ODL Inc. recently announced the appointment of Jaclyn Harrison as executive vice president of human resources. Harrison reports to ODL’s president and chief operating officer, David Klein, and manages a team in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, UK and China. Harrison joins ODL from BISSELL Homecare Inc. where she was the global vice president of human […]

In a move to halt illegal immigration, President Trump has said that the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico, beginning June 10. In a tweet last Thursday, the president threatened to increase that tariff rate gradually until “the illegal immigration problem is remedied, at which time […]

A week after announcing increases to tariffs levied against China, U.S. officials eased the pain for door and window manufacturers drawing on North American markets by lifting steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. That relief comes via an amended North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which manufacturers suggest will lessen the burdens on […]

After rattling some government officials and industry associations with the threat of closing the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump backed off of that suggestion last week, instead relying on Mexican officials to take corrective measures. Backed by hopes that the Mexican government will move to quash illegal immigration, the President has for now postponed the idea, […]

On Monday the President announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be updated to reflect a modernized trade agreement. This comes in the form of a new agreement between the United States and Mexico. This new agreement is a sigh of relief for many small and medium sized businesses, and the updated […]