Little Tikes is making a big climb by increasing U.S. Production

URLhttp://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130728/SU
SourceCrain's Cleveland Business
Date Published07/28/2013
Author NameRachel Abbey McCafferty
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Little Tikes
Parent companyMGA Entertainment
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):50
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):3
Country(ies) from which reshored:China
City reshored to:Hudson
State(s) reshored to:OH
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Hobbies
Product(s) reshoredChildren's toys
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Freight cost, Quality/rework/warranty
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity
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