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The Economic Argument for “Re-shoring” Manufacturing Jobs Back to the U.S.

January 14, 2012

By Dean Franck, Harry C. Moser, Marius Ronge The White House and Congress seem to announce each week a new plan to “save U.S. manufacturing” While the focus has been on increasing exports, the key to “saving U.S. manufacturing” may be a new dynamic where companies are increasingly purchasing from U.S.-based suppliers, parts previously sourced […]

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Reshoring Initiative Impacts 2012 U.S. Budget

December 27, 2011
According to The Reshoring Initiative, a recently passed “minibus” spending bill that directs the Commerce Department to develop a “cost of ownership” calculator illustrates the group’s influence on U.S. Policy. The bill in question, approved by …
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Caterpillar to Reshore Small Tractor, Excavator Manufacturing

November 13, 2011
Caterpillar plans to build a new North American plant to produce small tractors and hydraulic excavators, and shift production of those products from Japan to serve markets here and in Europe. The company has not identified a budget for project, but it …
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3 Part Article Series on Reshoring Manufacturing by Harry Moser and Dr Lisa Lang

November 1, 2011

Dr Lisa Lang (of www.ReshoringMfg.com) and Harry Moser (of www.ReshoreNow.org) have written a 3 part article series that appeared in Fastener Technology International Magazine. Part 1 is titled Velocity Manufacturing and is authored by Dr Lisa Lang. Part 2 is titled Total Cost of Ownership Calculation and is authored by Harry Moser. Then Part 3 […]

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Reshore Unibody LED are nice and sleek

September 8, 2011
Reshore, a new collaboration between NanoCustoms, is displaying their new 54 watt Unibody LED’s at MACNA. The Unibody LED’s are made from CNC aluminum with a very slim footprint at 8.0×6.0×0.925 inches which makes it one of the thinnest actively …
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“Reshore” U.S. Manufacturing to Stabilize Credit Rating, Reduce Debt, and Create Jobs

August 10, 2011
The mission of the Reshoring Initiative, an educational non-profit company, is to return manufacturing work and jobs to the U.S. by helping manufacturing companies recognize they will be more successful if they reshore more and offshore less. They …
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How Manufacturing Jobs Could Be Returning Home To The U.S.

May 30, 2011
‘The economics are becoming marginal for many products.’” A few examples of the US companies repatriating manufacturing include Caterpillar tripling its excavating equipment production capacity, NCR bringing home automated teller machine …
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Reshoring Initiative Aims to Bring Back US Manufacturing Jobs – Assembly Magazine

March 23, 2011
Reshoring Initiative Aims to Bring Back US Manufacturing Jobs  Assembly Magazine

To steal a line from Mark Twain, many people complain about outsourcing, but few of them do anything about it. One person who is trying to do something about …

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Reshoring: Bringing It All Back Home

February 19, 2011
The Reshoring Initiative aims to educate manufacturers about the true costs of outsourcing. Harry Moser might be the only person ever elected to a Hall of Fame based not on what he’s done, but on what he’s going to do. In November, Moser was named one …
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Illinois Reshoring Initiative

February 6, 2011
In his Jan 25, 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama focused on the need to create jobs, especially manufacturing and technical jobs, and the challenge of doing so in an increasingly competitive world. The Illinois Reshoring Initiative today …
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