A Kansas Edge Reshoring Conference will be held next month to discuss resources to help manufacturers bring work back to the U.S. The Kansas Department of Commerce is hosting the conference, which highlights how Kansas is well positioned to capture opportunities to bring jobs back to the U.S., according to a news release from the […]
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TheCityWire.com Raw material Jim Benton, co-owner of PolyTech Plastics, holds a handful of plastic resin pellets, the raw material in all of the products made by the Prairie Grove plant. Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:30 am TheCityWire.com : “Onshoring” proves a boon to small Prairie Grove company Kim Souza, TheCityWire.com magnoliareporter.com | 0 comments Jim […]
“Perceptions are changing in the global industries,” said Sukand Ramachandran, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group in London. “There is a growing realisation that, all other things being equal, it may be more effective to manufacture your goods close to your customers. That trend has been apparent in the US for about a year […]
The analysis of the top 25 export economies’ changing competitiveness makes fascinating reading. Remarkably, China was one of the great losers between 2004 and 2014 – and America one of the big winners, with the UK holding its own and thus doing relatively well. Our costs are roughly 9pc higher than America’s, which isn’t bad […]
The low earnings growth has occurred despite a surging economy with the Bank now predicting that that GDP will grow by 3.5pc this year and 3pc in 2015. The BCG report appears to suggest that the two factors are different sides of the same coin, with cheaper labour spurring investment in the UK, driving growth […]
A Kansas Edge Reshoring Conference will be held next month to discuss resources … businesses that can help companies nationwide with their reshoring needs. Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser will give information about trends and opportunities …
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WINNSBORO — Fairfield County economic development received a jolt from ENOR Corporation on Thursday afternoon when the company’s CEO, Steven Udwin, announced ENOR would be moving its operation to Winnsboro. Through the upcoming year, the multi-million dollar investment is expected to create 151 jobs in the area. Udwin joined the announcement via video from Denver, […]
Kiravans, an Otley campervan conversion specialist, was introduced to Sheffield-based PCT Metalmex two years ago in a bid to find a domestic manufacturing solution for its mechanism that allows seats to rotate from front to back. Kiravans had developed and certified a design, but its overseas prototype manufacturer was unable to support production volume or […]
Wal-Mart has leveraged its massive size and scale over the past 18 months to woo more suppliers into onshoring product manufacturing. The retailer says it’s just getting started, but is ready to make more progress during its U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Summit in Denver held Aug. 14-15. It’s been 18 months since Wal-Mart pledged to invest […]
