Archive for March, 2014

Made in America Panel Accuses Obama Administration of Turning its Back on Women Workers

Made in America Panel Accuses Obama Administration of Turning its Back on Women Workers

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations) by welcoming WKAL-AM, Utica, New York, as the newest media outlet for the show.

Made in America welcomed Hadley Heath to the show, the director of health policy and a senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, which specializes in health care, entitlements, economics, and fiscal policy.

Heath took issue with President Obama’s contention that his policies were helping women in the ...

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Look to States – not the White House or Congress – for Economic Innovation

Look to States – not the White House or Congress – for Economic Innovation

If your perception of this country’s economic outlook is based on the depressing news coming out of Washington D.C., you’re missing the big picture.

Innovation, job creation and statesmanship aren’t coming out of the White House — they’re coming out of states like Wisconsin and North Dakota, which are unencumbered by flawed federal policies and uninspired leadership.

I recently chatted with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on my radio show “Made in America,” and I came away with renewed respect for his leadership.

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Mergermarket – March 19, 2014

Mergermarket – March 19, 2014

The Legacy Companies, a privately held manufacturer of home appliances, kitchen tools and food service equipment, is actively seeking acquisitions to add to its portfolio of brands, said Neal Asbury, founder and chief executive.

Asbury, in Chicago for the annual International Home + Housewares Show, said the company is working on five acquisitions right now that are in various stages of completion. Three of the targets are in the US. Asbury declined to go into specifics on the five companies, citing ...

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American Innovation Better Than Ever

American Innovation Better Than Ever

Writing from Chicago at the annual Housewares Show, it reminds me how many American entrepreneurs are in this industry. From booth to booth, new entrepreneurs mingle with entrepreneurs who have been in this industry for decades. What they have in common is a vision and the inner drive to make their ideas a reality and risk everything to grab a piece of the American Dream.

No nation can out-innovate the United States of America.

Measured as patents per capita, the United States ...

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Made in America Panel Says it’s Time to Stop America’s Defeatist Attitude

Made in America Panel Says it’s Time to Stop America’s Defeatist Attitude

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) by welcoming Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to the show, and applauding the bold actions he took to turn around Wisconsin’s economy — a model for the rest for the country.

Walker’s launch of his “Blueprint for Prosperity,” has turned a $3.6 billion deficit in Wisconsin into a $2.0 billion dollar surplus.

“The plan is designed to put taxpayers back in charge, with reforms ...

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