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It's Fashion Friday, but NoCargo carries more than just American-made clothing!
It's Fashion Friday, but the resource we're sharing today sells more than just clothing.May 17, 2013 Headlines: Strengthening our national security, focusing on jobs, and more.
CBS: Reports show that manufacturing output in the U.S. had its largest decline in six months in April.
National Journal: The U.S. needs to keep a strong influence over foreign nuclear operations.
Five reasons you should be concerned about the U.S. military's reliance on foreign manufacturers.
Last week the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) told you about a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams (U.S. Army, Retired). The report finds urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military’s dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts, and finished products needed to defend America.
The report is lengthy, and we at ManufactureThis don't presume all of you have read it already, so we wanted to highlight five reasons you should be concerned about the findings.
Looking for a manufacturing job? Consider heading to one of these ten metro areas!
At ManufactureThis, we talk a lot about the 500,000 manufacturing jobs created since 2010. It’s a nice number to cite. But have you wondered where in the U.S. those jobs are sprouting up?
Forbes Magazine took a crack at that question. In a story published on its website, it lists the top ten “manufacturing boomtowns” in America.
National Retail Federation dismisses global safety plan for garment factories while Cambodian shoe factory collapses.
OPINION: Aren't we better off buying safe, Made-in-USA products?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's a brief opinion piece from Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Media Director Steven Capozzola.
May 16, 2013 Headlines: factory collapses in Cambodia, U.S. retail industry dismisses plan for safer working conditions, & more
Washington Post: Part of Cambodian factory producing shoes for sale in U.S. collapses.
Bloomberg: China believes its economy is being hurt by weak yen.
U.S. Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) with Buy America Amendment Included.
Today, the U.S. Senate passed Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation by a vote of 83-14. Included in the bill was a Buy America amendment on a new financing mechanism for water projects.
And the crystal ball says that U.S. manufacturing is going up/down/sideways...
A quick humorous aside from the desk of ManufactureThis...
No one is more supportive of U.S. manufacturing than we are. And no one wants to see an uptick in manufacturing activity, and the hiring/re-hiring of skilled factory workers, more than we do.
But we find it strangely amusing that, as we scan through each day’s news, we consistently see such a widely divergent array of estimates on whether U.S. manufacturing is actually rising or falling.
Japan's currency moves are heating up a trade problem
As Howard Schneider observes in today's Washington Post, U.S. trade with Japan is climbing the ladder of thorny issues facing the Obama Administration. Schneider says that the U.S. trade deficit with Japan is second only to that of the deficit with China, and recent moves by Tokyo to devalue the Yen could pose serious problems for U.S. manufacturers.
May 15, 2013 Headlines: U.S. manufacturing slows, while manufacturers discuss domestic production, and more...
Washington Post: Few U.S. clothing makers signing onto a plan to improve garment factory working conditions.
Bloomberg: Manufacturing slowdown leads to drop in U.S. stocks.
Oregon construction group pushes for Made in America
The Building a Better America Council (BBAC) is a grassroots organization in Portland, OR that aims to encourage and promote the manufacturing, purchase and use of American made products in the construction industry.
Less than 70% of current construction projects utilize products manufactured, finished or assembled in the United States.
Promise on the horizon for American solar
Check out this spot of good news for America’s solar power manufacturing industry: A Georgia-based company is planning on seriously ramping up production. Suniva is planning on adding 48 new positions to its about-to-open, round-the-clock production facility in Norcross, reports PV Magazine.
NPR: "Bangladesh Reveals Uphill Battle For Fair Trade Clothes"
As NPR reports, more than two weeks after a building collapse in Bangladesh, the number of bodies recovered stands at over 1,100.
The buildings housed four factories that manufactured clothing. Bangladesh is the world's second-largest clothing exporter, in part because of a minimum wage of $37 a month, and in part because already lax fire and safety regulations were rarely enforced.
May 14, 2013 Headlines: Redefining success, building Amtrak, banning Tesla, and more...
Brookings: The key to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness resides in each region.
NPR: Writers discuss the likelihood of improved garment factory conditions given the high demand for cheap clothes.
New American-made locomotives unveiled.
A Siemens plant in Sacramento, California has unveiled a new fleet of American-made locomotives that can reach speeds of up to 125 mph. The trains were built in the U.S. as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Factory employees start a new company in an effort to keep their jobs
Imaging, for a moment, that you arrived at work one day and your employer told everyone you (and everyone else on staff) that you were all laid off, and the business was closing.
That's exactly what happened in December 2008 to the 270 people employed by Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago. After a six-day sit-in, organized by the union representing the employees, the company settled and gave the workers severance pay, along with other concessions.
Buying vintage instead of buying imported.
We've previously reported on the "Manufacture New York" movement, which aims to revitalize apparel manufacturing in New York City.
'Scrappers' book continues to make an impact as it documents the effects of deindustrialization.
We've previously reported on a new book by Dayton Daily News reporter Steve Bennish, Scrappers, that documents the lives of Ohio residents involved in the scrap iron business.
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