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Trump's plan to alter Nafta could end up hurting US manufacturing

Limiting imports encouraged by Nafta could raise cost of making goods at many US factories and provoke Canada and Mexico to similarly restrict trade

Published Sun, Aug 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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Lexington, Kentucky

NEVER mind the refrain that the American factory is supposedly a dinosaur in the age of globalisation. Here in the heart of horse country, some 700 US workers are designing and building premium ceiling fans. They tap local engineering prowess and export their wares around the world using a whimsical brand: Big Ass Fans. (Yes, that is really its name.)

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