John Hebner News Today

He doesnt necessarily like to get out in front of people. before i begin, i want to thank some additional special guest who are here. milwaukee mayor tom barrett is in the house. your congresswoman gwenn moore is here. you heard from your local uaw representative, john drew. and i got a great tour from the president of uaw local 469, mike bink. and finally, i want to thank master locks ceo, john hebner for inviting us here today. it is wonderful to be at master lock. i have to say, though, it br...

About outsourcing. more and more companies like masterlock are now insourcing, deciding that if the costs of doing business here isnt too much different than the cost of doing businesses in places like china, then why wouldnt you rather do it right here in the united states of america? why not in why not put some americans to work? companies would rather bet on the country with the best colleges and universities to train workers, with new skills and produce cutting edge research. theyd rather pl...

>> this is captain, youll have an iranian boat -- >> reporter: within two miles of the carrier the iranian boat backed a off. the captain, john alexandre said his biggest worry is that incidents like this could eventually lead to a fatal miscalculation. >> they have the ability to take a shot at me at some point and that is what i worry about. >> reporter: its a legitimate concern. we have now entered the most dangerous stretch of waters here for the american forces. just beyond that h...

create good jobs. >> today, youre selling is products directly to customers in china, stamped with those words "made in america." and the good news is, this is starting to happen around the country. for the first time since 1990, american manufacturers are creating new jobs. thats good for the companies, but its also good up and down the supply chain. because if youre making this stuff here, that means that there are producers and suppliers in and around the area who have a better chan...

>> today, youre selling is products directly to customers in china, stamped with those words "made in america." and the good news is, this is starting to happen around the country. for the first time since 1990, american manufacturers are creating new jobs. thats good for the companies, but its also good up and down the supply chain. because if youre making this stuff here, that means that there are producers and suppliers in and around the area who have a better chance of selling stuf...

an iranian boat -- >> reporter: within two miles of the carrier the iranian boat backed a off. the captain, john alexandre said his biggest worry is that incidents like this could eventually lead to a fatal miscalculation. >> they have the ability to take a shot at me at some point and that is what i worry about. >> reporter: its a legitimate concern. we have now entered the most dangerous stretch of waters here for the american forces. just beyond that horizon is the largest gathering...

Across the nation, there are well-known companies like caterpillar that are planning to bring jobs back home. so last month, we decided to hold a summit. thats where john was at. a summit at the white house so we could hear from companies like these who have decided to insource jobs. we wanted to learn how can we accelerator this trend. and this last fall for the first time, well be bringing companies from around the world together with governors and mayors and other leaders to discuss the benef...