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TPP: Another Nail in the Coffin of American Manufacturing

in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Public Policy, TPP/by The Made in America Movement Team

On January 25, 2016, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) released a report on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) promptly released their commentary on the Peterson Institute report the same day, which was based on oral and written testimony CEO Michael Stumo had given to the U. S. International Trade Commission on January 15, 2016. Read more

Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant in Ohio

in American Made, Consumer Products, Economy, Jobs, Production, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement Team

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

Super Bowl WeatherTech Fleshes Out Made In USA Message, work, jobs , job

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

in Automotive, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Small Business/by The Made in America Movement Team

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

in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Military, Skills Gap, Veterans/by MAM Team

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

50 Years on the Road to Made in America

in American Made, BAGS – HANDBAGS, PACKBACKS, BOOKBAGS, Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Recycling, Small Business, Sustainability/by The Made in America Movement Team

Our organization, Mountain Bird Designs, is a new member of The Made in America Movement. Our premier products are business bags and clutches for women. We are a start-up company located in Western North Carolina.

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

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

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

Schumer to Feds: Incorrect Use of ‘Made in America’ Label Hurting Central NY Company

in American Made, Consumer Products, Government, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement Team

Schumer: Feds are currently listing flatware and other products made by companies as ‘American-Made’ when they are actually produced overseas, putting companies that manufacture in the U.S., like Sherrill Manufacturing in Central, NY, at a disadvantage. Senator pushes feds to review ‘Made in America’ listings and immediately remove companies that are falsely listed. 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.