Brooke Sutherland

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Brooke Sutherland

To get Industrial Strength delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. General Motors Co.’s announcement this week that it will spend $4 billion to increase car production in the US is one of the biggest victories yet for those who argue President Donald Trump’s tariff tornado will unleash a domestic manufacturing resurgence. At the same time, GM’s investment underscores why it’s so hard to orchestrate a broader reshoring of factory work to the US.

2 weeks ago | treasuryandrisk.com | Mark Niquette |Brooke Sutherland

Manufacturing (Photo: Hound/Adobe Stock) President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by up-ending another top priority: the revival of U.S. manufacturing and the American Rust Belt. In Illinois, Trump’s tariffs prompted a compressor maker to delay a key equipment purchase after an ambitious factory revamp.

2 weeks ago | crainscleveland.com | Mark Niquette |Brooke Sutherland

President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of U.S. manufacturing and the American Rust Belt. In Illinois, Trump’s tariffs prompted a compressor maker to delay a key equipment purchase after an ambitious factory revamp. Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin-based producer of factory tools, says some manufacturers are putting projects on hold because of uncertainty over costs and future demand. Snap-on Inc.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Mark Niquette |Miranda Davis |Brooke Sutherland

President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt. In Illinois, Trump’s tariffs prompted a compressor maker to delay a key equipment purchase after an ambitious factory revamp. Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin-based producer of factory tools, says some manufacturers are putting projects on hold because of uncertainty over costs and future demand. Snap-on Inc.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Niquette |Brooke Sutherland

A sign in support of Donald Trump in front of a junkyard in downtown Springfield, Ohio. (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt. In Illinois, Trump’s tariffs prompted a compressor maker to delay a key equipment purchase after an ambitious factory revamp.