Contact Name: Jason Kuruvilla Phone Number: (202) 693-6587 Departments of Commerce and Labor partner to help companies create jobs, invest in America WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration today announced a $40 million multi-agency competition, the Make it in AmericaChallenge, to accelerate the trend of insourcing, where companies are bringing jobs back and making additional investments here […]

Hani Almadhoun09/28/2012 So now that I have passed my driving test and feel that I have practiced enough to consider buying a car, I have to wrestle with what kind of car to buy. My wife and I live in the city, so a small car seems the sensible way to […]

Strategic Sourceror September 28, 2012 As it becomes increasingly expensive to outsource business to other countries, American companies are embracing the “Made in the USA” trend. Investing at home instead of on foreign shores can boost a company’s productivity, and cut costs for businesses concerned about rising production prices. Inventory […]

Inside the new plant. Courtesy of Hershey. Caleb Melby9/25/2012  In an election season wrought with intense debate about the economy, including the role of  manufacturing within that economy (and within that, too, a healthy debate about the government’s role in maintaining that manufacturing presence), there is at least one company that is doubling down on […]

Viktor Sitnikov assembled a faucet at the Watermark Design factory in East New York on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Kirsten Luce for The NYT By JIM DWYERSeptember 20, 2012 Standing over a small tank of water in a Brooklyn factory, Zbigniew Solecki plunged a gleaming faucet into the water, then shot air […]