[FONT=Arial] Its scary to see long time, US-based, companies ship over seas (Penn being the most recent), but what incentive does a manufacturing company have for staying in the US?
High cost in salaries, due to the high cost of living, prevents most products from being competitively priced in the market.
There's still jobs and money in the US (and more importantly NE), but most seem to be in the service or sales industry.
