Sunday, April 29, 2012

The Market's New Motto—'Made in the U.S.A.' - WSJ.com

U.S. manufacturers are more competitive with global rivals than at any time in recent memory. Energy costs and other expenses are falling, manufacturers say. And U.S. workers' pay has become more competitive with foreign wages


The Market's New Motto—'Made in the U.S.A.' - WSJ.com

Friday, April 13, 2012

U.S. says intellectual property supports 40 million jobs | Reuters

Almost every US industry relies on Intellectual Property protection - 28% of the workforce is involved

U.S. says intellectual property supports 40 million jobs | Reuters

US trade gap narrows sharply in Feb to $46.03 bln - chicagotribune.com

US trade deficit narrowed as exports hit record high in February 2012

US trade gap narrows sharply in Feb to $46.03 bln - chicagotribune.com

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Market for Maine heritage brand shoes growing in Asia — Business — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

In fact, hand-sewn American shoes almost have reached cult status in a number of Asian countries.
“They want Made in the USA,” D’arcy Main-Boyington, Brewer’s economic development director, said recently.

Shoemakers in Maine — Highland Shoe Co. of Brewer, Rancourt & Co. Shoecrafters of Lewiston and Quoddy of Perry — that make traditional hand-cut and hand-sewn leather shoes are seeing a resurgence in popularity of their heirloom-quality footwear among overseas customers, many in Asia.
Highland annually makes around 25,000 shoes by hand for private labels such as Yuketen, Red Wing, Oak Street Bootmakers and Sperry Top-Sider Shoes and “50 to 60 percent of our shoes get shipped overseas somewhere,” company president Adam Sutton said recently.
Quoddy produces only its own brand of footwear. Every year it makes just over 20,000 handsewn moccasins, and 25 percent of those go to Asian markets.

Market for Maine heritage brand shoes growing in Asia — Business — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Qatar has $26bn worth of projects to award in 2012 | ConstructionWeekOnline.com

A new study conducted by Standard Chartered has shown that the outstanding value of projects to be awarded in Qatar for the remaining three quarters of 2012 are valued at $26 billion, representing a 153% increase over the same period last year.

Qatar has $26bn worth of projects to award in 2012 | ConstructionWeekOnline.com

Do you see any opportunities for your company to export US products and services to Qatar?