The past few years have proven a turning point for free trade zones (FTZs). More policy-makers around the world have recognised the benefits and are launching their first FTZ programmes. New initiatives are also being rolled out by international organisations, such as the Unctad-led Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones, which aims to advance a […]

Researchers at Arizona’s public universities are working with the state mine inspector and the mining community to discover novel ways to use leftover waste rock from copper mining, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) recently announced. A $3.6 million grant awarded by ABOR is allowing researchers to pursue the project. The grant, known as the […]

William A. Levinson Valuable American manufacturing jobs were sent offshore under the dysfunctional belief that low-wage labor would result in lower product costs and higher profits. Although it may seem counterintuitive, manufacturers do better with high-wage workers who will acquire skills, follow work standards, and take initiative to improve business performance. Recognition of this will […]

As Chinese manufacturing slows and the war in Ukraine continues, more U.S. companies are shifting their offshore operations back to reshoring or near-shoring activities. Closer, faster, and more streamlined are the big themes for the U.S. manufacturing industry as reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) accelerate domestically. According to the Reshoring Initiative, producing in or […]