Reshoring: The Domestic Manufacturing Shift
The trend among so many American companies of reshoring—bringing manufacturing and more back to the United States—is proving to be seismic. Under President Donald Trump, many major companies have announced…
One Year After Liberation Day: U.S. Manufacturing Shows Real Signs of Recovery
Manufacturing demand is surging: U.S. durable goods orders rose 8.2% in 2025, signaling strong forward manufacturing activity. Manufacturing sector is expanding again: The ISM Manufacturing PMI reached 52.7 in March 2026, marking…
What tools are still made in America?
With all the recent press and publicity surrounding tariffs on imported goods, it raises an important question: What is actually made in America? Several companies I’ve worked with manufacture certain…
Doritos at $7 a Bag Ended Up Costing PepsiCo Billions
PepsiCo Inc.’s chips prices had gotten too high. Walmart Inc. had been telling the maker of Doritos, Lay’s, Cheetos and many other beloved snacks that was the case for more…
SC schools, government agencies must buy US-made flags under new state law
So he filed a bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session requiring all United States and South Carolina flags bought by cities, counties, public schools and state agencies going forward…
Does ‘Made in America’ still sway home improvement sales?
As price pressures continue to shape the home improvement market, a significant share of U.S. homeowners factor product origin into their buying decisions. New data from the Home Improvement Research…
Domestic Sourcing Shapes Buying Decisions, HIRI Study Finds
As price pressures continue to shape the home improvement market, a significant share of U.S. homeowners factor product origin into their buying decisions. New data from the Home Improvement Research…
Build America, Buy America law causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a bottleneck…
Grassley Welcomes Trump Administration’s Record-Setting Biofuels Announcement
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement raising the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to…
Cotton States Push Precision Agriculture Bill as Brazil Topples US in Exports
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is introducing a bill to help land-grant universities develop new technologies for American farmers in cotton-growing states such as Georgia and Florida. Senators Jon…