A Few Things You May Not Have Thought of When Buying Made in America

By: Kaitlyn Miller Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Buying American is an honorable goal, but how do we go about it in the course of work and home life? Here is a short list of companies, big and small, national and international, producing Made In America products that sell domestically and abroad. Their products are the less commonly thought of when it comes to buying American-made but they are still a driving force behind the running of everyday life in the U.S.A.

PrintPlace.com -- Arlington, TX -- provides high quality, full color printing and direct mail services for promotional and marketing materials including: postcards, folders, posters, bookmarks, flyers, greeting cards, menus, door hangers, business cards, brochures, bookmarks, calendars, catalogs, letterhead, table tents, booklets, envelopes, note pads, and more.

Ball.com – Springdale, AR; Chino, Fairfield, Oakdale, Torrance, CA; Golden, CO; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Kapolei, HA; Batavia, Danville, Elgin, IL; Monticello, IN; Ames, IA; Baltimore, MD; Delran, NJ; Baldwinsville, Saratoga Springs, Wallkill, NY - manufactures packaging products including metal beverage containers, metal food containers, plastics, aerosol & specialty, and decorative custom metal tins.

CatskillCraftsmen.com -- Stamford, NY –– manufactures domestic hardwood ready-to-assemble kitchen carts, islands, and work centers.

Marshalltown.com -- Fayetteville, AR; Marshalltown, IA -– manufactures premium quality trowels for masonry, concrete, decorative concrete, drywall, tiling and flooring, paint, EIFS, and archaeology.

Acme Brick – Clarksville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and Malvern, AR; Castle Rock, CO; Kanopolis, KS; Holly Springs, MS; Oklahoma City, OK; Bridgeport, Denton, Elgin, Garrison, Malakoff, McQueeny, Millsap, and Sealy, TX; Springfield, MN – plants located in six states manufacture brick, tile, concrete block, glass block systems, and cut natural stone.

All-Clad.com – Canonsburg, PA - manufactures and sells cookware in the US, including stainless steel and copper-core cookware and LTD round bottom woks.

Crown.com – Greencastle, IN; Kinston, NC; New Bremen, OH - manufactures components and equipment for material handling including: manual pallet jacks, electric pallet jacks, narrow-aisle turret trucks, narrow-aisle reach trucks, electric forklifts, tow tractors, stock pickers, and the WAVe (Work Assist Vehicle).

PeetShoeDryer.com – St. Maries, ID – manufactures equipment for drying personal transportation equipment (shoes, gloves, and helmets).

Gates.com – Siloam Springs, AR; Elizabethtown, KY; Columbia, MO; Ashe County, NC; Moncks Corner, SC – one of the largest producers of rubber belts and hoses for automobile and industrial use serving the auto, agriculture, mining, forestry, construction, office equipment, computer and food processing and handling industries.