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by Adrienne Selko Jun. 14, 2012

Reports Show China's Trading Practices Endanger U.S. Auto Supply Chain

By Alliance for American Manufacturing More than 400,000 jobs in the U.S. auto supply chain have been lost since 2000. One major problem is China's....More
by Adrienne Selko May. 17, 2012

The Art of Italian Manufacturing

I just arrived home after home after a ten-day visit to both manufacturing companies and manufacturing trade shows across Italy. Arranged by Machines....More
by Adrienne Selko Apr. 27, 2012

Manufacturing Innovation - Italian Style

2011 was a good year for the fluid power sector in Italy as the country enjoyed double-digit growth as sales of hydraulic production increased 24.9%....More
by Adrienne Selko Apr. 10, 2012

'Should be Made in America'

While it's a twist on "Made in America" this new media campaign undertaken by the Alliance for American Manufacturing, is pointing out infrastructure....More
by Adrienne Selko Mar. 22, 2012

NAM says Medical Board Will be a "Drag on Health Care Innovation"

The manufacturing group is throwing its support behind H.R.5 - the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2012. Aric Newhouse, the group's....More
by Adrienne Selko Mar. 12, 2012

Insourcing Not Outsourcing Says President Obama

Last week President Obama was in Richmond Virginia visiting Rolls-Royce North America's Crosspointe plant. The plant makes precision-engineered discs....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 22, 2012

Thanks, But Tax Cut Needs More Work

In response to President Obama's proposal to lower the corporate tax rate, Stephen V. Gold, CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 17, 2012

Take a Bow -- Manufacturing's Leading Way Out of Recession

I had the pleasure of listening to John Brandt, CEO, MPI Group and Ned Hill, Ph.D., Dean, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 14, 2012

Fourth Milestone Completed, 2 to Go for Medicago Manufacturing Plant

Medicago USA Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medicago Inc., received its fourth payment towards its plan to demonstrate the scalable manufacturing....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 11, 2012

Strong Headwinds Against Insourcing

Scott Paul, executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing had a few things to say about the correlation between the record high....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 6, 2012

Smart Economic Planning Pays Off

A huge manufacturer closes and the town practically disappears according to past experiences. However, that isn't always the case. When Eastman Kodak....More
by Adrienne Selko Feb. 3, 2012

Just Like Old Times at Chrysler

Well at least in terms of the number of shifts that the Belvidere, Ill. Assembly Plant (BVP) is running. Back in March 2008 the plant ran three....More
by Adrienne Selko Jan. 25, 2012

'Finally Recognizing' Critical Role of Manufacturing

Industry group, Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), expressed the joy that all of us feel that manufacturing has taken....More
by Adrienne Selko Jan. 14, 2012

Don't Look to Manufacturing to Solve Job Crisis

In a very interesting article in the WSJ yesterday, David Wessel calls for some caution as everyone rejoices in the better numbers out of the....More
by Adrienne Selko Jan. 4, 2012

Manufacturing Employment Up, But Wages Down

While today's news from the ISM that employment in manufacturing has increased 3.3% from last month, the entire picture is not rosy. As the New York....More
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