Tag Archives: American

It’s Manufacturing’s Turn for Special Treatment

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Gary P. Pisano, Harvard Business Review Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing in his State of the Union address, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to … Continue reading →

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Element Electronics to Make TVs in the U.S.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: James K. Willco, Consumer Reports Element, a value-priced TV brand you may have noticed during promotional selling times such as Black Friday, is doing something few other TV manufacturers would dare: It’s going to start making its televisions in … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Western U.S. Plants Will Hum Again

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

Bolaji Ojo, EBN Western plants may never be as busy as they were 30 years ago, but many will hum again. This isn’t a vain wish but one rooted in the same economics that drove manufacturing over the last 20-plus … Continue reading →

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U.S. Durable Goods Orders Drop in January

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Timothy R. Homan, Bloomberg Orders for U.S. durable goods fell in January by the most in three years, led by a slowdown in demand for commercial aircraft and business equipment.

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Manufacturing Technology Orders up 66.4% for 2011

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By The Association for Manufacturing Technology December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $519.98 million according to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.

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FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Blueprint to Support U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Discourage Outsourcing, and Encourage Insourcing

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By Office of the Press Secretary, The White House In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, encouraging companies to create manufacturing jobs in the United States while removing … Continue reading →

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Harry Moser Wants You to Join the Reshoring Movement!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By Mark Shortt, Design-2-Part A 45-year veteran of the manufacturing industry is working tirelessly to bring manufacturing back to the United States. Harry Moser is focused on the moment at hand. Clocking 70-hour work weeks, the founder of the non-profit … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Jobs Start Year with Strong Gains

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Last week’s surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing — an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe’s economic downturn this year.

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Does America Need an Industrial Policy?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By Fareed Zakaria, CNN President Obama spoke forcefully in his State of the Union about the importance of reviving manufacturing in America. If you talk with economists they will tell you it’s a very complex problem, involving tax, trade regulatory … Continue reading →

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Obama: Manufacturing is the Foundation of an Economy That is ‘Built to Last’

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By Josh Cable Industry Week It was the moment that so many U.S. manufacturers had been waiting for: the president of the United States — in front of a primetime national audience — talking, at length, about the importance of … Continue reading →

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