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Long-term economic investments in domestic manufacturing were overshadowed by real-time anxiety over rent and grocery prices. When President Biden addressed the nation this week after a gutting election, his reflections [...]

Byline: David J. Lynch, Jeff Stein President Trump is readying the most extensive tariffs the United States has seen in nearly a century, but some of those historic levies will [...]

The prospect of higher tariffs under President-elect Trump spurred the company to accelerate its plan to shift where its shoes are made. The American shoe company Steven Madden will cut [...]

Inflation seems under control. The job market remains healthy. Wages, including at the bottom end of the scale, are rising. But this is just a lull. There is a storm [...]

MEDIA Amazon and Anchor Partner on Election Night Amazon is dipping its toe into the news business, with a familiar face. Brian Williams, the longtime news anchor, right, will host [...]

I travel a lot. Just over the last several weeks, for example, I've been in some rural and redder parts of America (in Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas) and some [...]

Beijing's investigation of the parent of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, which stopped buying goods from Xinjiang, has put global firms in a difficult position. An investigation by China of [...]

The policy focus on the industry has changed from job quantity to job quality. And while federal incentives matter, local factors are more important. In recent weeks, the presidential candidates [...]

Are disputes inevitable in today's business world? INTRODUCTION Doing Business in Tanzania Tanzania is one of the highest growing economies in Eastern Africa. The country has recorded a steady economic [...]

Make the CapEx Case for Plant Automation by Quantifying Safety, Quality and Productivity ROI As companies look to improve manufacturing processes, they often turn to automation. On an automation business [...]

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and director of operations at the Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance The global energy transition means the reindustrialization of the West after [...]

There is a curious cognitive dissonance in how a lot of us think about the last decade's climate policies and this decade's economic problems. During the final years of the [...]

ECONOMY Survey Shows Contraction In U.S. Manufacturing U.S. manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in August amid some improvement in employment, but a further decline in new orders and rise [...]

When the sun comes out, New Yorkers flock to the city's piers. They bring picnic blankets and coolers, sunscreen and speakers, to places where decades ago longshoremen unloaded goods from [...]

On 1 October 2023, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its transitional period. During this transitional period, reporting declarants are required to submit quarterly CBAM reports containing information on the [...]

As discussed in a prior Goodwin Alert, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released Draft Guidance for designating a platform technology for drug development pursuant to § 560k [...]

IP Strategies for the China Plus One Era I recently had a discussion with several of my law firm's international lawyers about how so many of our clients are expanding [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inherited a big and growing economy, kept it going and worked to put his imprint on every aspect of its success. Ten years after Narendra Modi [...]

More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars. Alex Lawrence, a dealer in Salt Lake [...]

Byline: David J. Lynch Promising to make things more expensive when consumers already are angry over high prices might seem an unusual political strategy. But it's one that both President [...]

Southern California appeared to be under siege from a blockade. More than 50 enormous vessels bobbed in the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean, marooned off the twin ports of [...]

Byline: David J. Lynch For a president seeking reelection, it does not get much better than this. On a pleasant spring day, President Biden unveiled a multibillion-dollar investment from one [...]

The United States is investing $39 billion to help build factories. But even after U.S. facilities are built, chip manufacturing will remain decidedly global. Semiconductors are vital to the modern [...]

Economies focused on exports have lifted millions out of poverty, but epochal changes in trade, supply chains and technology are making it a lot harder. For more than half a [...]

For many years, Ohio has been thought of as a bellwether state: With rare exceptions, whoever won Ohio in a presidential election won the nation as a whole. But in [...]

India is quietly grabbing from China more manufacturing of Apple's iPhones and other electronics gear. It is happening in South Indian industrial areas on muddy plots that were once farmland. [...]

Lael Brainard, the National Economic Council director, contends the administration deserves credit for recent gains in areas battered by past job losses. President Biden's top economic adviser argued on Monday [...]

While patents are most often associated with new products like food compositions or food preparation equipment, they can also be obtained for new processes. Process patents are sometimes considered to [...]

Byline: Ryan Deto Nov. 8First lady Jill Biden visited Pittsburgh Wednesday and praised the region's efforts in expanding workforce development programs and other career training initiatives. Pittsburgh was designated a [...]

The article discusses the potential negative impacts of President Trump's proposed tariffs on economic growth, manufacturing employment, and wages. It highlights how tariffs could lead to reduced economic growth, lower wages, and trigger a trade war that would offset any benefits from tax reform and deregulation. The authors argue that imposing tariffs would not achieve the desired objectives and could have regressive effects on lower-income households. They also caution against nostalgia for past manufacturing levels, emphasizing the role of technological advancements in changing the industry landscape. [Extracted from the article]

Former Rep. Mike Rogers is attempting a political comeback in Michigan, aiming to end the 30-year Republican drought in the state's U.S. Senate race. After losing all three branches of government in 2018, the Michigan GOP has installed a new chairperson and is rallying behind Rogers as a serious candidate. Rogers, known for his national-security background, is facing off against Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a closely contested race. The outcome of the race is uncertain, with polling averages showing Slotkin with a slight lead, but Rogers has received significant support from a super PAC and is working to introduce himself to voters. The race is being closely watched due to Michigan's history of close elections and its importance in national politics. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the national security implications of offshoring manufacturing in the United States. The author argues that U.S. manufacturing capability played a crucial role in World War II and that offshore manufacturing would leave the country vulnerable in future conflicts. The article highlights issues such as China's potential to withhold vital materials and the diminished capacity in American shipbuilding and repair. It also mentions challenges in sectors like semiconductors and machine tools. [Extracted from the article]

The decline of manufacturing in the United States has not been the catastrophe that politicians often portray it to be. While manufacturing jobs have decreased significantly over the years, the country's overall prosperity has continued to rise. This is due to technological advancements that have increased labor productivity in manufacturing and allowed workers to transition to other industries where their skills are needed. Industries such as financial services, medicine, biotech, and higher education have experienced significant growth and have contributed to the country's economic success. While there are real political consequences to ignoring the human cost of change, the solution lies in providing support and retraining for affected workers, equipping children with the necessary skills for a changing world, and removing unnecessary barriers to growth in emerging sectors of the economy. [Extracted from the article]

For more than two decades, workers at a factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, near Toledo, have been making something that other businesses stopped producing in the United States long ago: solar [...]

China, facing an economic slump, wants to make its industrial northeast more productive, turning to policies that some economists say have outlived their time. Hundreds of workers at a factory [...]

Byline: Matt Johnson, Opinion contributor The world around us is increasingly powered by semiconductors, the chips that serve as the brains of everything from cars and smartphones to artificial intelligence, [...]

Many plastics that carry the ''chasing arrows'' symbol, like soda cups and yogurt tubs, are rarely recycled. A new California law is raising the bar. Jan Dell is a collector. [...]

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's concerns reflected continuing tensions between the two countries. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Friday criticized the Chinese government's harsh treatment of companies with foreign ties [...]

Byline: Dan Gearino A Norwegian battery company has been working since 2022 to open a supersize factory outside of Atlanta that will bring more than 700 jobs to the region. [...]

Byline: Aaron Gregg A protracted labor dispute is disrupting operations at several key ports on the West Coast, prompting major retail and manufacturing groups to call on the White House [...]

EARNINGS Tyson Foods Shares Drop After Unexpected Loss Tyson Foods shares plunged more than 16 percent to a three-year low on Monday as the meatpacker posted a surprise second-quarter loss [...]

It can be hard to remember, but initially MAGA seemed to be about more than election lies and cultural/racial grievance. One central theme of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was a [...]

Erick Belmer has seen how tough the car business can be. He was working at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, when it shut down in 2019, devastating the [...]

As the historic Union Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers-General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis-continues to unfold, what impact will an enduring strike have on automotive manufacturers, [...]

The White House has announced long-awaited final guidance to federal agencies to implement domestic content and manufacturing requirements in federally funded infrastructure projects. The Biden administration guidance applies broadly to [...]

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M2 PRESSWIRE-July 11, 2023-: Global Smart Manufacturing Market Report 2023: Sector is Expected to Reach $658.41 Billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 13.1% (C)1994-2023 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:11072023 The 'Global [...]