Shop Made in DC: Finally a Place to Support the District
Shop Made in DC co-founder Stacey Price always wanted a place to support local makers, and when a space opened near DuPont Circle, she jumped at the chance to highlight D.C.'s best. Since then, sales ...
16 Tammi 201822min
Planning on Buying a New Car in 2018? Frank DuBois Is Here to Help.
The most popular Manufacturing Report podcast of 2017 was our interview with Frank DuBois, and for good reason. His popular Kogod Made in America Auto Index helps consumers keep American-made in mind ...
2 Tammi 201815min
Manufacturing Dominated the National Conversation in 2017. But What Will the Lasting Results Be?
There's little doubt that 2017 was a monumental year for American manufacturing. There was good and bad, major developments and huge disappointments. In this episode, Alliance for American Manufacturi...
18 Joulu 201741min
The Purrrfect Cat Toy is Safely Made in America
What are your cats and dogs chewing on? When pets started getting sick from playing with foreign-made pet toys, Pam Wheelock wasn’t surprised. After a successful career as an occupational therapist, ...
11 Joulu 201721min
How the 2007 Economic Crisis Led to Success for the Vermont Flannel Company
In the early 1990s, T-shirt salesman Mark Baker sent a sample of his flannel designs to retailers like J.C. Penney and Sears, who promptly cribbed them and made them overseas. But despite the odds, Ba...
4 Joulu 201720min
How Liberty Tabletop Is Setting the Table for Growth
When flatware maker Oneida decided to offshore its production, Greg Owens and his business partner stepped in and bought the company's factory in upstate New York. Liberty Tabletop is now the only mak...
27 Marras 201716min
A Century of Tradition at LC King Manufacturing Co.
When most American workwear companies sent production overseas at the turn of the century, LC King kept things going at its iconic factory in Bristol, Tenn. And as owner and operations manager Jack Ki...
20 Marras 201721min
Competitors Moved Overseas, But Exxel Outdoors Bet on America — and Succeeded
When a sleeping bag factory in Haleyville, Ala., was on the brink of shutting down, Exxel Outdoors bought it, upgraded it — and managed to create even more jobs. Today, the factory produces more than ...
13 Marras 201723min
