Executive Order 13788 Orders Agencies to Enforce Buy American Laws and Limit Waivers
Agencies were given 150 days to review how they comply with domestic-preference laws and how they use waivers.
Haribo Picks Wisconsin for Its First North American Gummy Factory
The $242 million plant in Kenosha County was expected to open in 2020 with 400 jobs.
Ohio Pump Maker Seepex Sues Rival Over Implied USA-Made Claims
The suit says Liberty Process Equipment used patriotic symbols and product names to suggest its pump parts were made in the USA.
Volkswagen Unveils Atlas SUV to Be Built in Chattanooga, Tennessee
VW said it invested $900 million to prepare its Chattanooga plant to build its largest SUV for the USA.
Sediver Returns Glass Insulator Production to the USA With West Memphis Plant
The French insulator maker had not made insulators in the USA since leaving Charlotte, N.C., in 2001.
Ralph Lauren Says Team USA’s Rio Opening Ceremony Uniforms Are Made in USA
Ralph Lauren said it used more than 40 USA partners and manufacturers, with blazers made by Hickey Freeman in Rochester, N.Y.
Mercedes-Benz Breaks Ground on $500 Million Sprinter Van Plant in South Carolina
Sprinters for the USA had been built in Germany, taken apart for shipping and put back together in Charleston.
XpressWest Drops China Railway Partner, Cites Rule That High-Speed Trains Be USA-Made
The Las Vegas rail developer said its biggest challenge was the federal requirement that high-speed trains be manufactured in the USA.
FactCheck.org: Suits, Shirts and Ties Are Still Made in the USA
Checking a claim that such clothing is no longer made in the USA, FactCheck.org found suit, shirt and tie makers still producing domestically.
Airbus Delivers First USA-Built Jet From Mobile, Alabama, Plant to JetBlue
The A321, named BluesMobile, was the first airliner Airbus assembled in the USA, seven months after the Mobile plant opened.