DiMicco talks Trump, trade and drinking the Kool-Aid

Former Nucor Corp. CEO Dan DiMicco stoutly defended the Trump administration’s aggressive foreign trade policy and tariffs at a metals convention Thursday in Charlotte. When a worried manufacturer asked how long the tariffs would last, the often prickly DiMicco declined to offer much comfort. [John Downey | October 12, 2018 | BizJournals]  “This issue is not going…

Treasury Spells Out New Rules on Foreign Deals Involving U.S. Technology

Editor’s note: CPA supported the bill to strengthen controls on incoming foreign investment. The rules are now being written for implementation.  The Treasury-led interagency committee will now require foreign investors to alert it to all deals giving them access to critical technology across 27 industries—including semiconductors, telecommunications and defense—that the committee believes could threaten U.S.…

Press Release: CPA Welcomes Findings of Report on US Defense Industrial Base

Trump administration details blueprint to rebuild key manufacturing sectors Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today said the Trump administration’s new report on vulnerabilities in the US defense industrial base is welcome and critical to national and economic security. The new report offers a comprehensive assessment of the state of defense manufacturing in the United…