Jobs and the U.S. Economy

Jul 24 2013
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Celebrating Bagpipe Appreciation Day? Keep it Made in the USA!

This Saturday is Bagpipe Appreciation day, which gives people a special reason to celebrate their Scottish heritage, or just to impress friends with an offbeat talent. But no matter how you honor...
Jul 17 2013
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Growing your own food? Use American-made tools!

This summer, make sure the equipment you in your vegetable gardens or with flowers is Made in the USA. Barrington, IL-based Norton’s USA sells not only a great selection of gardening supplies,...
May 07 2013
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Report Says U.S. Military Dangerously Dependent on Foreign Suppliers

Brigadier General John Adams, U.S. Army (Retired) appears at a press conference on Capitol Hill unveiling a new report that finds the U.S. military is overly reliant on foreign suppliers. New Report...
Apr 11 2013
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NEW INDEX: Which cars are really Made in USA?

The GMC Acadia places first in the Kogod Made in America Auto Index. | Photo by Abdullah AlBargan via Flickr American University’s Kogod School of Business has put together an index that...
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...