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Reshoring And The Apparel Industry

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Manufacturing, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

Reshoring – For decades we have been shedding apparel-manufacturing jobs in addition to the entire ecosystem that goes along with them. However, the offshore wages that were once a fraction of U.S. labor costs are escalating. Shipping costs, coupled with long lead times, quality problems, and the intangible costs and risks of being far from customers are making offshore manufacturing and sourcing less attractive for apparel companies. Read more

Jobs: Can The Reshoring Initiative Bring Them Back?

in Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

Throughout the 2016 election cycle, one of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s most impassioned – and oft-repeated – promises should he move into the White House next year is the recovery of millions of jobs previously offshored to China, Mexico and elsewhere. Read more

Do Trade Agreements Kill Jobs?

in Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

International trade agreements: It is remarkable that the one thing leading presidential candidates of both parties agree is bad is the one thing mainstream economists agree is good. Read more

An Alternative to the Nabisco Oreo Cookie including a Homemade Recipe

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Food Products, Made in USA/by The Made in America Movement Team

Last year, the Nabisco company decided not to make a $130 million upgrade to the Chicago facilities in which America’s iconic cookie, the Oreo, is made. The final Chicago-made Oreo cookies rolled off the line last week on Friday. This work will be transferred to four state-of-the-art production lines in Salinas, Mexico. This move has generated some buzz within the MAM community, and consumers are looking for an alternative. Read more

Why Clothing Startups Are Returning To American Factories

in American Made, Apparel, Domestic Sourcing, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sustainability/by The Made in America Movement Team

Startups are returning to American factories, and it’s no longer (just) about patriotism or marketing. These brands want to create the best, most innovative clothes in the world. Read more

China Is Buying Its Way Into the U.S. Economy

in Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Exports, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

The concept of “Made in America” is slowly giving way to “Made by China … in America,” as Chinese investors are increasingly snatching up U.S.-based companies and assets and raising the eyebrows of some regulators and market spectators. Read more

Bill to force Pentagon to shift to US-made sneakers may help New Balance

Pentagon to Shift to Made in USA Sneakers, Helping New Balance

in American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Military/by The Made in America Movement Team

New Balance has been waiting for years for the Department of Defense to buy athletic shoes/sneakers that are made in this country. If US Representatives Niki Tsongas and Bruce Poliquin have their way, the Boston sneaker maker won’t have to wait much longer. Read more

Towels in US Marriott Hotels to Be Made in USA

in American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production/by The Made in America Movement Team

Travelers staying at any of Marriott’s nearly 3,000 U.S. hotels may notice a little something different in their guest rooms in the coming year. Read more

Once Booming Textile Mill Towns Given New Hope

Once Booming Mill Towns Given New Hope

in Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

Not so long ago, this rural town an hour outside Atlanta was a hotbed for textile manufacturing. Read more

Made in the USA & Apparel Reshoring: Expert Round-Up

in Apparel, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sustainability/by The Made in America Movement Team

Made in the USA & apparel reshoring is a hot topic in the apparel industry these days. Corporate America is definitely interested- we need to look no further than Walmart’s American Manufacturing Commitment to buy an additional $250 billion dollars of goods made in America over the next 10 years to see evidence of that. Read more