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Jun 06 2023

Blog Trade

SHEIN is Facing Scrutiny Over its Bad Practices. The Brand’s Response? Mount a PR Campaign!

The fast fashion behemoth has overtaken the apparel market via its incredibly cheap imports. But SHEIN also faces a host of accusations that it appears to want to brush aside.

May 19 2023

Blog Made in America

Why Klein Tools Has Kept it Made in America

The 166-year-old company's tools are so revered among electrical and communications workers that they're simply known as "Kleins."

Apr 28 2023

Blog Made in America

FTC Fines Motocross Company for Falsely Labeling its Products as Made in USA

It's the latest enforcement effort by the Federal Trade Commission, which has gotten tougher on companies that purposely mislabel their imported goods.

Apr 19 2023

Blog Trade

Modern Trade Tools and Stronger Enforcement Needed to Counter China’s Predatory Practices, Experts Tell Congress

There's bipartisan recognition that China's weaponization of trade poses a threat to America's economic and national security. Now it's time to do something about it.

Mar 08 2023

Blog industrial policy

Tying Domestic Manufacturing to Clean Energy Tax Credits Is a Good Idea

We tried outsourcing industry for a couple decades. It hasn't worked out so well!

Jan 13 2023

Business

Make-A-Fort

Long before children were constantly immersed in their electronic and computerized games, they let their imaginations develop by using the simpler things in life. Now, two fathers from Andover have...

Dec 27 2022

Blog Trade with China

No. 4 Manufacturing News Story of 2022: A China Exodus?

Massive state support and a whole host of bad practices has allowed China to serve as the world’s factory for two decades. That started to shift in 2022. Will it last?

Dec 15 2022

Blog Steel

America’s Steelmakers and Workers are “Well-Positioned” to Lead the Way on Clean Steel

The reason: Steel manufacturers in the United States already produce “some of the cleanest steel in the world,” according to a new report from the Boston Consulting Group.

Dec 06 2022

Blog Steel

U.S. and EU are Said to Be Weighing “Climate-Based Tariffs” on Chinese Steel

China's massive steel sector not only drives the global overcapacity problem, it also contributes mightily to carbon emissions.

Dec 08 2022

Blog Trade

Commerce Department Finds Four Solar Manufacturers Are Circumventing Duties. What Happens Next?

A final determination is expected on May 1, 2023, but tariffs cannot be imposed until June 2024.