
U.S. Manufacturing Becoming Low Cost
U.S. manufacturing becoming low cost over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies.
So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher energy costs…

American Company Goes To The Mat For ‘Made In America’

Apple Kicks Off ‘Made in USA’ Push With Mac Pro
Apple Inc. is taking orders today for the new Mac Pro personal computer, which is being built in Texas with components made domestically as part of Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s $100 million Made-in-the-USA push.
“We…

The U.S. as One of the Developed World’s Lowest-Cost Manufacturers
Behind the American Export Surge
Export manufacturing has recently become the unsung hero of the U.S. economy. Despite all the public focus on the U.S. trade deficit, little attention has been paid to the fact that the country’s…

Fast and Flawed Inspections of Factories Abroad
Zaichun Ye, right, a consultant at Verité in China, seeing if a worker is wearing chain mail gloves at a textile factory in Yuhang in Zhejiang province. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Browning for The New York Times
Inspectors…

Putting America Back to Work: 5 Ways Made in USA Is Staging a Comeback

PR Ploy Or Not, Walmart’s ‘Made In America’ Push Means Something
Last week, Walmart expanded on the $50 billion Buy American pledge it made last January with a full-fledged Made-in-America summit.
That's right. Import-fueled retail giant Walmart filled a Florida convention center to…

10 States Where Manufacturing Still Matters
Factory manufacturing output increased for the second straight month. Overall industrial production has increased 0.8%. (Photo: Mike De Sisti, AP)
While some experts are predicting a revival, manufacturing has lagged the economy…

Are Manufacturing Jobs Moving Back to The U.S.?
Many companies have moved manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. (Shutterstock)
Reposted from VOXXI:
Is there a reverse in manufacturing trends? Late last year, Apple announced that it was moving part of its manufacturing back…

Reshoring Manufacturing: American Companies Moving Back To USA
A growing number of American companies are moving their manufacturing back to the United States
IN 2005, A START-UP company from California called ET Water Systems decided to move its manufacturing operations…