Alliance for American Manufacturing

Earlier this week, Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Field Coordinator Dan Lawson shared a report about Maine’s paper industry that contained some unsettling news.  According to Lawson, Maine’s once thriving paper has suffered some serious setbacks in the past few months.

According to the Greenville News, North Charleston, SC will soon be saying “Bienvenido!” to Carbures, a Spanish manufacturer of carbon structures used by the aerospace industry.

Today, Minnesota Gov. Mike Dayton and other officials will convene at the Faribault Woolen Mill in Faribault, MN to celebrate the re-opening of this historic textile factory.

The mill, which dates back to the 1890’s, has been closed since 2009, according to the Star Tribune. But today it begins a new life under new ownership and with a workforce of 31, including several former employees.

As part of a series on American manufacturers that are bringing production back home, Bloomberg TV  aired a story about American clothing company Karen Kane, which recently shifted the majority of its production from China to the U.S.  The company reduced its overseas production from 50% to 20%, and now manufactures 80% of its clothing line in the U.S., a decision CEO Lonnie Kane says was made in the wake of mounting labor and shipping costs in China: