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Attracting Future Generations of US Manufacturing Workers

in Education, Manufacturing, Production, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology/by The Made in America Movement Team

We’ve got a real problem on our hands in America. A gap’s growing between US manufacturing workers set to retire in the next 10 to 15 years and those on the other end of the spectrum. Despite the exciting and innovative things happening in the industry, millennials’ outdated perception of shop-floor jobs increasingly precludes them from following the career path. And Gen-Z, thumb deep in their smartphones, face an even more significant disconnect. Read more

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Made in USA: The 2017 Most American-Made Vehicles Are…

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

In the United States, American-made products are highly regarded, with good reason, as they obviously boost the local economy as opposed to foreign-made products. However, are all the domestic-brand vehicles really assembled with components sourced from the United States? That’s what the Kogod School of Business figured out. Read more

Softwear Automation, Sewbots Are Coming To A Closet Near You

What Do Sewbots And Your Wardrobe Have in Common?

in Apparel, Consumer Products, Innovation, Manufacturing, Production/by The Made in America Movement Team

Softwear Automation, in collaboration with Georgia Tech, continues to work on technology that will allow robots, referred to as sewbots, to manipulate fabrics through traditional sewing machines to create clothing. Read more

The Case for Reshoring: Bringing Quality Manufacturing Jobs to USA

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

Good news for U.S. manufacturers: stateside production and employment opportunities are on the rise.
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More Proof That American Manufacturing Is Making A Comeback

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

New orders for U.S.-made goods increased for a second straight month in January, suggesting the manufacturing sector recovery was gaining momentum as rising prices for commodities spur demand for machinery. Read more

Sharp To Build $7 Billion Plant in USA Creating 700,000 Jobs

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

Japanese display maker Sharp Corp may start building a $7 billion plant in the United States in the first half of 2017, taking the lead on a project initially outlined by its Taiwanese parent Foxconn, a person with knowledge of the plan said. Read more

Trump Supporters Anxious For Jobs To Come Back To USA

in Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Politics, Production/by The Made in America Movement Team

By the time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years this month, Paul Roell was already asleep. He did not stay up to see Barack Obama win the presidency in 2008, or watch in 2000 as the margin of votes separating George W. Bush and Al Gore in Florida shrank to the vanishing point. Read more

Making It In China Is Not The Bargain It Used To Be

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

I remember when China started being a real threat to U.S. moldmakers and molders in the early to mid-1990s, and all I heard was talk of how cheap China’s labor was and how it would be impossible for U.S. manufacturers to compete. Read more

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Skills Gap: Aging Workforce Puts Strain on Skilled Manufacturing Workers

in Education, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Skills Gap, Technology/by The Made in America Movement Team

General Electric runs two plants in a small New Hampshire town just south of the state’s capital, employing 800 workers. GE Aviation is the largest employer in town, with skilled workers building jet engines for the world’s major airlines, reports ABC News. 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