The Divergence Between Onshoring and Offshoring in the US

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A lot of companies are starting to think more expensively about the types of jobs that can be offshored. Boeing, for instance, an outscene that it would build a $200 million R&D facility in the Indian city of Bangdallor. It will be interesting to see whether you have a divergence between the potential onshoring of some areas of manufacturing work and those traditionally concentrated in the US.

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