2014, the Manufacturing Industry Advisor's
inaugural year, marked an exciting but challenging time for
American manufacturers. In our final blog post for the year, we
will highlight some of the trends and developments we noted in
2014, with links to our earlier observations.
Here, at Foley & Lardner, we aim to do more than monitor
important
developments and
trends; we also want to provide you with insight to improve
your businesses. This year, we covered a variety of issues, ranging
from
trade secrets to
international investments. We also outlined how to improve
supply agreements and
acquire assets from bankruptcy.
A classic adage—
location, location, location—rings true today. While we
hope you are "home for the holidays," this year, we
sought to point out advantageous locations for manufacturers. For
example,
Puerto Rico merits strong consideration, and Argentina offers a
venue for favorable intellectual property deals. Meanwhile,
traditionally
