Agility an Asset for SMEs as Economy Heads into Market Correction
Key supply chain indicators show that we are more likely headed toward a post-pandemic correction than a full-on recession.
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2023 – Threading the Needle Between Recession and Growth
By Frederick Baehner, IBNewsmag.com Publisher While many economists are forecasting recession in 2023, IBNewsmag.com initiated...
Ecuador – a country of many landscapes
As someone who has spent approximately five months in Ecuador over the past 2.5 years, I have enjoyed varied experiences and appreciated...
PROFILE: Ecuador
A Few Practical Tips for Doing Business in Ecuador Business cards are necessary. If you sell something, be prepared to get payment at the...
Heather Ranck becomes Rural Export Center Director
Heather Ranck has been managing the North Dakota & Northwest Minnesota U.S. Commercial Service office since it opened in 2005. Heather...
Retracing The Road to an Offshoring Economy
Looking in The Rear View Mirror Growing up around my uncles who were second-generation scrap metal merchants, I watched as they shipped...
Reshoring. Nearshoring. Bringing Manufacturing Back Home.
No matter what you call it, it makes a great deal of sense. As a noted editor so aptly put it, “Reshoring is an efficient way to...
Ethiopia offers extraordinary beauty and a storied history
Ethiopia offers stunning natural landscapes. Beauty abounds in the mountains, waterfalls, lakes, wildlife, and even deserts.
It’s Time To Bring Manufacturing Back to America
By Rosemary Coates Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute Reshoring is no longer just a nice idea, it is really happening....
Big Ass Fans – Now Made in the USA
Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Big Ass Fans (BAF), a fan, lighting and controls manufacturer, is an example of shifting the manufacture of...
What the November Numbers are Saying About the Nation’s Economy
What the November Numbers are Saying About the Nation’s Economy
US Commercial Service Opens an Office in Bangladesh
The US Commercial Service has recently opened an office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the first time to facilitate trade services between the...
DuraComm acquired by Mission Critical Electronics
A Kansas City-based SME, DuraComm, went to Mission Critical Electronics (MCE) last month, a California-based designer and manufacturer of...
Armenia – Home of Some Famous Celebrities
What do Cher, Kim Kardashian, Andre Agassi, Andy Serkis and Kirk Kerkorian, the “father of the Las Vegas megaresort,” have in common?...
Kansas City Southern Railroad Developing a New Span of the International Bridge
At the end of October, KCS broke ground on a new Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge spanning the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas to...
How Small and Medium-Sized Companies Can Navigate Freight Chassis Shortages
Of the myriad challenges miring supply chains, a persistent shortage of freight-carrying truck chassis has been among the most...
Why a Formal Trade Agreement with Taiwan is Top of Mind
Taiwan is and has been a strong trading partner with the US. In fact, in the 2021 fiscal year, the US exported over $36.8 billion worth...
How to Prepare for the Forthcoming Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court System in the EU
You may have heard about it previously because it has been in the works for several years. Essentially, the unitary patent under the...
Serving the Semiconductor Industry Worldwide with Specialized Materials and Much More
Brewer Science manufactures materials and equipment for the fabrication of cutting-edge microdevices worldwide.
Manufacturing continues growth, while exports vary by region
Economic activity in the national manufacturing sector grew in October, with the overall economy netting its 29th consecutive month of...
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