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Sherrill Manufacturing, America's only remaining flatware maker, emerges from bankruptcy with a new focus

Sherrill Manufacturing, America’s Remaining Flatware Maker, Emerges From Bankruptcy

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

Sherrill, NY – Bob James wasn’t ready to give it up after nearly 30 years of making countless forks, spoons and knives at the same factory in this small Central New York community known as The Silver City. Read more

California Now Allows Firms to Tell Consumers a Made in USA Lie

in American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Made in USA Certified, Manufacturing, Public Policy, Sourcing/by The Made in America Movement Team

California long required that any manufacturer wanting to say that a product is made in America must, in fact, have a product that’s made in America. Read more

Sustainable: Why and How Every Fashion Business Can Be One

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Education, Jobs, Manufacturing, Marketing Your Brand, Production, Small Business, Sourcing, Sustainability/by The Made in America Movement Team

I think every brand out there should be a sustainable brand. If you’re not thinking about the future, especially the future outside of just your fashion brand, you shouldn’t be taking on the responsibility of creating products; the impact your work has on this earth is undeniable. Read more

Walmart’s Suppliers Are Finally Fighting Back

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

After years of meeting demands for ever cheaper prices, many Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suppliers are saying no to new margin-squeezing storage fees and a payment schedule that could delay for months how quickly some are paid. Read more

Project To Create Jobs. Made in America Store Expanding

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“Project to Create Jobs in Construction, Manufacturing, Tourism & Retail in Buffalo Niagara” Read more

California Governor Loosens Definition of Made in USA for Products

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

California companies must now actually make their products in the U.S. to call them American-made.

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The Reshoring Initiative and Walmart Launch Effort to Help Suppliers Reshore

Reshoring Initiative and Walmart Helping Suppliers Reshore

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

The Reshoring Initiative recently announced a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Read more

Chinese Textile Manufacturers Bring Jobs Back to America

in American Made, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Production/by The Made in America Movement Team

Twenty-five years ago, Ni Meijuan earned $19 a month working the spinning machines at a vast textile factory in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Read more

7 Key Facts to Keep in Mind about Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit

in Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

It’s been two and a half years since Walmart announced its so-called “U.S. manufacturing initiative”, which means it’s time for another PR-heavy, Walmart manufacturing “summit,” this one in Bentonville, Arkansas on July 7th and 8th. Undoubtedly, Walmart will use the summit to deliver feel-good talking points to the media, so this seems like a good time to review some facts about Walmart’s impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, past, present and future. Read more

Made in USA Nike Footwear a Slam Dunk — Some Day

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Technology, TPP/by The Made in America Movement Team

U.S.-made Nike footwear a slam dunk -- some day -- with or without trade deal, Made in USA Sneakers, American made sneakers, Made in USA Nike

President Obama is at Nike headquarters near Beaverton to promote a Pacific Rim trade agreement on May 8, 2015. Bruce Ely/Oregonian/Oregonlive/Pool

Nike took advantage of the attention generated by President Obama’s visit last week to make a bold statement: It would open a footwear factory in the United States, employing 10,000, if an international trade agreement gets approved. Read more