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Craig Sauzer, President and CEO of JLS Automation LLC talks about the critical impact that tax reform has had on his company and the entire manufacturing industry - from small family-owned businesses to large companies.

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The recent power surges and brownouts at the Port of Los Angeles is yet another example of why permitting reform is critical for energy infrastructure projects. Read more:

Power Surges, Lulls Challenge Port’s Energy Transition Power surges and brownouts at the Port of Los Angeles are knocking critical cargo equipment offline with increasing frequency, jeopardizing the port’s move to renewables (The Wall Street Journal, subscription). What’s going on: Terminal operators at the container port, the busiest in the Western...

Manufacturers are facing an onslaught of federal regulations and a looming wave of tax increases in 2025. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons spoke with Fox News on the policies the next president must prioritize to keep manufacturing in America strong.

Manufacturers talk 2024, what's needed to keep US thriving U.S. manufacturers have a wish list for whoever wins the White House in 2024, and it focuses on three simple actions that they believe can keep the sector and the economy growing.

PBMs' business models are contributing to the skyrocketing costs of health care. Read more about how the NAM is leading efforts to reform PBMs:

NAM Leads Effort to Reform PBMs Middlemen created to manage the price of prescription drugs are instead driving up health care costs for manufacturers and manufacturing workers, the NAM told the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Tuesday, the same day the committee released a report on pharmacy benefit managers’ ...

: Sara Irvani: CEO and third-generation shoemaker at award-winning Georgia-based shoe manufacturer, Okabashi, addresses why permanent restoration of R&D expensing is a top priority for her company and the broader industry.

Sara Irvani, Okabashi Brands

For small manufacturers that are organized as pass-throughs, a critical tax deduction is set to expire at the end of 2025. Manufacturers are sounding the alarm as part of the NAM’s tax campaign. Learn more:

Small Manufacturers: Save the Pass-Through Deduction A critical tax deduction for small businesses is set to expire at the end of 2025, and manufacturers are sounding the alarm as part of the NAM’s “Manufacturing Wins” tax campaign. Increasing the tax burden: Courtney Silver, president and owner of Concord, North Carolina–based Ketchie, recent...

The NAM recently released a tax explainer on the current corporate tax rate, emphasizing why it’s crucial to U.S. manufacturing’s competitiveness on the world stage.

The Corporate Tax Rate, Explained The NAM’s 2025 tax campaign, “Manufacturing Wins,” is focused on preserving tax provisions critical to manufacturing in the U.S. One of those is the corporate tax rate, which the 2017 tax reform lowered from 35% to a globally competitive 21%. The NAM recently released a tax explainer on the cu...

The NAM is calling on the CPSC to better communicate and work with manufacturers to ensure that our shared goal of consumer safety is maintained. Read more:

NAM Calls for Oversight on the CPSC Manufacturers have long been partners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission—working with the agency to keep the public informed and protected—but a lack of transparency at the CPSC in the past few years has stymied businesses’ attempts “to understand how [they] will be regulated,” the ...

Following the announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be the Democratic nominees for president and vice president, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: https://nam.org/nam-we-are-counting-on-the-next-administration-to-champion-the-13-million-people-who-make-their-living-in-modern-manufacturing-31712/

In 2018, manufacturers added 263,000 new jobs, the best year for job creation in manufacturing in 21 years.

For the Washington Examiner, Jay Timmons and Congressman Vern Buchanan highlight the success of the 2017 tax reform. https://nam.org/timmons-buchanan-avert-tax-armageddon-31625/

Tax reform in 2017 lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to a globally competitive 21%.

As part of our tax campaign, the NAM has outlined what’s at stake if manufacturers are once again subjected to one of the highest rates of tax in the world. Click the link in our bio to read more.

Tax reform in 2017 lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to a globally competitive 21%. As part of our tax campaign, the NAM has outlined what's at stake if manufacturers are once again subjected to one of the highest rates of tax in the world. Read more: https://nam.org/issues/tax/

The pass-through deduction is set to expire at the end of 2025, and small manufacturers like BTE Technologies are sounding the alarm. Congress must act to prevent damaging tax increases on the manufacturing industry. https://nam.org/small-manufacturers-save-the-pass-through-deduction-31655/

For the Washington Examiner, Jay Timmons and Congressman Vern Buchanan urge Congress and the White House to stop a wave of tax increases set to fall on Americans next year, particularly on the heart of the economy — manufacturers and their workers.
https://nam.org/timmons-buchanan-avert-tax-armageddon-31625/

Austin Ramirez, president and CEO of Husco, warns that the disappearance of the pass-through deduction would harm U.S. competitiveness. Congress must take action before this critical tax provision expires next year.
https://nam.org/small-manufacturers-save-the-pass-through-deduction-31655/

For small manufacturers like Ketchie Inc., the pass-through deduction created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is critical. Congress must act before this pro-growth tax provision expires at the end of 2025 to keep America strong.

Small Manufacturers: Save the Pass-Through Deduction A critical tax deduction for small businesses is set to expire at the end of 2025, and manufacturers are sounding the alarm as part of the NAM’s “Manufacturing Wins” tax campaign. Increasing the tax burden: Courtney Silver, president and owner of Concord, North Carolina–based Ketchie, recent...

As part of our tax campaign, the NAM interviewed Sen. Steve Daines to learn more about what Congress is doing to prevent devastating tax increases scheduled for the end of 2025. https://nam.org/sen-daines-how-were-working-to-avert-a-tax-crisis-31593/

Manufacturers are taking new steps toward sustainability. For Foxconn—a consumer electronics contract manufacturer and solutions provider with U.S. headquarters in Milwaukee, WI—that effort is about to get a big boost. Read more:

Foxconn Shines a Light on Solar Energy Manufacturers across the U.S. are taking new steps toward sustainability. For Foxconn—a consumer electronics contract manufacturer and solutions provider with U.S. headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—that effort is about to get a big boost. The project: Foxconn is developing a massive field of ...

In a recent NAM survey, 93% of pass-through manufacturers said their ability to grow, create jobs and invest in their companies will be stymied if the Section 199A pass-through deduction is allowed to expire. Congress must take action.
https://nam.org/the-pass-through-deduction-explained-31571/

Last week, nearly 100 veterans attended a manufacturing career fair at Fort Riley, Kansas, including many who pursued careers in manufacturing through The Manufacturing Institute's program. Read more:

Heroes MAKE America Draws a Crowd Nearly 100 veterans attended a manufacturing career fair at Fort Riley, Kansas, last week, including many who had prepared for their new careers via the Heroes MAKE America program (Kansas Biz News). What’s going on: “The career fair and other events held by Heroes MAKE America and Manufacturing...

The 2017 tax reform freed up significant capital for smaller manufacturers to reinvest in their businesses. For example, 2018 was the best year for manufacturing job creation in 21 years and the best year for wage growth in 15 years.
https://nam.org/the-pass-through-deduction-explained-31571/

Manufacturers joined with President Joe Biden to deliver historic wins for our industry and our country.

President Biden has also rallied the world to the cause of democracy, been a steadfast ally of Ukraine—just as manufacturers have been—and taken great strides to strengthen our institutions.

The National Association of Manufacturers' full statement on President Biden's decision not to seek reelection: https://nam.org/manufacturers-president-biden-has-rallied-the-world-to-the-cause-of-democracy-31621/

As a part of the NAM's tax campaign , the NAM spoke with Sen. Steve Daines about critical pro-growth tax provisions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3SheVqx

Sen. Daines: How We’re Working to Avert a Tax Crisis Manufacturing-critical provisions from 2017 tax reform are set to expire at the end of next year—unless Congress acts. As part of our 2025 tax campaign, Manufacturing Wins, the NAM recently interviewed Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) to learn more about what these expirations would mean for manufacturers...

Following the launch of the NAM's tax campaign , House and Senate members have been listening to small and medium-sized manufacturers nationwide—and they’re working to preserve a critical tax provision. Read more:

Daines, Smucker Staffers Talk Pass-Through Deduction House and Senate Republicans have been listening to small and medium-sized manufacturers nationwide—and they’re working to preserve a critical tax provision designed specifically for those businesses, key legislative staffers told an NAM audience this week. What’s going on: On Thursday, as par...