Jobs and the U.S. Economy

Mar 04 2013
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In New Orleans a nascent fashion community proves new industries CAN be built in America

By Lauren Donia Editors' note – This piece originally ran on 9/7/12. In honor of this week's New Orleans Fashion Week we've re-posted it.Both Jolie & Elizabeth and Blackout are...
Jan 25 2013
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Fashion Friday: Wool coats made in a city that hasn’t seen a snowstorm since 1976.

We’ve finally gotten to that time of year…the time where one must make his or her personal fashion statements with outerwear. Poppy von Frohlich (PvF) is here to help! The San...
Jan 15 2013
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Walmart Pledges to Source More USA-Made Goods

Walmart CEO Bill Simon has announced that the company plans to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made products over the next 10 years.   Said Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for...
Jan 09 2013
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Detroit, MI – LCD TVs

  When tumblr user Peaceloveandcats posted this image we took a lot of interest. It's not every day you see such bold "Made in the USA" pronouncements plastered all over the...
Nov 21 2012
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How to Keep Your Holiday Shopping Made in America

Holiday shopping season is upon us again. As we mentioned earlier in the week, one of the earliest trends this year is buying American-made products. For example, former U.S. Senator Rick...
Nov 09 2012
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Popular American-Made Tool Fights China-Made Knock-off, is Forced to Lay-Off Workers

When Dan Brown saw his son struggling to fix a lawnmower nearly a decade ago, he had an idea.  He would invent a tool that could make the repair easier. Brown's brainstorm was the Bionic...
Nov 02 2012
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Whittling Down Candidate-Speak on Jobs, Trade and the Economy

Manufacturing Goals – President Obama and Governor Romney both discussed this during the second debate. Clips from the transcript can be found here. Romney also discusses his goal for 12...
Oct 17 2012
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Decoding the Debate on Manufacturing and China

If you tuned into the presidential debate last night wondering why President Obama and Mitt Romney spent so much time hitting each other on manufacturing and China, then you don’t live in a...
Oct 02 2012
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Looking to Find a U.S. Manufacturer to Make Your Product?

There are a lot of entrepreneurs in America.  They have ideas for new consumer products, and they want to manufacture them in the U.S.  Unfortunately, they can't always find a factory...
Sep 26 2012
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Hershey continues to invest in American manufacturing

Writing for Forbes yesterday, Caleb Melby profiled the Hershey company's most recent investment in American manufacturing — a brand new, $300 million facility. While the cutting edge...