The latest Wall Street Journal: Kamala Lifts NJ Hat Maker
It was looking like a bad political swag season. And then President Biden had a terrible debate. Unionwear owner Mitch Cahn, feeling down about the state of his political sales this election cycle, first had a sense that his fortunes might turn…
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Supply Chain Woes Persist — and They Could Get Worse
The Advertising Specialty Institute shares an eye-opening article: supply chain issues that have been driving up product prices and causing inventory shortfalls in the North American promotional products industry due to Covid-19 could potentially worsen. According to the article, shipping/fulfillment…
Read MoreROI-NJ names Unionwear CEO Mitch Cahn on the List of 2021 Manufacturing Influencers
Mitch Cahn, CEO of Unionwear, was recently named a Manufacturing Influencer for 2021 by ROI-NJ Magazine. Tom Bergeron, CEO of ROI-NJ, had a very specific reason for this year’s list: “When we decided to put together our first-ever ROI Influencers:…
Read MorePlatforme is Making Made-to-Order Production Accessible to All
According to Business of Fashion Magazine, the pandemic has exposed the fragility of fashion’s global supply chains and the subsequent inventory excess that current production models can cause. Platforme, founded in 2015, is using technology to solve these excess inventory…
Read MoreFederal Budget For ‘Made In America’ Manufacturing Could Mean Even More Industrial Demand
According to Bisnow, the White House allocated $600B in funds to support the creation of U.S.-based manufacturing jobs. The Biden administration intends to support the initiative by establishing stronger product sourcing requirements to compel companies to build and source their…
Read MoreRestaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage
Last week we blogged that the real shortage in the American economy is not a labor shortage, but a shortage of imagination. In fact, the restaurant owners who complain that “nobody wants to work anymore” is a simplified version of…
Read MorePeloton to invest $400 million to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Ohio
CNBC reports that Peloton will invest $400 million to build its first factory in the United States to speed up production and delivery of its popular cycles and high-end treadmill machines. The facility should be up and running by 2023.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Forced America to Make More Things What Happens Now?
This article in Wired Magazine highlights Lloyd Ambrust, a software entrepreneur who pivoted to making masks at the start of the pandemic. The experience opened his eyes, as he realized what we at Unionwear have known for some time: when…
Read MoreThe real shortage in the U.S. economy is not a lack of labor. It’s how it fails its citizens
If you have been anywhere near social media these past couple of months, you have seen businesses, especially restaurants, hanging signs that lament the lack of workers and blaming people for not wanting to work anymore. The signs mostly read…
Read MoreAlbéa invests in sustainable ‘made in America’ production
Albéa, a fashion packaging company, has pledged to increase manufacturing in the USA while increasing their sustainable production commitments. The group’s business in America accounts for 20% of the overall workforce. It is mostly focused on tube production (5 plants),…
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