US mask makers say they’re in danger of going broke
Private companies and state and local governments favor Chinese masks, which cost just a fraction of American-made face coverings. The lack of demand has forced mask manufacturers to lay off…
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – U.S. sources
China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local content on hundreds of items including X-ray machines and magnetic resonance imaging equipment, erecting fresh…
Biden Administration Proposes Significant Increases to Buy American Domestic Content Requirements – Takeaways for Contractors and Subcontractors
The domestic content threshold for end products and construction materials to qualify as U.S.-made would increase from 55 to 75 percent over a seven-year period. Further, contractors would have to…
New infrastructure bill carves out major exemption to buy American mandate
“The head of a Federal agency that applies a domestic content procurement preference under this section may waive the application of that preference in any case in which the head…
What’s in Senate infrastructure bill for Michigan, Great Lakes, EVs
After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package brokered between President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators was released Sunday night. …
Why US-based semiconductor chip manufacturing is critical
Part of the problem is that, in practical terms, only about 12% of the world’s semiconductor chips are currently made in the U.S., down from 37% in 1990, and the…
FTC to Penalize Companies Who Falsely Label Their Products as Made in the USA
After years of casting aside rulemaking in favor of letting the market do its work, the Federal Trade Commission said that it will now penalize companies as much as $43,280…
St. Luke’s commits to purchasing American-made nitrile exam gloves
St. Luke’s University Health Network announced on Thursday a new collaboration with Premier Inc. and Honeywell, to expand U.S. production of nitrile exam gloves. Read the article here.
Community fights to save Miken Sports
Easton Diamond Sports has an 18 year deal with a manufacturer in China that makes non-wooden and metal bats. The decision was made to streamline the supply chain so everything…