Pandemic showed U.S. reliance on PPE imports. New KC mask factory wants to change that

URLhttps://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article24
SourceThe Kansas City Star
Date Published01/20/2021
Author NameKevin Hardy
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name PPE Mfg USA Corp
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):40
Year reshoring announced:2021
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2021
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
City reshored to:Riverside
State(s) reshored to:MO
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Medical Equipment & Supplies
Product(s) reshoredN95 masks, three-layered surgical masks, PPE
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Quality/rework/warranty, Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Government Incentives, Image/brand, Skilled workforce availability/training, Other, Covid-19
Government Incentive dollar amount:$400,000
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