We were excited that during this year's SOTU address President Obama continued the trend of the last two years in promoting Reshoring, Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and building the middle class. "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers…
We started working on Reshoring not just because it's the right thing to do but because we didn't see a future:a future for not only our grandchildren but also our country. It's hard to imagine a prosperous future if most…
American companies that produce products in America...what a concept! Buying American products isn't a new concept, I remember growing up in the 80's and 90's and constantly hearing - "Buy American cars and Support America!" At the time American cars…
Last week we were in Denver, CO for the Walmart US Manufacturing Summit where Walmart recommitted to investing in American-made products. The two-day event started with the Mayor of Denver welcoming us and then stating his case on why Denver…
The question we should ask first is: “Did our love for better, cheaper and faster put us in this situation?” Of course it did! Who wouldn't want the same product but cheaper and in one convenient location? And because Americans…
Failure is hard. Hard to admit, hard to accept and hard to reflect on.. Last month we discussed how to avoid the pitfalls of reshoring. We used "pitfalls" as a kind way to say "How Not to Fail" but really…
Have you ever tried to do too much at one time? Of course you have, we all have. In most cases it works out with very little fallout. In some cases though, time and money can be lost. Years ago…
Ever since Starbucks announced it was returning the manufacturing of its retail coffee mugs to the U.S.A., Rosemary and I have been checking for them. Every time we are in a Starbucks we turn the mugs over to see where…
Public opinion is a fickle thing. One minute we love a company for exciting new products and then the next we hear that they are using child labor to make their products and we boycott them. How do you recover…