Revitalizing manufacturing: A blueprint for rebuilding the middle class
According to the 2015 census, the middle class no longer constitutes the majority of Americans — a historic and troubling shift. It’s not hard to draw a line from the…
Factory workers in this part of Kansas City once dressed the nation. What happened?
From the 1950s to the 1980s, the local garment industry declined and eventually disappeared. Casual fashion trends in the 1960s and 1970s reduced demand for traditional and formal garments. Manufacturing…
For made in U.S. furniture to truly come back, we need investment, says longtime executive
Gat Creek manufactures high-end solid wood furniture at a 140,000-square-foot plant in West Virginia’s Appalachia region. It recently completed a $10 million expansion, which included a 40% increase in manufacturing…
Harley-Davidson announces some production will move to Thailand
A spokesperson for Harley-Davidson confirmed the company will temporarily have three of its models produced overseas. The company says the “non-core Revolution Max powertrain equipped models (Pan America, Sportster S,…
Flag makers push for stronger U.S.-made flag laws
There are ways to tell if a flag is genuinely made in the U.S., VandenBosch said. If it is, it has a specific tag saying it is made in the…
Biden Administration Drops The Ball On Mexico’s Steel Surge
In 2019, Mexico pledged to hold the volume of its steel exports to specific levels. In return, the Trump administration agreed to lift tariffs on steel shipped from Mexico. That…
SYRACUSE’S BITZER SCROLL TO INCREASE ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURING
Since 1927, Wright has manufactured all of their wrenches, ratchets, sockets, and attachments in Barberton, Ohio. They use no foreign blanks and only U.S. steel (hot forged from Wright Alloy…
Manufacturing bounces back
Americans are buying more goods made in America. Kearney’s U.S. Self-Sufficiency Index had been gradually declining between 2013 and 2020. But since the pandemic, that trend has reversed, with the…
Van Orden, Harder Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Consumers Know When They’re Buying Foreign Foods
Right now, many families have no idea they are buying cheap, imported canned foods. Imports of canned fruits and vegetables from China increased 43% between 2019 and 2022. The American…