Made In USA Front And Center for Federal Jobs Emphasis

During the summer the White House launched a three-week “Made in America” emphasis to highlight the president’s focus on creating jobs. Companies large and small from every state in the Union featured their products as President Trump emphasized the need to roll back regulations that encourage manufacturers to move overseas.

This newsletter features “Made in USA” product lines every October, believing that it is important for the economic health of the country to continue making things in the USA. Below is a sampling of CAMEO EZ^© product lines Made in USA*.

LPG Greetings’ Life Lines^™ Collection of plaques is carefully handcrafted in the company’s Walworth, Wisconsin studios. The designs by American artists go through a ten-step process: cutting locally sourced wood to size, printing, laminating and trimming each design, each print is carefully placed on the wood. After lamination, the product goes through the foiling machine FOUR times so that each side is edged and foiled with a black, green or blue edge. The back is then routed so that the plaque is ready to hang. Finally, each plaque is cleaned, quality checked, stickered with a MADE IN USA sticker and bagged.

Originally founded in 1986 as a giftware business, Imagine Design was acquired in 2008 by AccessAbility, Inc., a Minneapolis, Minnesota nonprofit to serve as a social enterprise providing transitional work and training for people who have barriers to employment. The individuals from the community who work on the Imagine Design business line gain transferable skills in production, inventory, merchandising, customer service and more. Imagine Design home décor and gift items are made using the finest quality materials combined with its own unique designs of media, depth and embellishments. The result is a fun and inspirational gift line that also has a great mission!

“We’ve outgrown the kitchen but we’re still happy,” said Jennifer Garrison, Director of Operations of Tangico, formerly KitchenHappy, of Pontiac Michigan. Tangico is the maker of Snapi, the single-handed server. Sue Kinch, president, joined the company in 2013 determined to deliver customizable Made in the USA products offering low minimum order requirements, no set up fees, quick turnaround and a contagious sense of fun. In addition to its flagship product Snapi and wine stoppers, Tangico now offers wall-mounted bottle openers, key holders, coasters, cutting boards, Christmas ornaments, magnets and shelf sitters.

Whether real wood frames, uniquely made glass gifts or handmade pewter, Atlanta, Georgia based The Grandparent Gift Co. continues to create and manufacture products made and/or assembled in the USA that delight and inspire customers with one-of-kind sentiments and heartfelt gifts. One of the company’s newest lines for the Holidays features their heirloom quality pewter photo ornaments for new baby, first grandchild and bereavement. The 2.5×5, 100% lead free pewter ornaments are paired with a beautiful sentiment and gift boxed, ready for giving. Pewter is also the spotlight of another of the company’s new American made line called “Written on My Heart”. Written on my heart is a collection of US made frames and pewter heart-shaped ornaments celebrating the life of departed loved ones, including Mom, Dad, Sister and Friend.

HuggyBox is unusual in that the company was started by an 11-year-old adopted child. When she was five, Elena Barrett’s father left a note under her pillow when he went on a business trip. The note wished her a good night’s sleep and included the word “Huggy”. It told her if she squeezed the note really tight and she would feel his hug come through the paper.

From this experience HuggyBox was born. The note cards are for sending “virtual hugs”, allowing people to stay connected. HuggyBox makes it’s products in Rochester, New York with soy-based inks on 100% recycled mixed source materials. HuggyBox is also a Proud Partner of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. A portion of each HuggyBox sold goes to the foundation to find families for children in foster care.

Hallandale, Florida is home to JTP Wholesale, which markets a variety of product lines, but the company’s monogrammed coasters and unique monogrammed bathroom tissue are both Made in USA. The bathroom tissue is available as single rolls or in a gift-boxed set. The company also has bathroom tissue in a variety of other patterns like Christmas and Birthday.

The vendors above are just the beginning. Below in “Featured Vendors” you will find Made In USA vendors, indicated by the red, white and blue backgrounds. And there are more:

*For the purposes of this newsletter, “Made In USA” can include products assembled in the US, products where some components are made in the US or products entirely made in the US.