Push to return manufacturing jobs to US remains ‘very strong’ at Wal-Mart – The City Wire

June 10, 2015

Michelle Gloeckler says Wal-Mart Stores remains focused on helping return manufacturing jobs to the U.S., with the number of success stories growing and the 2015 manufacturing summit being moved to Bentonville to better connect buyers with products “that are ready to go.” “It is still alive, well and very strong,” Gloeckler, executive vice president, consumables […]

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Is Walmart Helping Reshoring Trend?

June 8, 2015
Harry Moser, the founder of the Reshoring Initiative, who will be participating in the summit, says that currently there is a project in every U.S. state, that resulted from last year’s Summit. There are actually 150 projects underway, says Moser.
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How Would the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Affect the Reshoring Trend?

June 8, 2015

by Michele Nash-Hoff President, ElectroFab Sales The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is projected to reduce the rate of reshoring and manufacturing jobs being brought back to the U.S. Combined with the high U.S. dollar, the impact is likely to be severe. Reshoring has become a trend, not just anecdotal, as hardly a week goes by without […]

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2016 Chevrolet Camaro to Be Manufactured in the US for the First Time in 23 … – Day Herald

June 7, 2015

Besides the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger, the Chevrolet Camaro is one of the most iconic American Muscle cars, ever to be made. However, ever since the release of the 4th generation Chevy Camaro in the early 90’s, this iconic American Muscle Car has been manufactured in Canada. This will end after the […]

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Kent International is Ready to Reshore More Bicycle Component Manufacturing

June 7, 2015
They say that once you learn how to ride a bicycle, you never forget, but re-capturing the bicycle manufacturing process, while updating it with robotics and automation, is a new challenge for U.S. bi…
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Inside the Top Secret Plan to Revive US Manufacturing – Huffington Post

June 5, 2015

Did you know the U.S. government has rolled out a big new federal program to revive the U.S. manufacturing sector? The proposed budget for this new effort now surpasses $2.4 billion, and, surprisingly, it has received a level of bipartisan support that hasn’t been seen for years, if not decades, for manufacturing. This new program […]

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Economy Watch: Could Reshoring be Good for Retailers? – Multi-Housing News

June 3, 2015

Jun. 3, 2015 By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor Reshoring seems to be a real thing, but will it help retailers (and their landlords) by providing more efficient distribution of their goods, and help distribution facility ownership by increasing demand for local industrial production? Could be, according to the Reshoring Initiative, an organization that […]

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Sourcing shifts: Is reshoring really happening? – just-style.com (subscription)

June 3, 2015

It is early days when it comes to measuring reshoring in the clothing and textile sector, the return of production to mature markets from the Asian outsourcers who have dominated supply for the past decade. But industry experts and players in both the UK and US are sure that it is happening. […]

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2016 Chevrolet Camaro: Iconic American Muscle Car To Be Manufactured In The US For The First Time In 23 Years

May 31, 2015
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro that goes on sale in the fourth quarter will … an investment that includes the installation of Japanese Fanuc robots. Repatriating Camaro manufacturing will cost Canada 1,000 jobs. The Oshawa plant’s remaining 2,600 will …
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US Reshoring vs. China’s “Made in China 2025” Initiative – Better Start … – Supply Chain Management Review

May 29, 2015

One of the keys to Reshoring manufacturing is automation. In fact, automation is so important to labor cost reduction that without it, it is very difficult to make a case for bringing manufacturing back to America.  Automation of American manufacturing, especially the use of robotics, 3D printing and 5-axis milling, is what we refer to […]

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