Meet Ferrara Manufacturing, the New York Garment Maker that Brought Ralph Lauren’s Olympic Designs to Life

Meet Ferrara Manufacturing, the New York Garment Maker that Brought Ralph Lauren’s Olympic Designs to Life

Jul 24, 2024

The woman-owned, union-represented apparel company is known for creating high-end products for major design houses. It also makes uniforms for the military -- and for Team USA.
Congress Passes Bipartisan All-American Flag Act

Congress Passes Bipartisan All-American Flag Act

Jul 23, 2024

The legislation requires that flags purchased by the federal government must be made from 100% American-made materials.
Cleveland-Cliffs Will Repurpose a Shuttered Tin Mill in West Virginia into an Electrical Distribution Transformer Plant

Cleveland-Cliffs Will Repurpose a Shuttered Tin Mill in West Virginia into an Electrical Distribution Transformer Plant

Jul 22, 2024

It's incredibly good news for Weirton, West Virginia, allowing 600 people to return to a union job. It also will help address a national transformer shortage.
The Olympic Dream that Started with a Back Injury

The Olympic Dream that Started with a Back Injury

Jul 19, 2024

Rogue Industries, a family-owned maker of leather goods in Maine, produced the belts that will be worn by Team USA during the opening and closing ceremonies of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
China’s New Plan for its Economy? Same as the Old Plan

China’s New Plan for its Economy? Same as the Old Plan

Jul 18, 2024

Details remain scarce, but indications are that Xi Jinping and Co., will aim to prioritize "new productive forces." That could mean a lot for U.S. factories, especially in emerging industries.
Chinese Overcapacity Played a Role in a Steel Plant Closure in Oregon

Chinese Overcapacity Played a Role in a Steel Plant Closure in Oregon

Jul 17, 2024

Former employee Charles Lehrer on how surging imports and a lack of investment led to the closure of a 121-year-old factory in Portland.
Can’t Resist Amazon’s Prime Day? Here Are the Best Made in America Deals for Your Kitchen and Kids

Can’t Resist Amazon’s Prime Day? Here Are the Best Made in America Deals for Your Kitchen and Kids

Jul 16, 2024

Prime Day ends at midnight on June 17, so we’ve made shopping Made in USA quick and easy. Look, we’ll be the first tell you that America needs to break its Amazon addiction and embrace a more thoughtful, sustainable approach […]
There’s a Gathering of Party Leaders This Week That May Shift the World Economy, and It’s Not the RNC

There’s a Gathering of Party Leaders This Week That May Shift the World Economy, and It’s Not the RNC

Jul 15, 2024

Hundreds of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials are meeting for the secretive Third Plenum in Beijing, aiming to come up with plans to get the country's economy back on track.
Biden Administration Awards Grants for Electric Vehicles Manufacturing

Biden Administration Awards Grants for Electric Vehicles Manufacturing

Jul 12, 2024

$1.7 billion for retooling projects across eight states; but will the program be here in 2025?
Why Sheri Benjamin Took “The Path Less Followed” When Launching Menswear Brand Devium

Why Sheri Benjamin Took “The Path Less Followed” When Launching Menswear Brand Devium

Jul 10, 2024

The California company works with suppliers across the country to make small-batch apparel entirely in the United States.