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Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: Tesla is planning a more than 538,000-square-foot distribution center near Austin, Texas; and The winners of the 2026 Supply Chain Excellence Awards USA were announced at Union Station in…

Cyberattack disruption forces immediate operational constraint assessment on shipping and order processing workflows.

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.

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…

Colombian apparel suppliers at Sourcing at Magic in Las Vegas are navigating a double shock: a 7.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…