Sites
The
sites listed below may contain data, news, opinion &
opportunities for activism.
What does a responsible consumer do when a needed
product is not manufactured in the U.S.? A
global directory such as Made In Nations may help.
In the future, consumers may be able to shop nearby
countries to reduce the carbon footprint of their
purchases. This is a new non profit site which
will have a database of products from around the
world and can map & calculate the environmental
impact of those products. American made
products will be included and well represented.
Economyincrisis.org - informative site for
those who wish to better understand our trade deficit and
the sale of our country's assets to foreign owned
companies
Devvy Kidd -
Journalist & author who is very supportive of US
manufacturing
Factory
Tours USA - This site celebrates American
industry by listing for others the factory tours
that are available to the public across the US.
They welcome contributors to their listings should
you know of a factory tour.
Level
Field Institute
- check the jobs per
car rating on automobiles - consider that each
autoworker supports over 9 other jobs - informative
site
Articles
Some Manufacturing Heads Back to USA -
"A lot of
companies who have gone there to take advantage of
cheap labor are starting to tell us that if you
(calculate) total ... cost and don't just look at
wages, it's actually not worth it," says Jeremy
Leonard, consultant for Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI,
an industry-funded research group.
What Gifts to Bring to a Nation That Makes
Everything? - "When Chinese Americans visit
family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the
U.S. are a must."
Chinese Are Paying More For 'Made in China' Products
- "The export tax rebate policy can only keep
prices competitive; it cannot assure that profits
are made."
Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan
- “In Japan, there is a phrase: if something smells,
put a lid on it.”
Coming Home: Appliance Maker Drops China to Produce
in Texas -
"Farouk Shami, a
Palestinian-born hairdresser who built a $1 billion
manufacturing company around a popular line of hair
irons, is moving all of his production of hand-held
appliances from China to a sprawling new factory
here."
Buck Has Local Edge - "The timing could not
have been better for Post Falls-based Buck Knives to
move production lines back to the United States from
China."
Regal Ware Brings Production Back to Wisconsin From
China - "After a decade of using Chinese
manufacturers for some of its production, Regal Ware
Inc. will start shipping American-made cookware this
month for sale in stores throughout Taiwan and
China."
Anderson-Little Is Back In Fashion -
"Anderson-Little, the classic clothing store
familiar to generations of New Englanders, is coming
back."
'Made in the USA' starts to make a return -
"The gap between the cost to produce goods in the
United States or to produce them abroad has
narrowed, thanks to a decrease in China's
competitive advantage"
Chinese Parents Favor Foreign Brand Toys -
It seems Chinese parents prefer non-Chinese made
toys for their children - this while Chinese made
toys flood our market...
Made in China on the Sly - low cost, high
profit
luxury-brand products may actually be made in China,
not Europe.
