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Carolina Textile District helps to ‘reshore’ manufacturing – The News Herald

May 14, 2014

The Carolina Textile District was formed in 2013 as a partnership between three organizations, Burke Development, the economic development arm for Burke County; Opportunity Threads, a cut and sew facility located in Morganton, and the Manufacturing Solutions Center, which is in Conover and led by Morganton resident Dan St. Louis. The District is a network […]

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Manufacturing Is Returning to US, but Automation Means Fewer Hires – VDARE.com

May 14, 2014

After decades of exodus, companies returning production to the U.S., Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2014 In 2001, Generac Power Systems joined the wave of American companies shifting production to China. The move wiped out 400 jobs in southeast Wisconsin, but few could argue with management’s logic: Chinese companies were offering to make a key […]

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Global reshoring efforts aim to boost manufacturing and production – Consulting-Specifying Engineer

May 13, 2014

Make it smart, and make it here!” These are rallying words heard around the world regarding keeping manufacturing and production jobs within their respective countries. The following are global efforts now under way: In the EU, the EU-funded SMErobotics program and the Fraunhofer Institute […]

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Growing numbers of US companies looking to bring manufacturing operations … – al.com

May 13, 2014

Harry Moser  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — There’s a growing movement among U.S. companies to reverse the longtime trend of sending manufacturing jobs overseas, the founder of the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative said today in Birmingham. Currently, 21 percent of large companies are actively engaged in reshoring activities, or bringing manufacturing operations back home, which is twice the […]

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LEDs at Forefront of Reshoring Movement – EE Times

May 13, 2014

Reshoring is a thing now. It’s the opposite of offshoring. Last year, as many manufacturing jobs returned to the US as left. Sister publication Design News has a summary of the manufacturing reshoring movement to date. Since the term was first used in 2010, something like 80,000 jobs have returned to US factories from […]

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Always Made in America – Quality Digest

May 12, 2014

A couple of recent events have given me an opportunity to showcase a great American manufacturer. First, the events: 1. The 2014 Massachusetts Advance Manufacturing Summit, held April 29, 2014, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, featured keynote speaker Harry Moser, a national champion for reshoring manufacturing. Through his organization, The Reshoring Initiative, Moser has […]

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‘Made in USA’ Export Gospel Spreads to Small Businesses – NBCNews.com

May 12, 2014

A mid-sized Pennsylvania company is shipping building materials to Mongolia. A Tennessee business is ramping up patterned glass production, destined for churches and homes in South America and Europe. A Florida maker of porcelain lighting is not only exporting but has opened an Australian outpost after orders climbed. More medium-to-small businesses are making bigger […]

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Reshoring expert to speak in Birmingham about bringing manufacturing jobs … – al.com

May 12, 2014

Harry Moser BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — An expert on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. will speak Tuesday to the state’s business and economic development leaders. Harry Moser is founder of the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative, which was recently named by Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council as a winner of the 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Award […]

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The comeback of ‘Made in USA’ in manufacturing – CNBC.com

May 12, 2014

One bet on the economy is that American manufacturing is staging a comeback. With labor costs rising in China, U.S. companies are taking a second look at operations and incorporating more domestic production. Now in a twist on “Made in USA” and the larger reshoring movement, more small to mid-sized U.S. businesses are making and […]

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Reshoring: Back to the source – Business Reporter

May 12, 2014

12 May 2014 • By Dave Baxter As business priorities are changed by shifting economic climates, many companies are reshoring their operations closer to home. Nothing is certain, but the optimism in British industry is palpable. Jobs which moved abroad years ago may finally be coming home. From software production to call […]

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