Mike Beckham had no intention of just watching the parade of U.S.-based manufacturers, freshly distrustful of the global supply chain, as they headed back home from China rather than keep dealing with disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

He's in the parade himself, with Simple Modern, the company he co-founded and leads, based in Moore. It's about ready to start making its drinkware — insulated tumblers, cups and bottles — as well as bags, backpacks and other consumer products, in a big factory warehouse in south Oklahoma City.

Beckham saw the turn homeward quicker than some.

Business Insider reports that an "overwhelming majority" of American manufacturers are "reshoring" — the reverse of "offshoring" — or plan to in the next three years. By then, Beckham said, the 175,000-square-foot place he's leasing at 4600 SE 59 might be too snug of a fit.

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