Reagan. It also fell under Presidents Bush, Clinton, Bush and Obama (respectively).
President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney shake hands before their debate Tuesday in Hempstead, N.Y. | Photo Credit: Michael Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images October 16, 2012 Transcript of the second debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., moderated by Candy Crowley of CNN. Editor’s Note: NPR transcripts […]
By ERIK SHERMAN October 15, 2012 (MoneyWatch) After years of jobs moving overseas by the million, some are trickling back. China’s largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo Group, recently announced that it will open its first manufacturing plant in the U.S. The company expects to create 115 jobs in North Carolina, where it also operates customer service facilities […]
WASHINGTON – Some of the nation’s leading manufacturing companies announced a new program Monday to help veterans gain the skills necessary to fill some of the estimated 600,000 high-tech manufacturing jobs that remain open because employers can’t find qualified applicants. The manufacturers say the program will be initially offered in 10 cities. The companies will […]
