SAN FRANCISCO – Portlandia, the Independent Film Channel series that spoofs the heck out of Portland, Oregon’s hipster-hippie populace, could have just as easily been set here (albeit, obviously, with a different name). The penchant for local — and preferably organic, fair-trade, add your eco-friendly, socially-conscious attribute of choice here –- products is just as […]

It’s debatable whether President Barack Obama can revive U.S. manufacturing, as he proposed in his State of the Union address. It isn’t debatable whether he should try. The U.S. can already go toe-to-toe with (or beat) other countries on energy costs, workforce quality, supply networks and legal rights — even if it can’t (and shouldn’t) […]

  Rolling Meadows, Ill., — President Barack Obama last night gave his fifth State of the Union address to Americans. In his remarks, the president outlined a platform to expand U.S. manufacturing. While the Metals Service Center Institute, a more than 100-year old organization representing more than 400 firms in the industrial metals industry, supports […]

President Obama’s State of Union address last night was full of soaring rhetoric and great ideas that could attract bipartisan support. But Congress is unlikely to act on these ideas, as they would expand our deficit. Of course, we should consider pre-school for all children, upgrading our infrastructure and transforming our educational system. Not all […]