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    Will Scope 3 Emissions See More Scrutiny?

    Oct. 13, 2023
    A new California law could be the beginning of the end of greenwashing.
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    Public Policy

    Reviving Manufacturing Is the Only Way to Economic Growth

    Sept. 28, 2023
    The transition to a service economy has failed.
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    Competitiveness

    Biden Tax Credits, Trump Tariffs Together Boost US Manufacturing

    May 9, 2023
    Congress may not be doing much across the aisle, but separate trade policies by different administrations are having a cumulative positive effect.
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    Legislation

    Updated: EV Tax Credit Winners and Losers—Rivian, VW Gain Incentives

    May 4, 2023
    The latest Treasury Department rules are out. Which electrified vehicles qualified for the $7,500 incentive under the Inflation Reduction Act, and which fell short?

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    Ebooks & Digital Editions

    eBook: Reshoring Manufacturing: Progress & Challenges

    Aug. 11, 2024
    Experts in the water treatment, pharmaceutical, chemicals and manufacturing world look at how reshoring is changing the rules of the market.
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    Wall Street Bull
    Public Policy

    How the Financialization of America Hurt Workers and the Economy

    Oct. 6, 2022
    At its peak in the mid 20th century, manufacturing had 40% of all profits and 29% of the nation’s jobs. Today, finance has 40% of profits with 5% of the jobs.
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    Competitiveness

    The CHIPs Act Slacks on Domestic Production Targets

    Aug. 26, 2022
    To truly achieve reshoring goals, each segment of the industry needs specific requirements.
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    One Percent
    Public Policy

    American Workers: Caught in the Jaws of Change

    Aug. 5, 2022
    Poor wage growth is a failure by design driven by multinational corporations and their shareholders.
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    Legislation

    Proposed 'Book Tax' Puts Burden on Manufacturers

    Aug. 1, 2022
    The provision is estimated to raise $313 billion, and the Joint Committee on Taxation finds that manufacturers would be responsible for paying nearly half of it.