The Made in America Store opening at Batavia Downs
BATAVIA — Creating a product up to the standards of the Made in America Store is not as simple as the name might suggest.
Entries by The Made in America Movement Team
Meet Company That Could Eventually Take Down Walmart
Retail analysts say the world’s biggest retailer has reason to fear a small grocery chain that’s based in Idaho and boasts a business model that allows it to undercut Walmart on prices.
Underage Workers Employed by H&M Factories in Myanmar
Swedish fashion chain H&M worked with clothing factories in Myanmar where children as young as 14 toiled for more than 12 hours a day, according to a book being published in Sweden next week.
15 Facts Showing U.S. Manufacturing is Growing
What do economic growth, global competitive advantage, technological innovation, and high quality of life have in common? None of these would be possible without the manufacturing sector. As much as we like to say manufacturing is on the wane in the developed world, with the Internet of Things (IoT), there’s actually been a resurgence in […]
The Walmart Effect: Store Closures Are Leaving Food Deserts in Their Wake
When and where Sam Walton’s Walmart opened, a slow hollowing out of the town square surely followed. When the Fairfield store opened in 1986, our town square was home to a clothing store, a small department store, a furniture store, a pharmacy, a jeweler, two hardware stores, and many others. As the county seat, Fairfield’s […]
American Made: What is it & Why It Matters
Historically there has been a lot of hype around the American-made topic, but there is a heightened awareness in recent years, which has drawn more attention to this subject now more than ever. This is primarily due to reshoring by major manufacturers, the US Government with SelectUSA and STEM programs, and all of the issues […]
Vortic Watch Company Using Kickstarter to Create American Jobs
At 12pm on July 20th the Vortic Watch Company unveiled their new product, the “Journeyman Series,” at a kickoff event in Kenjo watch store in New York City. The company decided to launch the product by selling pre-orders on the crowdfunding website kickstarter.com, and they hit their $50,000 funding goal in just under 7 hours. […]
The Economic Impact of Made in USA
“Made in America” isn’t just the name of a song anymore. Whether out of a sense of patriotism, a desire to help the American economy or the belief that U.S.-made products are of higher quality, consumers of everything from clothes to computers increasingly want to see a “Made in the USA” sticker on the items […]
America’s Abandoned Factories Are In Hot Demand
There’s a love affair happening with an unlikely type of real estate: America’s empty factories and warehouses.
Coast Guard Turns 226 – Happy Birthday United States Coast Guard
The Coast Guard celebrates its birthday today! Today marks 226 years of service.
