Tag Archives: Made in America

Lenovo Marks First US Manufacturing Plant in NC

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Mark Schmidt

By Emery P. Dalesio, ABC News Three business reasons — quicker, closer and custom — prompted computer maker Lenovo Group to open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in North Carolina instead of low-cost foreign locations like Mexico or China, its … Continue reading →

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US Manufacturers Know How to Win. Here’s their Secret

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Mark Schmidt

By:  Michael Doyle, CSM Let me tell you something about Americans. We like to win. No, we love to win. And in our minds at least, we do it all the time. But these days, when it comes to manufacturing, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Texas Plant to Make First U.S.-Assembled Smartphones

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mark Schmidt

By: Will Weissert, Time Business Cellphone pioneer Motorola announced Wednesday that it’s opening a Texas manufacturing facility that will create 2,000 jobs and produce its new flagship device, Moto X, the first smartphone ever assembled in the U.S.

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Foreign Manufacturers Bringing Jobs to U.S.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

Paul Davidson, USA Today The U.S. is no longer on the losing end of the offshoring trend in global manufacturing. In the past three years, dozens of foreign firms have created about 5,000 U.S. jobs in the USA. For decades, … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Coming Home

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Richard Nass, Design News Manufacturing in the US is making a comeback. It has to be true — it said so in my local newspaper. Actually, a similar story has been reported in lots of places, including a recent … Continue reading →

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Made in America? How to know which flag-waving products are true red, white, and blue

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Consumer Reports Given a choice between a product made in the U.S. and an identical one made abroad, 78 percent of Americans would rather buy the American product, according to a new nationally representative survey by the Consumer Reports … Continue reading →

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More Than 200 Companies Participate in First Annual Manufacturing Day

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: National Association of Manufacturers Today more than 200 manufacturing companies participated in the first annual Manufacturing Day, a national event to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the U.S. economy and showcase the rewarding, highly skilled jobs available in … Continue reading →

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‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Bucking a Trend

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Jeremy Quittner, Yahoo For Lumitec, a lighting product company in Delray Beach, Florida, manufacturing in the U.S. is essential, but so is exporting to clients overseas. Lumitec’s products, which are designed for extreme environments, require exact specifications that need … Continue reading →

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‘Made in America’ More Attractive to Manufacturers

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Veronique Dupont, Agence France Presse, GMA News Watch out China and Canada, “Made in America” has an attractive ring to it these days. Four years after the height of the financial crisis, marked by a drastic drop in salaries, … Continue reading →

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First Annual Manufacturing Day Highlights Importance of Manufacturing

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Manufacturing Institute today announced that they will serve as co-producers for the first annual Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 5. The event will highlight the importance … Continue reading →

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