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Obama Ad Says Romney Backed ‘Sweatshop’ Conditions in China – ABC News (blog)

October 1, 2012

A hard-hitting new TV ad from the Obama campaign accuses Mitt Romney of profiting from and indirectly supporting “sweatshop conditions” at a Chinese appliance company in which his Bain Capital invested. “A company called Global Tech maximized profits by paying its workers next to nothing under sweatshop conditions in China,” the ad says, over file-photo […]

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Winning the Factory Wars – Businessweek (blog)

October 1, 2012

The Kiplinger Letter, a solid barometer of current wisdom on myriad topics, is predicting a “surge” in foreign investment in U.S. “factories, firms, and real estate” over the next five or six years. Welcome to Part II of the “onshoring” phenomenon I discussed earlier. As anyone who has followed the evolution of the auto industry […]

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2012 Edition of Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we Should and How we Can

October 1, 2012

For immediate release September 25, 2012 CPA Book Release: “Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can” By Michele Nash-Hoff The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is pleased to announce the release of the 2012 edition of Michele Nash-Hoff’s book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how […]

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Archer: Certainty and repatriation key to job creation – UI The Daily Iowan

October 1, 2012

Archer: Certainty and repatriation key to job creation BY BRENT GRIFFITHS | OCTOBER 01, 2012 6:30 AM John Archer, the Republican candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, believes his business experience and policies could help unemployed Iowans get back on track, as job creation is one of the key issues in his race against Rep. […]

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China’s declining manufactures – Inquirer.net

October 1, 2012

No Free Lunch By Cielito F. HabitoPhilippine Daily Inquirer Recent reports have China’s manufacturing activity falling for 11 months in a row. With much of the world’s developed economies feeling the pinch of slowing or declining activity, orders for China’s exports reportedly fell the sharpest in 42 months, leading to significantly reduced production, piling stocks […]

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Japan Tankan Sentiment Worsens as Global Slowdown Hurts Exports – Businessweek

October 1, 2012

Big Japanese manufacturers became more pessimistic as slowdowns in China and Europe sapped export demand and pushed the nation closer to an economic contraction. The quarterly Tankan index for large manufacturers fell in September to minus 3 from minus 1, the fourth negative reading, the Bank of Japan said today in Tokyo. The median estimate […]

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‘It’s The Economy, Stupid!’ – Seeking Alpha

September 30, 2012

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. (More…) […]

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Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Padilla Bill to Spur Job Creation in California … – eNewsChannels

September 29, 2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Governor Jerry Brown today signed Senate Bill 1128 authored by State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The bill will encourage investment, job creation and economic growth in California by allowing sales and use tax exemptions on the purchase of manufacturing equipment in the advanced manufacturing sector. The bill will go […]

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Young furniture designers shaking up an ancient trade – London Loves Business

September 27, 2012

  London’s furniture livery pledges to help students and apprentices in order to boost industry Inspired by her cramped room, furniture-design student Elizabeth Ret began a personal mission to reinvent the most basic of household staples – the chair. Combining technology with conceptual design, Ret created an armchair-sized unit able to seat one person comfortably, […]

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Expo to tout US manufacturing – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

September 27, 2012

Enticing manufacturing — and jobs — back from overseas to United States’ shores is a passion for Harry C. Moser, founder of Reshoring Initiative. Relocating manufacturing plants to places like China and Mexico where wages are lower has been a severe problem for decades, he said. “I kept saying somebody should be doing something about […]

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