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by Adrienne Selko Dec. 5, 2012

This Holiday Season Choose America

The average American will spend $700 in holiday purchases this year for a total of $465 billion. If that money was spent entirely on U.S.- made....More
by Adrienne Selko Nov. 16, 2012

Can Chicago's Kids Build Advanced Manufacturing Hub?

In a vote of confidence in the youth of Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel took part of the $5.6 million in Tax Increment Finance (TIF) funds that was....More
by Adrienne Selko Oct. 17, 2012

How You Manufacture Matters to Millennials

Your future customers, the Millennials, will increase their buying power by $50 billion annually, and they care deeply about how their products are....More
by Adrienne Selko Oct. 2, 2012

US Moving Goods Out of Country at Fast Pace

Between 2010 and 2011, 36 metropolitan areas expanded their exports by $1 billion or more. Last year merchandise exports from 367 U.S. metropolitan....More
by Adrienne Selko Sep. 19, 2012

Can Stalled Government Regulations Cause Job Loss in Manufacturing?

Unfortunately, the answer is yes; at least according to Siemens AG. Yesterday DesMoinesRegister.com reported that Siemens announced it will lay off....More
by Adrienne Selko Sep. 6, 2012

Clean Energy Should be Invented in America, Made in America and Sold Around the World

Those are the fighting words of U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu who spoke them back in June of this year as he announced the 13 projects that his....More
by Adrienne Selko Aug. 29, 2012

Whirlpool CEO Not 'Buying' Claims that Manufacturers Can't Produce Effectively in US

Whirlpool Corp. CEO Jeff Fettig believes the offshoring storm has calmed, and expects to see some operations continue to shift back to U.S. soil....More
by Adrienne Selko Aug. 22, 2012

Let’s Not Miss out on Chance to Export to Russia

This is the sentiment expressed by Aric Newhouse who is the SVP of Policy and Government Relations for NAM. “Manufacturers need Congress to....More
by Adrienne Selko Aug. 17, 2012

What Group Includes Ford, Caterpillar, NCR, GE, Whirlpool and Nissan?

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by Adrienne Selko Aug. 13, 2012

10% is the Threshold for Moving Back to the U.S.

If you need a number to hang your hat on as to why your company should come back to the U.S. to manufacture,  Hal Sirkin, senior partner and....More
by Adrienne Selko Aug. 10, 2012

Can Improved Plant Maintenance Keep Factories in the U.S.?

What if U.S. companies were to concentrate on running plants more efficiently and increase profitability enough to overcome the cost advantages....More
by Adrienne Selko Aug. 2, 2012

95% of the World's Consumers Live Outside of U.S.

  That’s an interesting statistic. It certainly highlights the need to export. The U.S Chamber of Commerce states this even more....More
by Adrienne Selko Jul. 24, 2012

California Has 40K Job Openings in Manufacturing

California tops the list of manufacturers looking for assemblers, engineers, CNC specialists and managers. Even with all of the vacancies....More
by Adrienne Selko Jul. 20, 2012

Politicians Don't Miss a Beat -- American Apparel Should be 100%

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) quickly jumped on the "Made in America" bandwagon following the drama over the Olympic uniforms being made....More
by Adrienne Selko Jul. 17, 2012

Can Tax Credits Bring Jobs Back to the U.S.?

A vote is expected this week on the Bill 2884 -- Bring Jobs Home Act. Introduced May 8th and sponsored by Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow, the bill is....More
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This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!

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