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Japanese Stocks Rise on US Industrial Output, Earnings – Businessweek

October 17, 2012

Japanese shares gained, with the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average rising to its highest in nearly two weeks, after U.S. industrial production and corporate earnings beat expectations. Uniden Corp. (6815), an electronic-equipment maker that counts North America as its biggest market, rose 1.8 percent. Canon Inc. (7751), a camera manufacturer that gets almost a third […]

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‘Do the right things’ for the economy – China Daily

October 17, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-10-17 07:55:53.0Zheng Yangpeng‘Do the right things’ for the economy‘Do the right things’ for the economy1161355Business 2@cndy/enpproperty–>   An unfinished vessel lies abandoned at a shipyard in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, as a gloomy global shipping market takes its toll on China’s ship-building industry, forcing many companies to go bankrupt. But many economists believe the country’s […]

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US Rep. Cicilline and Doherty spar over manufacturing claims – The Providence Journal

October 16, 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hours away from their first live televised debate, Congressman David N. Cicilline and GOP challenger Brendan Doherty traded jabs over who was more sympathetic to American manufacturers’ needs. Cicilline, at a press conference at North East Knitting in Pawtucket, criticized Doherty for supporting, on his campaign website, tax policies “encouraging companies to […]

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Bombardier’s Chinese CSeries supplier remains full-production risk, says analyst – CanadianBusiness.com

October 16, 2012

MONTREAL – Bombardier has taken steps to reduce the risk that a Chinese supplier will delay the first test flight of the CSeries, but an industry analyst who toured its facility remains concerned about its ability to produce sections of the fuselage once full production begins next year. The Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer, which hopes to […]

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Thermoformer cites success in reshoring contracts – Plastics News

October 16, 2012

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Oct. 16, 11:05 p.m. ET) — The industry is positive about bringing jobs back to North America and manufacturers have plenty of anecdotal evidence to throw fuel on the reshoring fire. Todd Shepherd, president of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc., gave examples of his company’s success in “turning the […]

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Report Heralds Revival of American Manufacturing – Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

October 16, 2012

TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, released a special report crediting the revival of the U.S. manufacturing sector as a key driver in the economic recovery, largely due to a slowdown in offshoring activity. This slowdown has kept in the U.S. some of the jobs that used to be rapidly offshored, especially ones […]

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TD Economics Report Heralds Revival of American Manufacturing Sector … – MarketWatch (press release)

October 15, 2012

PORTLAND, Maine, and CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — TD Economics ( www.td.com/economics ), an affiliate of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, released a special report today crediting […]

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The Hard Dollar Costs of the Re-Shoring Procurement and Manufacturing … – Spend Matters

October 15, 2012

Please click here for Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. As companies that have recently re-shored spend from China or other regions have discovered, there are several factors that go into cost equations and models weighing local versus global options. Here are just a few inputs we’ve […]

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Exporting Our Way To A Stronger US Economy – Forbes

October 15, 2012

Changing Manufacturing in a Changing World Rebecca O. Bagley Contributor Back in the U.S.A. Rebecca O. Bagley Contributor Our world is shrinking.  Not geographically.  Not geologically.  But certainly in economic terms, our world is getting smaller and smaller… and regions and nations are becoming more dependent on one another. Technological advances in communications and transportation […]

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BCG – THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP INC. : Rising U.S. Exports—Plus … – 4-traders

October 15, 2012

CHICAGO, October 15, 2012-The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing today is more limited than many people believe and is unlikely to prevent a projected resurgence in U.S. manufacturing by the end of this decade. But more severe shortages could develop, threatening to constrain that revival, unless aggressive steps are taken now, according to new research […]

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