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Manufacturing Policy
Pro-Manufacturing Policy Remains Bipartisan
The National Manufacturing Advisory Council Act, which passed the U.S. Senate unanimously, is the latest example.
Jul
22
2025
Mar
19
2025
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Jobs
You, Too, Can Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket Based On the Number of Nearby Factory Jobs
What could go wrong?
Dec
06
2024
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Jobs
Manufacturing Jobs Haven’t Done Much in 2024
And despite a surge in factory construction, there are significant headwinds for factory job growth in 2025.
Sep
16
2024
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Trade
Steel Industry and Labor Jointly Call for Improvements to a Commerce Department Program that Tracks Steel Imports
The Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) System at the Commerce Department allows U.S. steelmakers to monitor steel trade. But there are ways to make it better, especially given shifting...
Sep
04
2024
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overcapacity
While Feigning Overcapacity Concerns, China’s On Track to Export 100 Million Tons of Steel in 2024
"We're all trying to find the guys who did this," say state-owned steelmakers.
Jul
31
2024
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movies
“Titanic” was Made in Mexico, Thanks to NAFTA
This of course was not the first time Mexico had hosted a runaway Hollywood film production, but it’s one of the most cited examples, likely because it was for nakedly economic reasons.
Aug
05
2024
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movies
AAM at the Movies: Willy Wonka Made Paranoid by Industrial Espionage
Wonka’s competitors' attempts to steal his secrets has him so freaked out that, fearing leaks, he lays his workforce off and imported the Oompa Loompas to live and work in his factory to safeguard...
Jul
24
2024
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Made in America
Meet Ferrara Manufacturing, the New York Garment Maker that Brought Ralph Lauren’s Olympic Designs to Life
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.
May
30
2024
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American Energy
A Massive Source of Lithium Found in Pennsylvania May Help Secure U.S. Energy Independence
China controls much of the world's supply of lithium, needed for clean energy technology like electric vehicle batteries. But a new goldmine of lithium in the Keystone State may decrease U.S....
May
09
2024
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Trade
What’s Happening at Ports in Belgium Should Worry American Automakers — and Policymakers
We've been warning about what the impending flood of cheap autos from China will do to the U.S. auto market. It's already happening in Europe.