Reshoring News

Finally, all of these challenges have reached a head just as reshoring to the United States has gained momentum. Unfortunately, with the current lack of skilled labor, bringing that work back will prove to be more difficult. With all of these factors …
Reshoring — or relocating manufacturing operations back to Western factories from emerging nations — is one option. As labor costs escalate in places such as China, Thailand, Brazil and South Africa, companies are finding that making products in …
10 reasons to keep your printed circuit board production in the US  Medical Design & Outsourcing

Although the lure of low-cost labor is tempting, offshoring production of printed circuit boards can lead a company into a host of problems.

Why Trump Isn’t a Populist

by admin on August 17, 2017

Admittedly, he has made some putatively populist gestures: Promoting protectionism, retaining/ reshoring jobs, and challenging current immigration policies come immediately to mind in this regard. But on the biggest economic-policy questions—tax …
The stated purpose of this initiative was to find ways to bring back jobs to the US through reshoring, and to decrease overall unemployment. To achieve this it aimed to use a combination of tax breaks, decreased regulation, increased tariffs and other …

Legacy Manufacturing considers expansion

by admin on August 16, 2017

“Reshoring manufacturing processes and jobs is a complex endeavor. We are pleased to see plans for a project that would benefit multiple Iowa communities, drive relationships with other Iowa companies, and support Legacy’s aggressive growth strategy that …
Harry Moser is the founder of the Reshoring Initiative, whose self-stated goal is to “bring good, well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States.”
This is not to say that you should not reshore. You absolutely should. the doctor has been preaching the value of home-sourcing for a decade! However, you have to do it smart and to get it right, you will have to start slow. And don’t be afraid to ask …
However, automation also implies that the capital-labour share of these production activities will shift (OECD 2015), which weighs on the employment gains of reshoring. 5. Automation is more to blame for US job losses than trade Trump has been targeting …

Bringing Manufacturing Back To The U.S.

by admin on August 14, 2017

U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a resurgence. According to The Boston Consulting Group report, “Reshoring of Manufacturing to the US Gains Momentum,” manufacturers with at least $1 billion in annual revenue plan to add more production capacity in …