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Category: Made In USA manufacturing and logistics
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Made In USA August 31, 2026: Walmart to build $1.3B fulfillment center in Georgia
Walmart and Georgia logistics expansion this week: Walmart plans to build a 1.5-million-square-foot automated fulfillment center in Carnesville, Georgia, representing; and Gov.
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Made In USA August 24, 2026: 125-year-old mall retail anchor closes discount outlet, cuts 101 jobs
Nordstrom confirmed the closure of its Nordstrom Last Chance clearance outlet at Yorktown Center in Lombard, Illinois, effective September 2026, with 101 employees losing jobs effective October 5, 2026, per a WARN Act…
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Made In USA August 17, 2026: Colombian Suppliers Face Earthquake Impacts
Colombian apparel suppliers at Sourcing at Magic in Las Vegas are navigating a double shock: a 7.
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Made In USA August 10, 2026: Woven Biomedical Textiles
Bally Ribbon Mills’ R&D director details how minimally invasive surgery has rewritten the engineering requirements for woven medical textiles, pushing shuttle-loom weaving into a precision discipline where a single…
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Made In USA August 3, 2026: Sensormatic Introduces Sewn-In RFID Tags, ITMF Global Textile Machinery Shipments
Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: Sensormatic Solutions has introduced two sewn-in RFID tagging options—the RFID Seam Tag and RFID Brand; and Global textile machinery shipments contracted across nearly every segment in…
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Made In USA July 27, 2026: Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains
Executive Order 14415 ends most waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872 for defense procurement of critical materials starting January 1, 2027, forcing contractors to either source domestically or from allies or submit formal…
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Made In USA July 20, 2026: ArcBest announces layoffs closing 10, Supply Chain Trends RFID AI, Maersk Lululemon Go Big
Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: ArcBest is cutting ~2% of its workforce, closing 10 LTL terminals in small markets, and retiring the MoLo and; and UPS is rolling out RFID package sensing across its U.S.
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Made In The USA? Prove It: FTC Marks America’s 250th With Crack Down On Domestic Origin Claims
Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: On July 6, 2026, the FTC sent warning letters to seven companies for unsubstantiated ‘Made in USA’ claims, including; and The US, Mexico, and Canada declined to extend the USMCA for…
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Lovesac on track with tariff-driven onshoring effort
Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: Lovesac is on track to begin domestic production of its Sactionals modular sofas this summer, aiming to eliminate; and Orbital Composites has secured a $1.
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Digital Product Passports Raising Textile Transparency News
Digital Product Passports offer a digital twin of garments, detailing origins, materials, environmental impact, and circularity potential for enhanced transparency.