Did you know that onshoring has already begun? This is phenomena is no longer an idea, a theory, or a prediction; it’s happening right now. Some companies are bringing their manufacturing back to North America and you ought to know about it. Onshoring is a game-changing development about which every contract manufacturer and board shop should know. […]
Reshoring News
Good news: America is now luring as many factory jobs back from overseas as it’s losing to continued offshoring. That’s the assessment of the Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit group that encourages companies to move work back to the United States.
Walmart Is Giving Priority To U.S. Manufacturers Who Hire American Workers; CEO Bill Simon Says Reviving Industry Is Essential For Walmart’s Success By Richard A. McCormack richard@manufacturingnews.com Walmart is accelerating its program to purchase billions of dollars of more products from U.S.-based manufacturers. On July 8. Walmart held its first-ever Made in USA ‘Open Call’ […]
Having gone offshore in recent decades to cut production and supplier costs, many U.S. companies now are looking to reduce their supply chain risks by moving those operations closer to the markets they serve. Supply chain disruptions from flooding that hit Thailand in 2011 and 2012, political unrest in various areas of the world […]
By T. Rao Coca Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 | 2:03 a.m. Historically, unemployment in the U.S. has been a short-term phenomenon. Most of the unemployed found work relatively quickly. However, as the Great Recession took hold, the level of unemployment rose to double digits; it since has dropped to 6.1 percent as of June. Also, […]
The seemingly unstoppable Northwest Arkansas economy was punched in the gut Wednesday (July 30) as Superior Industries announced the closure of its wheel making plant in Rogers, eliminating 500 jobs as production is transitioned to sites in Fayetteville and Mexico. Part of the reasoning behind the closure of the Rogers location is the age and […]
HSBC’s Made For Trade tour stops in Chicago. Panelists from Boeing, Hydro Inc and Skidmore Owings and Merrill discussed the skills gap, reshoring and public/private partnership in the region. Oh, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel showed up. Ensconced in the cool confines of Trump International Hotel and Tower’s 16th floor conference room, Finn Roberts, MetalMiner’s brand-new intern, […]
American companies have outsourced its manufacturing work for decades to low-cost countries like China, Vietnam and India to take advantage of cheap labor rates. This has taken a toll on the American manufacturing sector – the Bureau of Statistics indicates that nearly six million manufacturing jobs were lost between 1999 and 2009 (over one-third of […]
Article From: 7/29/2014 Modern Machine Shop, Tony Deligio , senior editor from Plastics Technology Click Image to Enlarge An ABB […]
New Call Telecom in East Lancashire, which owns the Primus Saver brand, is to create 20 jobs. The new positions at the Burnley-based business will take its workforce up to 190 staff. New Call has grown its staff numbers in recent years after reshoring its contact centre operation from Mumbai in India to […]
