by Steven Capozzola | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Last fall, we pondered whether Apple could start building iPads and iPhones in the U.S. Our conclusion was, YES, Apple could indeed start assembling products in the U.S. Some key points: 1. Labor costs are not the key factor. As Michele Nash-Hoff...
by Steven Capozzola | May 2, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Tremulous times in the world of U.S. trade with China. Tomorrow, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Beijing for the latest semi-annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED). At ManufactureThis, we've...
by Steven Capozzola | Feb 11, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
An analysis of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) from Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Media Director Steven Capozzola... I've talked with many domestic U.S. manufacturers over the past decade or so-- mostly small and mid-sized manufacturers...
by Steven Capozzola | Nov 8, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
America's defense supply chain put at risk by purchase of counterfeit, salvaged products from China. The U.S. Department of Defense has been buying counterfeit electronic parts from China. A Senate Armed Services Committee investigation led by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI)...
by Steven Capozzola | Nov 3, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
If you want to field a good baseball team, you don't just show up on opening day and say "Let's play." No, you carefully plan your team. You make sure to get the best pitchers ("pitching, pitching, pitching," as they say). And you make sure your...