by Michael Fisher | May 13, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: A 90 Day “Reprieve” Some encouraging news! A couple of minions in big-boy pants and matching red ties (Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer) met over the weekend in Switzerland with...
by Arianne Hutchins | May 6, 2025 | Manufacturing
I recently traveled to China for the first time with GPI President Mike Fisher to meet the people at our factories who make everything we do possible. It was an eye-opening experience, and the most important takeaway that I wish everyone in our industry could get is...
by Michael Fisher | Apr 8, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: Liberation Day and the Cratering of the Global Economy Sunday morning, April 6th, [updated April 7th]. I have to note when I write this because by the time you read this, things may have changed once again. It’s been quite a tumultuous past few...
by Michael Fisher | Mar 12, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: Indecision May or May Not Be The Problem It’s Monday, March 10th at 8:44 pm as I write this. I feel that I need to document the date and time of these tariff articles from now on because by the time it gets to you, things may have changed....
by Michael Fisher | Feb 4, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
So the speculation is over. And as much as I’d like to make this an opinion piece (and mine are quite strong on this topic), I’m going to stick to the facts. On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration issued three executive orders directing the...
by Michael Fisher | Dec 4, 2024 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
What a Tariff Is and Isn’t In practical application, a tariff is a tax. There’s no other way to look at it. It is a charge that is levied by the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and is calculated as a percentage of the value of goods being imported...
