Company/Division name | Kent International |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Kept from Offshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 175 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2016 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Capital investment ($): | 4.3 |
City reshored to: | Manning |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Hobbies (subset of Miscelaneous) |
Product(s) reshored | Bicycles |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Total cost |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Image/brand, Impact on domestic economy |