W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted knives that are passed down for generations. Based in Bradford, Pennsylvania, their offerings cover a wide range of product categories, from traditional folding pocket knives and fixed blade sporting knives to limited production commemoratives and collectables.
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Marriott Hotels in USA Will Carry Made in USA Towels Creating Jobs In The Process
American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ProductionUNION, S.C.–From now on, all towels made for Marriott International’s nearly 3,000 hotels in the USA will be made in the USA. Read more
Channellock Celebrates 130 Years of American Manufacturing and Innovation
American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Innovation, ManufacturingMEADVILLE, PA. — Channellock Inc., a family- owned and -operated plier and hand tool manufacturer, celebrates its 130th anniversary this year. Read more
Nestlé Admits Slavery While Fighting Child Labor Lawsuit
Consumer Products, Seafood, Slave LaborIt’s hard to think of an issue that you would less like your company to be associated with than modern slavery. Yet last November Nestlé, the world’s largest foodmaker and one of the most recognisable household brands, went public with the news it had found forced labour in its supply chains in Thailand and that its customers were buying products tainted with the blood and sweat of poor, unpaid and abused migrant workers. Read more
Case Factory Tour Video – Celebrating Over 125 years
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Nabisco Workers Continue Fight to Preserve Local Jobs
Consumer Products, Economy, Factory Closings, Food Products, Jobs, Manufacturing, OutsourcingA beige apartment building at 73rd and Kedzie is ground zero of the Nabisco workers fight to keep their jobs. Read more
House votes to penalize corporations leaving Indiana for Mexico
Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Public PolicyThe Indiana House approved an amendment to Senate Bill 308 on Tuesday that penalizes companies like Carrier Corp., which is moving 1,400 Hoosier jobs to Mexico. Read more
January Manufacturing Orders Showed Best Growth In 10 Months
Economy, Jobs, ManufacturingThe latest monthly manufacturing numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau reflected a strong start to 2016 as new orders for durable goods increased by nearly 5 percent. Read more
China Buying American Companies Fast, Freaking People Out
Made in USAHere’s a story you’ll be hearing about a lot this year. Read more
A Few Facts About Leap Day
American HistorySurrounded in history and superstition, February 29 only comes once every four years— and we have one today. Here are a few facts about leap day. Read more
State of Manufacturing: How to Build for the Future
Economy, Education, Jobs, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, TechnologyJay Timmons was preaching to the “manufacturing” choir in GlaxoSmithKline’s sun-drenched lobby at its Navy Yard offices. Read more