Too many American companies base decisions about how to source manufacturing largely on narrow financial criteria, never taking into account the potential strategic value of domestic locations. Proposals for plants are treated like any other investment proposal and subjected to strict return hurdles. Tax, regulatory, intellectual property, and political considerations may also figure heavily in the conversation. But executives, viewing manufacturing mainly as a cost center, give short shrift to the impact that outsourcing or offshoring it may have on a company’s capacity to innovate. Indeed, most don’t consider manufacturing to be part of a company’s innovation system at all. Read more
Look Out China, US Manufacturing is Headed for No. 1
in Economy, Innovation, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Technology/by The Made in America Movement TeamAdvanced manufacturing technologies are helping to push the United States back toward being the most competitive manufacturing nation in the world, according to a new survey of global CEOs and other senior executives. Read more
Walmart’s Customers Too Broke To Shop
in Consumer Products, Economy, Jobs, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement TeamWalmart is facing a “perfect storm” that’s hurting its sales growth, according to Moody’s. Read more
Does America Really Need Manufacturing?
in Education, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Policy Makers, Skills Gap, Technology/by The Made in America Movement TeamToo many American companies base decisions about how to source manufacturing largely on narrow financial criteria, never taking into account the potential strategic value of domestic locations. Proposals for plants are treated like any other investment proposal and subjected to strict return hurdles. Tax, regulatory, intellectual property, and political considerations may also figure heavily in the conversation. But executives, viewing manufacturing mainly as a cost center, give short shrift to the impact that outsourcing or offshoring it may have on a company’s capacity to innovate. Indeed, most don’t consider manufacturing to be part of a company’s innovation system at all. Read more
A Flower-Farming Renaissance: America’s Slow Flower Movement
in Farmers, Made in USA Certified/by The Made in America Movement TeamDiane Szukovathy, a flower farmer in Washington State’s Skagit Valley, chairs the board of the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, which was launched in 2011.
(updated June 30, 2016) On a gloomy morning in March, an insistent rain fell on the dull gray and smoky brown buildings of South Seattle’s industrial Georgetown neighborhood. But at the back of a former brewery, a different palette reigned. Bursts of yellow corylopsis gave way to pale magenta hellebores and pink cherry blossoms. Read more
On Trade, Angry Voters Have a Point
in Economy, Government, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, World Trade Organization (WTO)/by The Made in America Movement TeamWere the experts wrong about the benefits of trade for the American economy? Read more
Nashville Recording Artist and Made in America Store Founder To Honor Veterans, Military & The USA
in American Made, Consumer Products, Economy, Made in USA/by The Made in America Movement TeamThe Made in America Store announces release of new Ricky Lee CD and Music Video. The collaboration between Nashville recording artist and store founder continues to honor our Veterans, our U.S. Military & our country, The United States of America!
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America’s Wealth Inequality and How it’s Connected to How and Where You Shop
in Economy/by The Made in America Movement TeamArticle written by: Anna of made right (here)
According to a recent study, 9 out of 10 Americans believe the wealth of this country should be distributed like this: Read more
Think Manufacturing is Dead? Output doubled in 30 Years
in Economy, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement TeamThe U.S. manufacturing sector doesn’t get any respect. Read more
U.S. Manufacturing Retaining Its Competitive Edge
in Economy, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement TeamDespite significant headwinds brought on by the dramatically strengthening U.S. dollar and upheaval in the oil and gas industry, the U.S. manufacturing sector remains the most competitive worldwide, according to a new report by economics forecasting and modeling company Oxford Economics. Read more
Carrier Workers See Costs, Not Benefits, of Global Trade
in Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing/by The Made in America Movement TeamINDIANAPOLIS — The fuzzy video, shot by a worker on the floor of a Carrier factory here in the American heartland last month, captured the raging national debate over trade and the future of the working class in 3 minutes 32 seconds. Read more