American consumers may joke about how so many products are “Made in China” these days, but Bloomberg Businessweek is hearing that plenty of Chinese consumers now prefer products with a “Made in America” label, particularly as a differentiator online. “Fears of being cheated or buying fake goods” is behind all the “Made in the USA” […]
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A British manufacturer which was hailed by David Cameron for relocating scores of overseas jobs back to the UK will unveil plans next week for a £400m stock market listing. Sky News understands that Volution Group, a manufacturer of ventilation products, has pencilled in an announcement of an intention to float on May 22. Sources said […]
WHITEWATER, Wis. — In 2001, Generac Power Systems joined the wave of American companies shifting production to China. The move wiped out 400 jobs in southeast Wisconsin, but few could argue with management’s logic: Chinese companies were offering to make a key component for $100 per unit less than the cost of producing it in […]
The Carolina Textile District was formed in 2013 as a partnership between three organizations, Burke Development, the economic development arm for Burke County; Opportunity Threads, a cut and sew facility located in Morganton, and the Manufacturing Solutions Center, which is in Conover and led by Morganton resident Dan St. Louis. The District is a network […]
After decades of exodus, companies returning production to the U.S., Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2014 In 2001, Generac Power Systems joined the wave of American companies shifting production to China. The move wiped out 400 jobs in southeast Wisconsin, but few could argue with management’s logic: Chinese companies were offering to make a key […]
Make it smart, and make it here!” These are rallying words heard around the world regarding keeping manufacturing and production jobs within their respective countries. The following are global efforts now under way: In the EU, the EU-funded SMErobotics program and the Fraunhofer Institute […]
Harry Moser BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — There’s a growing movement among U.S. companies to reverse the longtime trend of sending manufacturing jobs overseas, the founder of the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative said today in Birmingham. Currently, 21 percent of large companies are actively engaged in reshoring activities, or bringing manufacturing operations back home, which is twice the […]
Reshoring is a thing now. It’s the opposite of offshoring. Last year, as many manufacturing jobs returned to the US as left. Sister publication Design News has a summary of the manufacturing reshoring movement to date. Since the term was first used in 2010, something like 80,000 jobs have returned to US factories from […]
A couple of recent events have given me an opportunity to showcase a great American manufacturer. First, the events: 1. The 2014 Massachusetts Advance Manufacturing Summit, held April 29, 2014, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, featured keynote speaker Harry Moser, a national champion for reshoring manufacturing. Through his organization, The Reshoring Initiative, Moser has […]
A mid-sized Pennsylvania company is shipping building materials to Mongolia. A Tennessee business is ramping up patterned glass production, destined for churches and homes in South America and Europe. A Florida maker of porcelain lighting is not only exporting but has opened an Australian outpost after orders climbed. More medium-to-small businesses are making bigger […]
