A look inside the solar industry’s newest U.S. factory
A steel processing plant in Pennsylvania that predates World War I has returned to operations and is producing crucial components for an industry non-existent 100 years ago — solar power….
Kenya Wants China to Extend $5 Billion Debt Repayment
Kenya plans to ask China for a longer repayment period on $5 billion of loans it used to build a new railway line, Transport Secretary-designate Kipchumba Murkomen said. Servicing the…
Are You Ready for Increasing Buy American Act Content Requirements?
Effective October 25, 2022, to be BAA compliant, the cost of domestic components increases from exceeding 55 percent to 60 percent of the cost of all components. Notably, the domestic…
Production Tax Credits Unleash Tidal Wave of Investment in Manufacturing
The manufacturing incentives tucked into the Inflation Reduction Act have unleashed a tidal wave of investment in U.S. manufacturing unlike any we have seen in decades. According to CPA calculations,…
Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies
President Biden’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing are coming under diplomatic fire from key allies, with European governments accusing his administration of undercutting the trans-Atlantic alliance with “Made in America”…
U.S. Domestic Market Share Index hits all-time low
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released an update to the Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI), a new indicator that measures the success of U.S. manufacturing producers in…
Tesla, Ford lead in brand loyalty, S&P Global says
Returning this quarter is S&P Global Mobility’s findings that point to Tesla’s strength, which is a key takeaway for brands. GM is now second, followed by Hyundai, Ford and Toyota….
U.S. chip suppliers pull back from China’s Yangtze Memory after Biden ban
American suppliers are beginning to withdraw staff from one of China’s leading chip companies in the wake of new U.S. regulations, a blow to Communist Party efforts to build a…
Lego’s Parent Company Acquires Edtech Firm BrainPOP
Denmark-based LEGO is buying U.S.-based Brainpop, which is a video-learning/education technology firm. Paul Nary, an assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, expressed skepticism about the…