Wells Fargo global market strategist Scott Wren is surprised about how quickly the post-pandemic reshoring process is occurring and it’s a trend that may provide equity opportunities for investors. Mr. Wren, in a research report this week, noted the shock of many Americans when the pandemic uncovered that many important goods – pain relievers, diapers […]
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An optimized warehouse and supply chain are just as important to successful manufacturing as an efficient production floor. Here are some ways to strengthen the link. As its name suggests, Manufacturing Engineering magazine frequently discusses the best practices and advanced technologies that machine shops, sheet metal fabricators and other members of the manufacturing community are […]
Deep economic cooperation in the areas of manufacturing, technology and finance has coexisted awkwardly with decades-long political and territorial disputes between Japan and China. This has led Japan to develop economic relations with China through a policy that separates politics and economics or seikei bunri. Amid intensifying US-China strategic competition, China’s track record of economic coercion and […]
As Americans prepare to head to the election polls next year, one thing is certain: Whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump –the two candidates leading opinion polls– win the White House, a top priority for both is reviving the U.S. economy by bringing mining and manufacturing back to the U.S. Biden’s Inflation […]
There is additional CCM news in the training and labor sphere: NJMEP and CCM this May received a $5 million United States Department of Defense (DOD) grant “to educate and train veterans and their families for careers in manufacturing at no cost” over the next five years, with training focusing on manufacturing skills such as […]
The last few years have seen a confluence of factors that can affect the supply chain. It’s become clear there’s no one clear “gotcha” moment that upset supply chain reliability, so much as an evolving systemic complexity. The classic linear take on supply chain logistics was designed for a more stable world, with open borders […]
Last week in downtown Columbus, Ohio, site selectors and economic developers came together for the Business Facilities LiveXchange Emerging Industries event. The centerpiece of the long-running LiveXchange conferences are customized one-on-one meetings between corporate site selectors or site selection consultants and leading economic development organizations. At this year’s LiveXchange Emerging Industries, more than 130 meetings […]
HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /CNW/ — LDR Growth Partners LP (“LDR”), a team-oriented private equity firm, is pleased to announce the launch and initial closing of LDR Growth Partners Fund 1 LP (the “American Manufacturing Fund”), a diversified fund that continues LDR’s investment thesis of acquiring and scaling industrial manufacturing businesses across North America. In […]
Author: Stephen Nagy, International Christian University, Tokyo Deep economic cooperation in the areas of manufacturing, technology and finance has coexisted awkwardly with decades-long political and territorial disputes between Japan and China. This has led Japan to develop economic relations with China through a policy that separates politics and economics or seikei bunri. Amid intensifying US–China […]
Efforts within the free trade zones (FTZs) community to capitalise on trends reshaping global investment have gone up a notch over the past year. Governments are doubling down on free zones’ benefits to capture business created by reshoring and nearshoring. At the same time, Unctad is pushing ahead with its Global Alliance of Special Economic […]
