Manufacturing

Apr 24 2011
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Wal-Mart and Other Misconceptions about Labor Costs

In a post at IN THESE TIMES, Mike Elk provides an excellent analysis of why Wal-Mart could afford to pay its workers more, but doesn't. There's a longstanding view that Wal-Mart "could...
Apr 19 2011
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Calling All U.S. Manufacturers of Screws, Clamps, Light Fixtures, Paper Towel Racks, Door Stops, Etc

Economist Michael Mandel has reported something fascinating (and disconcerting)… Mandel was doing some research through the Federal Register and came across a March 21, 2011 item showing...
Mar 18 2011
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CHART OF THE DAY: Want to Grow Jobs and Cut Deficits? Boost Manufacturing.

  As the above chart prepared by the Alliance for American Manufacturing's (AAM) Sam Morgante demonstrates, lost manufacturing means lost revenue for the U.S. economy:...
Mar 03 2011
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ABC News Fills a House with Made In America Products

As we've previously reported, ABC World News has been spotlighting "Made in America." Their challenge: trying to fill three rooms in a suburban U.S. home entirely with...
Feb 16 2011
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China’s Economy and China’s Living Conditions Don’t Match Up

China manufactures many first world conveniences.  For example, the iPhone, iPad, iPod etc. But anyone who has been to China will more than likely tell you that living conditions there...
Feb 16 2011
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Manufacturing: Still Waiting for a True Recovery

The January 2011 jobs report contained some good news for U.S. manufacturing: 49,000 manufacturing jobs were added that month, the highest monthly gain since August, 1997.  From January 2010...
Jan 04 2011
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What is Still Made in Baltimore?

The Baltimore Sun just published an article on the manufacturers, big and small, who still choose to keep production in a once-booming industrial American city.  From big companies like Under...
Nov 15 2010
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How Nuclear Energy Manufacturing Can Create Jobs and Keep Us Safe

Can nuclear power plants create jobs?  You bet they can.  A recent post on The Energy Collective blog demonstrates how manufacturing can, and must, be part of the future.  In an op-ed...
Nov 08 2010
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18 Iconic Products That America Doesn’t Make Anymore

With thanks to the Business Insider, we'd like to reprint an excellent piece they posted,"18 Iconic Products That America Doesn't Make Anymore." Rawlings baseballs, Last production...