Sam I was listening to the radio this morning was pleased to hear that you are currently looking into procuring the uniforms and goods the city uses from either local manufacturers or at least those in the USA, that is a great start in the right direction.

If we all started thinking about where the things we buy were manufactured and started buying from "Home" we would increase the demand and the need for new manufacturing in the states in general and specifically here in Portland.

If there is an urgent desire to keep cost down you could also import material (or even parts) from offshore manufacturers but who do the final manufacturing process here - best of both worlds and could apply to other areas also

I was very pleased to hear of this incentive although it does not surprise me that you would looking into this not only to benefit our own economy but to ensure that our city is not involved in procuring goods made where they are not using best practices as far as rights of workers are concerned.

Kudos!

Shannon