Reshoring Initiative's Harry Moser to deliver press briefing at IMTS

Harry Moser, founder and President of the Reshoring Initiative, will be promoting U.S. manufacturing and reshoring jobs to the United States at the upcoming International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), Sept. 12-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Attendees can stop by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM; Washington, DC) booth on Sept. 12 to receive a free signed copy of Remaking America, Moser’s book that outlines the meaningful policy changes needed to position American manufacturing for a competitive future. AAM, a non-profit, non-partisan partnership, will host Scott Paul, AAM President, and Moser from 11 AM to 1 PM and 2 to 4 PM on Monday, Sept. 12, at the AAM booth, NC-273.

“Manufacturing is at the heart of America’s economy,” said Paul. “I hope people will visit our booth to celebrate our country’s rich production history and to discover ways we can ensure a growing sector for the future.”

Additionally, Moser will speak at Center Stage between the North and South Halls on Tuesday, September 13, at 9:30 AM, and on Sept. 15, Moser will deliver a press briefing on the subject of adding manufacturing jobs to the U.S. economy. The event will take place in the Media Center, South Hall, room 401, from 2:30 to 3 PM.

Moser will address the relevance of jobs returning to the United States and creating a manufacturing renaissance, as well as the presidential campaign. Moser believes that it is reasonable to expect hundreds of thousands—perhaps even millions—of manufacturing jobs to return eventually to the United States. “Balancing the trade deficit will cause annual purchases of machine tools and other manufacturing technology to increase by about 25% for 20 years, overcoming the current productivity lag,” said Moser. Details on the trend, the success of reshoring in Mississippi and the needed corporate and national actions will be presented.

Reshoring and foreign direct investment have added about 250,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs since 2009, 30% of the manufacturing employment increase. “Adding another 750,000 requires smarter corporate sourcing decisions and skilled workforce training,” Moser stated in a prepared release. “A further three million, driving an approximate 25% increase in machine tool sales, requires major national action to level the trade playing field.”