CPA Applauds First Solar’s Major Domestic Solar Manufacturing Expansion Announcement
First Solar, the largest American solar manufacturer, plans to build a fifth manufacturing facility in the United States, investing up to $1.1 billion in further expanding America’s capacity to produce…
Letter: We need more unions and ‘Made in America’ policies
We’d like to remind Gov. Burgum that some of the most iconic and successful products to come out of North Dakota are union-made and benefit from Made in America policies….
Biden signs executive order on R&D to boost U.S. manufacturing
“Most people don’t know there’s been a law on the books since 1933 – which means it’s totally consistent with all trade laws that exist in the world – and…
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…