Onshoring vs. offshoring is the wrong way to think about IT hiring

September 24, 2014
In many cases, discussions about offshoring vs. onshoring are really discussions about balancing quality and cost. While geography certainly factors into cost of living and salaries, the best talent commands rates commensurate with that talent regardless …
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Hamilton Caster President Co-Writes Book to Bring Jobs Back to U.S. – ThomasNet News (press release) (blog)

September 23, 2014

Email |  Comment   Share   Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co., The 1615 Dixie Hwy. Hamilton, OH, 45011 4087USA Press release date: September 22, 2014 Dave Lippert’s passion for pure American […]

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European Commission: 70000 Jobs in Bike Industry – Bike Europe

September 23, 2014

How the European Commission views the bike industry in Europe is all the more interesting given the current re-shoring initiatives that brings parts production back from Asia. – Photo Bike Europe How the European Commission views the bike industry in Europe is all the more interesting given the current re-shoring […]

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Fashion Fabrics secures grant for growth plans – Insider Media

September 23, 2014

The company, which already supplies many major high street brands, has benefitted from a shift by retailers to source products from the UK instead of the Far East. Managing director Ismail Ahmed said: “More and more, the UK is becoming the destination for major retailers looking for quick turnaround, quality and short lead time solutions. […]

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A conversation with Harry Moser – Kansas.com

September 21, 2014

Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, knows first-hand about companies moving manufacturing work outside the country. Moser’s dad was a manager and foreman for Singer Sewing Machine Co.’s sprawling factory in Elizabeth, N.J. He spent summers during high school and college working there. Today, the plant and jobs are gone and the work is […]

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A conversation with Harry Moser

September 20, 2014
Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, knows first-hand about companies moving manufacturing work outside the country. Moser’s dad was a manager and foreman for Singer Sewing Machine Co.’s sprawling factory in Elizabeth, N.J. He spent …
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Apparel is third-largest re-shored US sector – just-style.com

September 19, 2014

24 apparel companies have restored their business to the US Apparel manufacturing is the third-largest reshored sector of all industries in the US, after electronics and computers, just-style has been told. Since the momentum for reshoring began in 2011, 24 apparel companies have been reshored, compared with 41 electronics companies, including appliances, […]

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Rob Karsmakers Wins the Inaugural European Manufacturing Leadership Award … – PR Newswire UK (press release)

September 18, 2014

LONDON, September 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The inaugural European Manufacturing Leadership Award 2014 has recognised the pioneering leadership demonstrated by the decision to re-shore Philips shaver production operation from China to the Netherlands. This special Award has been launched to celebrate the first 10 years of WTG’s market leading European […]

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Toy supplier sues maker in reshoring fight – Plastics News

September 15, 2014

Image By: Redman & Associates LLC Redman & Associates LLC says in a suit that a supplier in China has threatened delivery of some of its ride-on toys. […]

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Walmart’s New Uniforms Made In Jordan, Despite ‘Buy American’ Campaign And … – International Business Times

September 12, 2014

The blue polyester vests that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) workers will soon be required to wear hail from Jordan, according to media reports. The garment’s place of origin raised plenty of eyebrows due to the giant retailer’s recent pledge to buy more U.S.-made goods, as well as the slate of workers’ rights violations at Walmart […]

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