Tag Archives: Made in America

Manufacturing Renaissance?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Charles Payne, Fox Business Trade data out this week point to the serious problem for manufacturing and the notion there has been a manufacturing renaissance. I realize President Obama said the world is buying American products because they’re the … Continue reading →

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National Manufacturing Strategy? Stop Talking-Just Do It!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Michele Nash-Hoff, Can American Manufacturing Be Saved In the past three years, one business or government leader after another has proposed developing a national manufacturing strategy. For example, the Information Technology& Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report, “The Case … Continue reading →

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Made in America is Making a Comeback

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Dee Depass, Minneapolis Star Tribune By the Yard, a Minnesota company, caters to a persnickety, patriotic set: Americans who only want products made in the United States.

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Manufacturers’ Need to Generate More Revenue

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Mike Collins, President of MPC Management , Industry Week American manufacturing has done pretty well in terms of cost reduction, productivity and internal efficiencies in the last 30 years. In the eighties when the Japanese began penetrating our markets … Continue reading →

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10 Products America Makes Best

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Alex Brokaw, MSN Money The oft-repeated story of the demise of US manufacturing overlooks an important point: The lowest price isn’t the only factor motivating consumers. Sometimes quality trumps all Chinese manufacturing recently surpassed that of the United States in … Continue reading →

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Google Tries Something Retro: Made in the U.S.A.

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: John Markoff, The New York Times Etched into the base of Google’s new wireless home media player that was introduced on Wednesday is its most intriguing feature. On the underside of the Nexus Q is a simple inscription: “Designed … Continue reading →

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U.S. Manufacturers Give Up on ‘Made in China’

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: David Rocks and Nick Leiber, Bloomberg BusinessWeek When Sonja Zozula and Jerry Anderson founded LightSaver Technologies in 2009, everyone told them they should make their emergency lights for homeowners in China. After two years of outsourcing to factories there, … Continue reading →

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How High Production Costs and Patent Infringement Convinced One U.S. Company to Leave China

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Adrienne Selko, Industry Week In 2009, Peerless Industries, a manufacturer of A/V solutions, took a hard look at the costs of its operations in China which produced a third of its products. “Our inability to switch designs quickly due … Continue reading →

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When it Comes to American Flags, Buy American, Please

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Ken Herman, statesman.com It’s OK, I guess, for some stuff to be made in China. Stuff you find in Chinatowns should be made in China. And there’s lots of stuff that doesn’t seem to be made anywhere but China.

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Comments from the Production Floor

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Michael Lawson, Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University School of Communication Manufacturing jobs have become an issue in the 2012 election as the nation looks to recover and find its financial footing.

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