Craftsman’s $90M plan to bring manufacturing back to Texas flopped because of faulty robots. In March of this year, just three and a half years after breaking ground on the 45,000 square foot factory, the … Read More
The amendment, in line with her American Made Navy Act, ensures that by 2033, any new Navy ship purchased uses 100% domestically produced materials, like propulsion systems, shipboard components, couplings, shafts, support bearings, and more. The … Read More
The technology was created in the US but brought to massive scale in factories in Japan, Germany, and then finally China, which today is responsible for more than 80% of global supply. And that dependence … Read More
The Farmland Security Act of 2023 ensures that all foreign investors, including “shell companies,” who buy American agriculture land report their holding, strengthening penalties for those who evade filing, and investing in research to better understand the … Read More
Wisconsin Watch reported Tuesday that when the retail giant learned that it was selling Milwaukee Tool-branded gloves that allegedly “relied on forced Chinese prison labor to manufacture,” Walmart investigated and eventually decided to stop selling … Read More
Cirrus Aircraft Ltd. is proud of its history in the US heartland: the private plane maker’s website includes details such as the company’s 1984 launch in a Wisconsin barn. But there’s something missing from the … Read More
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped introduce the “Invent Here, Make Here Act” Tuesday, a piece of bipartisan legislation aiming to ensure taxpayer-funded technologies are manufactured in the us. Current waivers allow foreign companies to produce … Read More
To determine the small arms used by the U.S. military that are not made by U.S.-based companies, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a range of sources, including military handbooks, government press releases, and firearms publications pertaining … Read More
The bipartisan American Food for American Schools Act would strengthen “Buy American” provisions, closing loopholes to require school districts to purchase domestically sourced products for in-school meals. “The food our kids get at school should … Read More
Buy American issues are serious matters that require thoughtful attention from contractors doing business within the U.S. government supply chain, as they can impact procurements at all stages, ranging from source selection decisions to contract … Read More
Manufacturing construction spending across the United States continues to smash through 20-year highs, hitting a $194 billion annual rate in April, nearly double the $107 billion annual rate from a year ago, according to the … Read More
Sixty-five percent of U.S. adults said they intentionally bought “Made in America” products over the past year, according to a Morning Consult survey released last month. That’s about the same rate of U.S. adults who … Read More
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that U.S. imports of American flags amounted to $4.4 million in 2015, with more than $4 million-worth from China. As of 2017, imports rose to 10 million American … Read More
Reintroduced in January of 2023, the bipartisan bill would reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. According to R-CALF USA, this would aid in ensuring that American families know where their beef comes from and … Read More
Chaucer Accessories, Bates Accessories, and Bates Retail Group frequently promoted their products as being “Made in USA” or “Hand Crafted in USA” in their marketing and sales materials. Additionally, belts labeled as “Made in USA … Read More
Manufacturing is also about national autonomy, tech leaders told us. US factories are subject to US laws, and they’re physically proximate to US customers. Even when our products are made in allied countries such as … Read More
It’s worth pointing out, every single ‘made in China’ product that we buy, goes to support the Chinese Communist Party. The ‘decoupling debate’ continues, as to how we cut our ties and dependence on China. … Read More
A new U.S. plant will soon offer a solution for tight supplies of critical metals: Pull them out of dead batteries in a process that produces fewer emissions than competitors. Working with Nth Cycle will … Read More
In 2022, 14% of respondents believed a manufacturer must be headquartered in the U.S. to qualify as “substantially contributing to the U.S. economy”; that number rose to 24% this year, good news for mainstream U.S. … Read More
nce again, the U.S. government continues its push to ensure that the products and services it acquires are manufactured domestically. The latest domestic content development pertains specifically to acquisitions by the Department of Defense (DoD). Specifically, … Read More
If you want to buy American, it’s hard to argue with buying a Tesla. Once again, Tesla sits at the top of the annual American-made index from Cars.com. Tesla took the four top spots on this … Read More
In 2022, 14% of respondents believed a manufacturer must be headquartered in the U.S. to qualify as “substantially contributing to the U.S. economy”; that number rose to 24% this year, good news for mainstream U.S. … Read More
A recent survey from Cars.com found nearly half (48%) of car shoppers say they will pay more for a vehicle if it creates U.S. jobs. Thirty-eight percent say they would only consider a vehicle from an … Read More
Four US lawmakers, who all sit on a newly formed House of Representatives China Select Committee, will travel to Detroit Tuesday to press the chief executives of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. to cut … Read More