Articles Tagged with ''reshoring''

CUPERTINO, CA—Apple Inc. plans to spend more than $100 million next year to reshore production of its Mac computers,

In June 2011, we defended The Boeing Co. against a complaint filed against it by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

CANTON, MI—Element Electronics has reshored production of televisions from Asia to an assembly plant here.

BETTENDORF, IA—LEDS America is moving production of its LED-based light bulbs from China to a new $12 million assembly plant under construction here. The plant is expected to employ 130 to 150 people.

BOSTON—Approximately 14 percent of U.S. manufacturers with more than $1 billion in sales will reshore some production from overseas, according to a new survey by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MANCHESTER, NH—Contract manufacturer SemiGen Inc. has published a white paper, “The Advantages of Outsourcing Your RF/Microwave Assembly to an Onshore Contractor.”

NINGBO CITY, China—Authorities in east China ordered a security crackdown Sunday after thousands of locals clashed with police during a protest at the construction of a chemical plant.

CHICAGO—Boeing is actively encouraging its suppliers to outsource work to Mexico. Patrick McKenna, director of supply chain strategy and supplier management at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has urged suppliers to attend a Nov. 15 workshop in Chicago to learn how to do business in Mexico.

The demise of telecom giant Nortel may have been caused by its contract manufacturer, Huawei.

YANTAI, China—Contract manufacturer Foxconn has admitted that an in-house investigation discovered children as young as 14 years old working at its assembly plant here.