Labor Day is a day set aside to commemorate the hard work and achievements of American workers. This Labor Day Weekend, we celebrated with new attention to the made in U.S.A. movement. As we learn more about the conditions under which some foreign products are made, develop concerns about the materials used to make these products and realize what an impact buying locally produced products can have, we are learning the importance of purchasing American-made and are having an impact.
This past weekend, there were a number of articles about made in the U.S.A. that are worth the read. What a perfect weekend for these articles to be published! Parade Magazine had a wonderful multimedia feature titled "The Return of Made in the U.S.A." You will find a nice gallery showing images of manufacturing in the U.S. today. Several workers are profiled in different sections of the feature. Often, you hear about the companies behind the products but you do not see the people making those products. You can even take a peek into the Workman Cycles and General Pencil factories. Really a nice feature!
Last week, PlasticsNews published an article about Little Tikes returning some of their manufacturing back to a factory in Hudson, Ohio. The company has seen economic growth in the last several years and credits that to moving some of its manufacturing back to Ohio. With a rise in energy costs, logistical hurdles with transporting items and growing concern about toys made overseas, moving some of the manufacturing back to the U.S. made sense.
In "'Made in USA' on the rise as manufacturing costs drops", CNBC discusses how rising transportation costs and lower electricity and natural gas costs make the U.S.A. an attractive option for manufacturing. An interesting read!
It was so nice to see so much attention on made in America during the Labor Day weekend! With our support of these products, more wonderful products will be produced here.
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I love the Made in USA movement and what it represents. My Dad had a boat company and never outsourced any of the work, despite the fact it would have saved him money; he knew that his workers were skilled artisans and couldn't be replaced. My hubby and I also LOVE general stores!!! Yours is stunning!!! Would love to find out more about it! :)
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