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Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant in Ohio

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Whirlpool Corp. confirmed on Thursday said it would invest $40.6 million in its Findlay, Ohio, plant, and anticipates adding 50 new jobs at the dishwasher-manufacturing facility. Read more

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Why a Small Company Like WeatherTech Keeps Coming Back to the Super Bowl

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Everyone’s favorite big-spending automotive floor-mat manufacturer, WeatherTech, is back for its third straight Super Bowl—and will run the 30-second spot below in the first half of the game, after throwing down a challenge to two different directors. Read more

Skills Gap: Why It’s Creating New Manufacturing Opportunities

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Skills Gap – the difference in the skills required on the job and the actual skills possessed by the employees.
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TPP Trade Deal Being Sold With Bogus Economic Models

in Currency Manipulation, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, News, Politics, Public Policy, TPP/by The Made in America Movement Team

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal on the pure economics, which is why it is currently being sold to the American people and Congress using bogus economic analysis. Read more

Ford Exits Japan, Dems Blame Trade Deal

in Automotive, Currency Manipulation, Economy/by The Made in America Movement Team

Two congressional Democrats on Monday blamed Ford Motor Co.’s exit from Japan on the lack of currency manipulation provisions in a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal. Read more

Walmart: It Came, It Conquered, Now It’s Packing Up and Leaving

in Economy, Jobs, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

The Town’n Country grocery in Oriental, North Carolina, a local fixture for 44 years, closed its doors in October after a Walmart store opened for business. Now, three months later — and less than two years after Walmart arrived — the retail giant is pulling up stakes, leaving the community with no grocery store and no pharmacy. Read more

Walmart to Shut Hundreds of Stores Across USA

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Walmart Stores Inc. plans to shutter 269 stores, the most in at least two decades, as it abandons its experimental small-format Express outlets and looks to streamline the chain. Read more

Walmart Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs, a Study Says

Study Says: Walmart Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs

in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement Team

Imports from China by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and biggest importer, eliminated or displaced over 400,000 jobs in the United States between 2001 and 2013, according to an estimate by the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive research group that has long targeted Walmart’s policies.

The Power of Manufacturers Using ‘Made in USA’ in Marketing

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“Made in the USA” marketing makes smart business sense. U.S. manufacturers are discovering that home-grown production has increasing financial benefits, especially compared to China, whose competitiveness has dimmed significantly. However, the marketing value of “Made in the USA” could well be even greater. Read more

Closing Loopholes in Buy American Act Could Create up to 100,000 U.S. Jobs

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

By closing loopholes in the Buy American Act, the 21^st Century Buy American Act will increase demand for U.S. manufactured goods and create at least 60,000 to 100,000 U.S. jobs. Read more