The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has created a
"Brooklyn Made" designation available to businesses located in
Kings County, NY.
With the boost in popularity of the "Brooklyn" brand, this marking is in its most simplest form a protectionist measure against non-Brooklyn based companies seeking to capitalize on the borough’s growing popularity.
As discussed in this week's AM New York (photo above), factors
for attaining one of the three levels of the "Made in Brooklyn"
insignia offered by the Chamber are, not surprisingly, akin to some of those same
considerations US Customs looks at when it analyzes country of origin marking
and value claims on imported products.
Factors include the amount of raw materials obtained within the
territory (i.e. originating materials), level of manufacturing (think: substantial formation) and, the local labor used (i.e., overhead and labor, in value
considerations).
More on the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce can be found
here.
As an aside, manufacturing in Brooklyn has
been on an upward swing with the neighborhood Sunset Park rapidly emerging
as a manufacturing, artist and fashion destination as the waterfront
warehouses are being converted into mixed-use spaces that are supporting more than just manufacturing.
We will be watching closely as the
development of this cool Brooklyn neighborhood continues!
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