Reshoring Manufacturing — Bringing manufacturing back home!

Is Obama visiting Athens? – Online Athens (blog)

February 23, 2012

IHA Offering Exhibitor Education Seminar at Housewares Show – Gifts and Tablewares

February 22, 2012

In response to requests from exhibitors, the International Housewares Association (IHA) will offer the first Exhibitor Education Seminar on Saturday, March 10 before the opening of the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show. Featuring experts on three hot topics in the industry—reshoring, sustainability and factory compliance—the seminar begins at 9 a.m. and exhibitors can attend all […]

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Spain Gains Access to Trove of Shipwreck Coins – New York Times

February 21, 2012

On the orders of a U.S. district court, experts from the Spanish Culture Ministry gained access to the warehouse, which is in Sarasota and where the company, Odyssey Marine Exploration, had stored the objects. Meanwhile, two Hercules transport planes from the Spanish Air Force left Tuesday morning for Florida, paving the way for the repatriation […]

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China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies

February 21, 2012

Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says Alice Waugh Leaders for Global Operations Contrary to popular belief, China is no longer the obvious choice for locating the manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, which are now looking at […]

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Don’t worry, it’s only fanaticism – Financial Times

February 20, 2012

February 20, 2012 8:28 pm By Brian Groom Source Article from http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0eb5cab0-5bb4-11e1-a447-00144feabdc0.html

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Podcast: Manufacturing Jobs Returning to US – Circuits Assembly

February 20, 2012

TUCSON, AZ – In a recent Offshore Group podcast, Harry Moser, founder and director of the non-profit Reshoring Initiative, says, “Manufactures, simple and complex, are returning to the US and North America.” He says firms are tiring of “negotiating the trouble and cost of a long supply chain.” When all costs are taken […]

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Colombia’s Peso Touches Six-Month High Despite Intervention – Wall Street Journal

February 20, 2012

BOGOTA (Dow Jones)–Colombia’s peso is trading at a six-month high Monday morning despite persistent efforts by the government and central bank over the past few weeks to stem the currency’s gains. Cautious expectations of another Greek bailout are propelling investors to add to their emerging markets bets, pushing Colombia’s currency … Source Article from http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120220-705010.html

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UK needs to get serious about supply side – FT Adviser

February 20, 2012

While UK equities have been trading on less than 10 times their predicted earnings, the US has been trading on 12. So far, the UK’s stockmarket rating has been affected more by the eurozone crisis than the US’s, due in part to the eurozone’s proximity to the UK. But if […]

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