Posted on June 20th, 2014 A new Commerce Department report says the U.S. manufacturing sector has turned a corner, with outputs and exports surpassing pre-recession peaks and employment growing for the first time since 1998. For the first time in more than 10 years, output and employment are growing steadily, the department’s economics and statistics […]

For years, companies have engaged in “labor arbitrage,” seeking lower wages outside of the United States.  But many firms are looking to reshore or expand U.S. operations because the global economic landscape is changing.  Managers are learning that there are often hidden costs to operating abroad. Low-cost energy and highly productive workers are changing the […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson addressed the onshoring of jobs to the United States and what he said was a burdensome regulatory environment during a speech to the Fort Smith Manufacturing Executives Association. The event, which was closed to the press by the MEA, was attended by business leaders and manufacturing executives from across the […]

NEW YORK, United States — At every conference or trade show I attend, there is one question that’s always asked: is apparel manufacturing returning to America? In recent years, there has been a considerable amount of media attention focused on companies said to be “re-shoring” production back to the US. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer […]