Sen. Chris Murphy Reintroduces Buy American Bill After Pentagon Reporting Amendment Passes
The bill would narrow the overseas exemption to federal Buy American rules and raise the USA content a product needs to count as domestic from 50% to 60%.
PunditFact Rates Claim That Official Trump Campaign Hats Are Made in China “Pants on Fire”
PunditFact found that the official “Make America Great Again” hats sold by the Trump campaign were made in the USA by Cali Fame of Los Angeles. Hats shown with Made…
American Apparel Files for Chapter 11, Says It Will Keep USA-Made Production in Los Angeles
The USA-made clothing maker reached a deal with most secured lenders to cut debt, while its CEO said it had no plans to move about 4,600 Southern California sewing and…
Under Armour Plans Baltimore “Lighthouse” to Test USA-Made Shoe and Apparel Production
A former city bus garage in Port Covington would house Under Armour’s Lighthouse, where the company planned to develop ways to make footwear and apparel in the USA for U.S.…
Florida Governor Holds Ceremonial Signing of Student-Inspired Law Requiring USA-Made Public Flags
Starting Jan. 1, U.S. and state flags bought by Florida state, county and city agencies must be made in the USA, under a law that began as a Brevard County…
Airbus Opens Its First USA Jetliner Assembly Plant in Mobile, Alabama
The $600 million plant will assemble A320 family jets in the USA, with plans for 40 to 50 aircraft a year and about 1,000 workers at full production.
Oregon Mill Becomes First in the USA Certified to Make Cross-Laminated Timber
D.R. Johnson of Riddle, Oregon, became the first USA company certified to make building-grade cross-laminated timber panels, a product previously made in Europe and Canada.
California Eases Its Made in USA Label Law With 5% and 10% Foreign-Content Allowances
Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 633, letting products sold in California carry a Made in USA label when foreign parts make up no more than 5% of final wholesale value,…
Alabama Maker Says New York Bike Path Benches Went to Canadian Firm Despite Buy American Rule
A federally funded Manhattan bikeway bought benches from a Canadian company under a state waiver after canceling a $362,000 order with Alabama-based Allen Architectural Metals.
Former Hugo Boss Suit Plant in Ohio Restarts Production as Keystone Tailored Manufacturing
Suit production began at Keystone Tailored Manufacturing, the former Hugo Boss plant in Brooklyn, Ohio, where a union-backed deal to make Hart Schaffner Marx suits saved more than 180 jobs.