Manufacturing is undergoing a renaissance in the United States as companies, frustrated by supply chain problems and wary of political disputes, reconsider sending work overseas and invest back home.

Part 1

For Wisconsin, which remains among the top 10 states for most manufacturing companies and jobs, “reshoring” can be an economic and cultural watershed. The question is whether it will last.

Part 2

Taiwan-based Foxconn has 30,000 employees spread over seven campuses in Mexico. It’s a prime example of all the companies, whether located in the U.S. or Asia, finding that producing goods for American consumers in the country to our south makes sense because of proximity, low wages and tariff-free trade zones.

Part 3

Central America, especially Honduras, has become home to American apparel manufacturing. Could that be a deterrent to migrants crossing the U.S. southern border?