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Government, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Supply Chains, Technology

The Promise of Today’s Factory Jobs

In 2012, many people hoped American manufacturing might slowly regain some of its lost ground. Today, that story is much bigger. Today’s factory jobs are part of a deep transformation driven by reshoring, artificial intelligence, robotics, new policy tools like the CHIPS and Science Act, and a rising generation choosing skilled trades over traditional paths. Manufacturing is not just “coming back.” It is being rebuilt around innovation, resilience, and higher‑skill work.

At the same time, the picture is not simple. Some plants are booming while others are cutting staff. Companies are investing billions in U.S. facilities, but the number of jobs created is smaller than in past eras, because today’s factories are more automated and more efficient. To understand the promise of today’s factory jobs, we need to look at how technology, policy, and people are changing what “Made in America” really means.

At The Made in America Store, It’s a Challenge to Keep Aisles Full

When you stroll the aisles of the Made in America Store, you might notice a conspicuous absence. There is not a single item for sale that requires a battery or a plug. That is because no electronics meet the strict guidelines of an emporium that stocks only products 100% made in America. Read more

American Made, Apparel, Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing

How American-Made Brands Are Dealing With Domestic Dead Ends

Brands and retailers who proudly declare they’re “made in the USA” have serious challenges brimming beneath their patriotic polish. Read more

Economy, Education, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology

Education: 5 Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers

HIGHER EDUCATION The importance of manufacturing to our economic well-being is not a mystery to the manufacturing industry. But how can we get today’s youth to see the value of a manufacturing career? Read more

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Reshoring

Reshoring Effort Returning, Keeping Jobs in USA

The stream of millions of U.S. jobs going overseas has stopped, according to a report from the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative. Read more

Apparel, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sustainability

Made in the USA & Apparel Reshoring: Expert Round-Up

Made in the USA & apparel reshoring is a hot topic in the apparel industry these days. Corporate America is definitely interested- we need to look no further than Walmart’s American Manufacturing Commitment to buy an additional $250 billion dollars of goods made in America over the next 10 years to see evidence of that. Read more

Consumer Products, Seafood, Slave Labor

Nestlé Admits Slavery While Fighting Child Labor Lawsuit

It’s hard to think of an issue that you would less like your company to be associated with than modern slavery. Yet last November Nestlé, the world’s largest foodmaker and one of the most recognisable household brands, went public with the news it had found forced labour in its supply chains in Thailand and that its customers were buying products tainted with the blood and sweat of poor, unpaid and abused migrant workers. Read more

Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Food Products, Sourcing

King Arthur Wants To Tell You Where Its Flour Comes From

More and more, people want their food providers to be transparent. They want to know exactly where the ingredient they’re eating and cooking with are coming from. Which is why King Arthur Flour recently launched Identity-Preserved White Whole Wheat Flour. Read more

Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Production, Reshoring

Good Jobs Aren’t Coming Back

SPRING HILL, Tenn.—The hulking General Motors factory in this town south of Nashville undermines the complaints by politicians left and right that America doesn’t make things anymore. Read more

Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Walmart

Walmart’s Suppliers Are Finally Fighting Back

After years of meeting demands for ever cheaper prices, many Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suppliers are saying no to new margin-squeezing storage fees and a payment schedule that could delay for months how quickly some are paid. Read more

Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Sourcing, Technology, Toys

How Made in USA Manufacturing Put K’NEX Back on Track

When the leader of the free world comes calling, most people jump. When the Obama administration first contacted Michael Araten, in November 2012, he hesitated. Read more

Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart

Reshoring Initiative and Walmart Helping Suppliers Reshore

The Reshoring Initiative recently announced a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Read more

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart

7 Key Facts to Keep in Mind about Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit

It’s been two and a half years since Walmart announced its so-called “U.S. manufacturing initiative”, which means it’s time for another PR-heavy, Walmart manufacturing “summit,” this one in Bentonville, Arkansas on July 7th and 8th. Undoubtedly, Walmart will use the summit to deliver feel-good talking points to the media, so this seems like a good time to review some facts about Walmart’s impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, past, present and future. Read more

Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Technology, TPP

Made in USA Nike Footwear a Slam Dunk — Some Day

U.S.-made Nike footwear a slam dunk -- some day -- with or without trade deal, Made in USA Sneakers, American made sneakers, Made in USA Nike

President Obama is at Nike headquarters near Beaverton to promote a Pacific Rim trade agreement on May 8, 2015. Bruce Ely/Oregonian/Oregonlive/Pool

Nike took advantage of the attention generated by President Obama’s visit last week to make a bold statement: It would open a footwear factory in the United States, employing 10,000, if an international trade agreement gets approved. Read more

American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Technology, TPP

Nike To Create 10,000 Jobs in U.S. with Approved Trade Pact

As it prepared to welcome President Obama to its headquarters campus Friday morning, Nike announced it would pour more money into advanced footwear manufacturing in the United States if and when the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement is approved. Read more

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Walmart

Walmart Suppliers Grapple With ‘Made in USA’ Labels

Detroit Quality Brushes is a company that does just what its name suggests: It makes high quality brushes in Detroit. Read more

Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Skills Gap

Is America Ready for “Made in the U.S.A.” Clothing?

While the reshoring tide is undeniably rising, the prospect of clothing and apparel manufacturing returning to the United States remains uncertain. Back in the 1960s, about 95% of clothing worn in the U.S.A. was also made here. Today the opposite is true. Can we flip the switch again? Read more

Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Toys

President Obama Touring K’NEX Manufacturing Facility at The Rodon Group

When President Obama comes to Montgomery County on Friday, he will speak in front of a two-foot-tall toy helicopter, a toy roller coaster, a toy grandfather clock, a motorized toy carousel, and an American flag made of 49,000 K’Nex pieces.
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Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Sourcing

Made in USA… Again: U.S. Manufacturing Gains Momentum

Maybe the once-ubiquitous label, Made in USA should be updated to: Made in USA — Again. Read more

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