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The automotive supply chain is "truly a global market"
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What makes an imported car an imported car? It's complicated.
Talks but no deal after U.S. China trade talks
A high-powered U.S. trade delegation is heading back from Beijing after two days of trade talks with senior Chinese officials. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters the two teams had “good conversations.” The American team brought a list of demands to the talks, including cutting $200 billion from China’s trade surplus with the U.S. […]
How are Chinese manufacturers reacting to the threat of U.S. tariffs?
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We spoke to Chinese manufacturers in Guangzhou city in Southern China at one of the world’s biggest trade shows — the Canton Fair.
Tariffs may help Big Steel, but hurt the smaller manufacturers
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"What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander," says Delaware Steel CEO.
From engineer to coffee shop owner in Erie, Pennsylvania
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Millennial Hannah Kirby believes bringing back manufacturing work is unrealistic, and that young people have to create those family-sustaining jobs that once existed.
Who’s better off in Erie’s changing economy?
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Local residents discuss the national — and their personal — economies.
General Electric built this town, but its presence is shrinking
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The company plans to leave the locomotive manufacturing industry in a few years.
The new tax law is working out for this manufacturing town
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The VP of Sterling Technologies in Lake City, Pennsylvania, says he already sees benefits from the tax bill.
U.S. manufacturing is on track for a strong year after a recession rebound
President Donald Trump is visiting a heavy equipment plant in Pittsburgh today, to campaign for a Republican candidate looking to fill a vacant congressional seat there. The president is expected to promote the new tax bill and tout recent growth in U.S. manufacturing — a sector he campaigned on saving. Click the audio player above […]
A peek inside Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is also a glimpse at manufacturing in America
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Nonprofit Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping to create local manufacturing jobs while providing work for the visually impaired.

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