President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll personally call every company in America that plans to ship jobs overseas and ask them to reconsider. Read more
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It began as a ripple and is becoming a powerful wave. I’m talking about the reverse migration of manufacturing from China to the U.S.A. — known as reshoring — that appears to be gaining momentum.
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Indiana state officials have agreed to give United Technologies Corp. $7 million worth of tax breaks to encourage the company to keep at least 1,069 jobs at its Carrier unit in Indianapolis, Carrier and the state said on Thursday. Read more
From the earliest days of his campaign, Donald J. Trump made keeping manufacturing jobs in the United States his signature economic issue, and the decision by Carrier, the big air-conditioner company, to move over 2,000 of them from Indiana to Mexico was a tailor-made talking point for him on the stump. Read more
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
Brands and retailers who proudly declare they’re “made in the USA” have serious challenges brimming beneath their patriotic polish. Read more
A homegrown way to harness the sun’s energy is gaining traction. Read more
Reebok is bringing some manufacturing capabilities to the United States as the athletic-gear maker unveiled plans to open a new manufacturing lab that relies on futuristic liquid material and 3D drawing. New manufacturing process uses liquid material. Read more
We were blessed to be included in the 2016 USA Today Manufacturing & Skills in America Campaign, reaching 750,000 print readers across USA Today, FABTECH 2016 and Manufacturing Day as well as 3M+ readers online. Below are links to some of the articles. Thanks for sharing.
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Patriotic Spending Has a Bigger Impact Than You RealizeMany Americans love the idea of buying products and technology made in America over imports. But buying American made products may be more than a feel-good choice. by KURT UHLIR, CHAIRMAN, THE MADE IN AMERICA MOVEMENT |
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Mike Rowe Debunks the Myth of a Modern Manufacturing JobThe former host of “Dirty Jobs” and “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” weighs in on the education and career paths Americans often overlook and, too often, do not travel, let alone encourage. |
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Why the Trades Matter Now More Than EverThe educational elite got it wrong: eliminating shop classes has had an epic effect on the economy, industry, crime and our children’s futures. |
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Toby Keith on Looking Past the “Made in America” LabelCountry music icon Toby Keith breaks down what he believes in and what he fights for: American products, made in America. |
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Why America Needs More Skilled Manufacturing WorkersAugmented reality isn’t only reserved for video-game players, like the millions searching to capture Pokémon creatures on their cell phones. |
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How to Fix America’s Manufacturing Skills-GapAccording to political candidates, America needs more good-paying jobs. Fortunately, manufacturing is creating them. Now we need the skilled workers to take up the challenge. |
Special thanks to Mediaplanet and USA Today for their continued support of The Made in America Movement and thousands of American Made companies.
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
