Posted by LDonia
• 05/07/2013

New York Times: Obama administration blames Chinese military for cyberattacks

Washington Post: Head of Small Business Administration says outsourcing has hurt America's competitiveness & innovation

Huffington Post: Garment companies manufacturing in U.S. find ways to keep products affordable for consumers

Industry Week: Chinese electric bus company opens factory in California

USA Today: GM denies using U.S. taxpayer money to fund manufacturing operations in China.

Bloomberg: China announces plans for freer flow of Yuan into and out of the country

Bloomberg: Workplace safety advocates scrutinize Obama's record on factory safety.

Posted by LDonia
• 05/06/2013

New York Times: If market can't do it, U.S. Government should help create new jobs.

Washington Post: Apprenticeships may help the United States create a manufacturing renaissance.

CBS News: Manufacture New York urges garment-makers to produce their clothing in the United States.

Washington Post: Unfilled jobs may reflect employers' reluctance to hire, not un-skilled workforce.

Detroit Free Press: Employers created 165,000 new jobs last month, here are the sectors that saw growth.

CBN: AAM's Scott Paul explains how the U.S. can stimulate its manufacturing sector.

Reuters: Analysts not optimistic about China's imminent economic future.

Huffington Post: After not adding a single manufacturing job last month, the time has come to discuss strategy.

Forbes: The Trans-Pacific Partnership will be a trade game-changer.

Posted by LDonia
• 05/03/2013

Buffalo News: New training centers will ensure local workers fill jobs at new factories.

New York Times: U.S. adds 165K jobs in April, though manufacturing jobs numbers unchanged.

WWLP.com: Massachusetts prepares for 100,000 vacant manufacturing jobs over next decade.

New York Times: Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh express concern over losing business from Western companies.

Business Insider: If there's really a manufacturing resurgence, why don't the job creation numbers show it?

NBC News: Consumers share blame for Bangladesh factory collapse, but reshoring garment manufacturing is a viable solution.

New York Times: Cheap clothes still come at a steep cost.

The Atlantic Wire: New leader of China channels Thomas Friedman.

Posted by LRaup
• 05/01/2013

Bloomberg: Most recent reports show that April was a slow month for U.S. manufacturing.

Bloomberg: Federal budget cuts and higher taxes will weigh heavily on the U.S. economic expansion and slow job creation.

CNBC: Consumer confidence in the U.S. improved during the month of April.

Forbes: Obama's manufacturing proposal continues a long history of support for "innovation in American industry".

Fort Mills Times: Re-invention and recreation are key to the improving U.S. manufacturing sector and economy.

U.S. News: America needs to continue to play a key role in writing the rules of global trade.

Washington Post: U.S. firms that move their manufacturing back to the U.S. could be a sign of a renaissance.

Yahoo!: The U.S. is staying neutral in the China-Japan island dispute despite China's warnings.

Posted by LRaup
• 04/30/2013

Fox News: National debt will again be in the spotlight following a request for increased authority over government borrowing.

USA Today: U.S.-China tensions are growing as the Obama administration takes a more aggressive stance on cyber spying.

WSBTV: A new carpet manufacturing facility will create 2,000 jobs in the U.S.

Posted by LRaup
• 04/29/2013

Bloomberg: Jobs numbers in April are improving after a dismal March.

Cincinnati.com: An investment in reshoring can be substantial for U.S. manufacturers and the economy.

Fort Mills Times: Webcasts are exploring the trends of American Manufacturing and opening up discussion.

Milwaukee Biz Talk: Harley-Davidson is proof of U.S. manufacturing's success.

Washington Post: New data shows government spending and the military budget are one in the same.

Posted by LRaup
• 04/26/2013

New York Times: Though the number of Americans receiving unemployment aid has decreased, it's still too high.

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Manufacturing made significant gains in the last year to help the economy.

Washington Post: Japan-U.S. cooperating on how to deal with North Korea's threats.

 

Posted by LRaup
• 04/25/2013

Bloomberg: Manufacturing in the U.S. is "cooling down" as we near the end of the first quarter.

Forbes: Exports to China are a bright spot for U.S. companies while demand from Europe is weakening. 

Washington Post: China wants to limit North Koreas' nuclear capabilities despite not having a clear plan of action.

Posted by LRaup
• 04/24/2013

Dayton Business Journal: New bipartisan bill looks to improve the energy efficiency of manufacturers. 

Wall Street Journal: During the month of April, U.S. factories grew at a slower rate.

Washington Post: U.S.-China working towards transparency and collaboration on cyber-security. 

Washington Post: Many economists are predicting that the economic growth rate is decreasing.

Posted by LRaup
• 04/23/2013

New York Times: General Dempsey defends the Obama administration's pivot towards Asia in three day visit to China.

New York Times: U.S.-E.U. disagree on financial regulations for foreign banks during trade talks.

TIME: The Obama Administration is looking to Beijing in an effort to eliminate nuclear weapons from North Korea's tactics.

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