Rep. Norcross: Why we need an American-made economy | Opinion
“American made” isn’t just a slogan. Behind these words are millions of good-paying jobs for hardworking families. I have been saying for years that the best social program is a…
Inflation affects American-made product purchases, survey shows
More than a quarter of those respondents said further that inflation had “a lot” of negative impact on their desire to purchase American-made products, according to the poll. Despite this,…
Boycott avocados grown in Mexico
Most people don’t know that there is a connection between the monarch butterfly and avocados from Mexico. The monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles to Mexico to winter in rare…
Tucson industrial sewing factory works to grow economy, careers
The whirring of sewing machines fills Sonoran Stich Factory — a cut and sew manufacturer of women’s apparel and industrial sewn products for the health care industry, university and college…
China criticizes US chip law as threat to trade
China on Wednesday criticized a U.S. law to encourage processor chip production in the United States and reduce reliance on Asian suppliers as a threat to trade and an attack…
The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China
The Chinese company didn’t steal this technology. It was given to them — by the U.S. Department of Energy. First in 2017, as part of a sublicense, and later, in…
‘People wanna know where their clothes are made’: Aurora’s Factory Fashion is bringing locally sourced styles home
“They want ‘made in Colorado,’ and it’s just like the farm-to-table or the craft beer industry,” Ramfjord Elstun said. “People wanna know where their clothes are made. And so if…
To Buy Clean, First Buy American
You don’t need to read Hamilton’s 1791 “Report to Congress on the Subject of Manufactures” before reading this blog. The basic idea is this: government incentives can play an instrumental…
Bill Protecting 100,000 Garment Workers Moves Forward in Congress
The bill, which will protect 100,000 workers nationwide, seeks to mandate hourly pay in the garment industry, eliminate piece-rate pay until the minimum wage is met and set up new…