Senate to extend Buy American laws for Navy ships
Senators unanimously agreed to legislation mandating that 100% of components for all Navy ships be manufactured in the U.S. by 2033. The Senate passed the amendment from Sen. Tammy Baldwin,…
Soap Maker Cracks the Code To ‘Made in America’
A $7.95 bottle of Bath & Body Works foaming hand soap used to take three months to put together. The pieces had to travel more than 13,000 miles from China,…
Canada’s Heliene plans new US solar panel and cell factory
Canadian solar panel maker Heliene is planning a major expansion of its U.S. manufacturing operations with a new Minnesota factory that will produce both modules and cells. The company, which…
Craftsman’s $90M plan to bring manufacturing back to Texas flopped because of faulty robots
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…
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Strengthens Buy America requirements for Navy ships in must-pass Senate defense bill
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,…
Making Solar Panels Is ‘Horrible’ Business. The US Still Wants It.
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…
U.S. Sen. GRASSLEY, Baldwin: Introduce legislation to scrutinize foreign-owned American farmland and protect rural communities
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…
Walmart (!!!) Takes Action After Milwaukee Tool Accused of Making Products Using Forced Labor in China
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…
Sanctioned Chinese Military Giant’s US Business Keeps Growing
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…