The UK government is encouraging manufacturers to “reshore” manufacturing operations with the offer of £100 million support, according to business secretary Vince Cable. Companies will be able to start bidding for funding later in the Spring. Speaking in Birmingham, Cable said the money would be used to help companies strengthen their domestic supply […]

With soaring factory wages making China a less attractive option, automation offers many companies a powerful argument to shift production back to the United States. Though domestic manufacturing still cost more than doing the work in some other countries, the use of robotics and automated processes can largely offset the difference, especially when other […]

An out-of-state non-profit group says more Wisconsin companies are leaving China, and other countries, and moving jobs back to the state. The Reshoring Initiative says labor costs and other issues are behind the change. The leader of a local economic development group says he’s not seeing the same trend. Larry Burkhardt is […]