U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty

Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • West Virginia Watch

Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Courtesy of Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there tha…

With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid

If President Trump’s tariff strategy is going to bring production and jobs back to the United States, Didi Caldwell will be one of the first people to notice. Caldwell calls herself a factory whisperer. Her company, Global Location Strategies of Greenville, South Carolina, “is at the tip of the spear,” she says, in helping foreign and domestic companies find places to build factories in the United States. Her company helped London-based beverage…

“Happy Now MAGA?” They ask... And the Answer is “Yes”

The blog post articulates a strong defense of recent policies that have bolstered American wages, limited illegal immigration, and reshaped international trade dynamics. It presents a compelling perspective on the benefits of these changes for the U.S. economy and society.

Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • Nevada Current

Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Courtesy of Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there tha…

Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories • Kansas Reflector

Employee Jericho Talatala assembles a forensic computer workstation used in police investigations at the Sumuri LLC plant in Magnolia, Del., which could be hurt by tariffs and reduced government spending. Tariffs meant to encourage U.S. manufacturing could have the opposite effect because many materials are imported from China. (Sumuri LLC)Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there that police off…

Politically connected firms benefit from Trump tariff exemptions

This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. After President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs earlier this month, the White House released a list of more than a thousand products that would be exempted. One item that made the list is polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET resin, the […] The post Politically connected firms benefit from Trump tariff exemptions app…