What’s the difference between ‘friendshoring’ and other global trade buzzwords?

February 17, 2023

Global trade and its reliance on supply chains is a complicated business to explain. And some of the language around trade can be equally hard to grasp. While words such as ‘onshoring’, ‘reshoring’ and ‘nearshoring’ have been in standard use for some time, in the past couple of years, a new term has emerged – […]

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Who Are the “Reshoring”/”Nearshoring” Winners?

February 17, 2023

The rise in global geopolitical risk and the exposure of supply chain vulnerabilities uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic has U.S. corporate America rethinking its approach to off-shore manufacturing.  In this latest edition of LPL Street View, LPL Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research Marc Zabicki takes a brief look at the concepts of reshoring […]

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Kelly Evans: The State of the Union

February 16, 2023

I know all of my recession warnings can get a little tedious. So for a break from that, and a fresh and invigorating and more hopeful take on what’s going on right now in the economy, I turn the microphone over today to Choice Hotels CEO Pat Pacious.  They’ve been seeing incredibly strong demand across […]

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The Reshoring Trend Will Unleash $1.6 Trillion into the U.S. Economy

February 16, 2023

Imagine you’re the CEO of a U.S. company that manufactures dental products. You’ve been at the helm for 20 years… And over your tenure, you’ve managed to expand your business. You’ve secured new dental-practice customers taking advantage of your low prices while keeping costs minimal. The secret to your success? Your visionary push to go […]

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Rubio’s attack on CATL creates obstacles for Biden’s ‘reshoring’ push – Global Times

February 16, 2023

Illustration: Tang Tengfei/GTIt is not surprising that Marco Rubio, an infamous anti-China senator, is spouting his trademark nonsense again. His latest target was CATL, China’s leading supplier of batteries for electric vehicles (EV).  Rubio on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to review Ford Motor’s deal to use technology from CATL as part of the automaker’s […]

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How manufacturers can tackle supply chain costs in 2023

February 14, 2023

Manufacturers faced a variety of financial headwinds in 2022, ranging from elevated logistics costs to production disruptions as COVID-19 swept through China.  As companies continue to plan their budgets for the year ahead, many are looking at how to control their supply chain costs.  Resiliency is a common top priority as manufacturers aim to fortify […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investments to Support America’s Energy and Industrial Communities

February 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced several major programs to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing and ensure traditionally underserved communities benefit from clean energy technologies. As part of this whole of government approach, DOE is partnering with Treasury and IRS to implement […]

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Manufacturers’ new strategies provide boost for industrial CRE

February 13, 2023

More than 1,800 U.S. companies in a variety of industries returned their manufacturing operations stateside in 2022, according to a report from the nonprofit Reshoring Initiative. The shift wasn’t so much about bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., but rather a reaction to how the COVID-19 pandemic hindered supply chains around the world, said Richard Thompson, […]

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Assessing U.S.-China Relations in the Aftermath of the Spy Balloon | Opinion

February 10, 2023

The utterly humiliating saga of a high-altitude Chinese surveillance “balloon” successfully traversing the entire North American continent, only to be shot down off the South Carolina coast after completing its intelligence-gathering voyage, ought to serve as a wake-up call for America’s decadent ruling class. Here at Newsweek, Paul du Quenoy sagely compared the affair to […]

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DeWine: Ohio must be ready for economic growth

February 9, 2023

Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio is poised to see tremendous economic growth and must be prepared to seize the moment. “This is a time of opportunity and, candidly, we don’t know how long that time will last,” DeWine said during an hour-plus interview with editors and reporters. DeWine wants the General Assembly to pass his […]

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