We all know that we can encourage buying American through our purchases of American products, but how can we encourage it beyond that? The answer? Tariffs on imports. Why? Because they not only make American-made … Read More
An audit has found that one of the main centralized procurement offices at the VA “did not always meet the intent and requirements of the Buy American Act”, blaming insufficient oversight and training. Read the … Read More
The US currently has more than 70 Asian American or Pacific Islander American owned banks, according to Investopedia. East West Bank leads the way, with Taiwan-based CTCB Bank being among the group. Far East National, … Read More
In compliance with a “Buy American” rule of its contract with Amtrak, manufacturer Alstom (a French rolling stock firm with a New York State plant) is using suppliers in 27 states to source the parts. … Read More
“U.S. industrial capacities are key to our economic and national security. Every dollar spent on American-made materials supports the U.S. economy at multiple levels,” Tim McKernan, facility manager at EJ USA in Schroeppel, added. “Buy … Read More
“One of the greatest threats to a strong U.S. transportation manufacturing sector is the rise of predatory Chinese state-owned and -supported enterprises (SOEs), which rely on government-subsidized, below-market pricing to drive legitimate competitors out of … Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed SB 490, the bill from Sen. Anna Caballero that would require schools receiving federal funding for prepared meals to purchase domestically produced food products. Beginning in 2024, SB 490 … Read More
The Smithfield, Virginia company is a unit of Hong Kong-listed WH Group ltd, which calls itself the world’s largest pork company. Several companies have faced lawsuits in Minneapolis and Chicago also accusing them of inflating … Read More
Ever since American manufacturing entered a long stretch of automation and outsourcing in the late 1970s, every recession has led to the loss of factory jobs that never returned. But the recovery from the pandemic … Read More
BYD is a China-based EV automobile company and stands for “Build Your Dreams.” The “dream” of this Chinese company to enter the U.S. market should never become a reality. Unfortunately, famous U.S. investor Warren Buffet … Read More
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced the bipartisan Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act to better ensure products invented … Read More
China’s jet fighter force may have already caught up with the quality and quantity of the US, prompting new urgent calls in Washington to build up and modernize the US fighter fleet. US Air Combat … Read More
After two days of being grilled by the House and Senate, executives of the biggest banks in the country really opened up most during a long House Financial Services Committee hearing this week when asked … Read More
Ford Motor Co. has officially broken ground on BlueOval City, the $5.6 billion electric-vehicle assembly, battery production and supplier campus the automaker is building in West Tennessee with a joint-venture partner. Just under a year … Read More
A new poll of registered voters—conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA)—shows that an overwhelming majority of voters (90 percent) are concerned about beef imports deceptively labeled as … Read More
We offer high quality, natural and really delicious Wisconsin cheeses and treats so you can share in our love of cheese and share it (and a smile) with those you love. We offer classic cheeses … Read More
Have you checked your food labels recently on items you purchase faithfully every week? If not you may want to start because it seems that Florida’s Natural has made some major changes to their orange … Read More
State Sen. Ana Caballero visited Fresno this week to pressure Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Senate Bill 490, or the Buy American Food Act. If implemented, all state public institutions that receive federal reimbursements for … Read More
The Department of Justice announced today that Instec Inc., located in Boulder, Colorado, and Dr. Zhong Zou, Instec’s owner and president, have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations that the company and Zou violated … Read More
Most Americans don’t think about the farmers who grow our food or the government farm policies that support them – that is until they can’t find an item at the grocery store. Sugar is one … Read More
The Biden administration is asking for a waiver of “Buy American” rules for federally-funded electric vehicle chargers to more rapidly roll out the infrastructure needed to scale up EV adoption. Domestic content rules say 100% … Read More
Under Caballero’s bill, called the Buy American Food Act, a school could only buy foreign food if it was priced more than 25% lower than its domestic counterpart. “[Buy American Food Act] policies ensure our … Read More
Corning said Tuesday it will build a new manufacturing facility outside Phoenix in response to a spike in demand for fiber-optic cable as the U.S. government ramps up a $42.5 billion internet funding program. “We all … Read More
First Solar Inc., America’s biggest panel maker, plans to invest about $1.2 billion to expand its US manufacturing capacity after Congress passed a landmark climate bill. The company expects to choose a site in the … Read More