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How Can Reshoring Help Baltimore?

Many of those who protested the death of Freddie Gray also called for more jobs to reduce unemployment and poverty in Baltimore. Today, a look at whether a trend of growth in manufacturing could help the Baltimore region.
The number of manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. from overseas — or coming here for the first time — has hit a record level. Sixty thousand manufacturing jobs were added in the U.S. in 2014. A look at whether the Baltimore region will benefit from this trend.
Also: Nike says it could create up to 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the U.S. if the Trans-Pacific Partnership still under negotiation is approved. Could Under-Armour do the same in Baltimore?