An Opportunity to Reinvest in American Workers
A new Massachusetts bill would require schools and other public projects exceeding $500,000 to be built with U.S.-made steel and other domestic materials. In this episode, Capone Iron Corporation President Stephen Capone discusses why the legislation is so important for Massachusetts workers, local communities, and companies like his. Photo courtesy of Capone Iron Corporation
18 Okt 202112min
If Infrastructure Investment Passes, "This Economy Would Be Hitting on All Cylinders"
United Steelworkers (USW) District 9 Assistant Director Mark Cochran, USW Local 1066 President Mark Lash, and the CEO of Alex Paris Contracting share how serious infrastructure investment would transform their communities. Photo courtesy of United Steelworkers
4 Okt 202139min
Biden's Build Back Better Infrastructure Plans Could Create Millions of Jobs. But Who Will Benefit?
National Skills Coalition CEO Andy Van Kleunen shares how the Biden administration can ensure that America's historically underserved populations most benefit from the president's ambitious Build Back Better infrastructure plans. Photo courtesy of the National Skills Coalition
20 Sep 202119min
Why the United Steelworkers are Hitting the Road for the "We Supply America" Bus Tour
It's time to get on the bus! The United Steelworkers (USW)are traveling through the Industrial Heartland this week to advocate for Made in America infrastructure investment. AAM President Scott Paul chatted with USW International President Tom Conway about the "We Supply America" bus tour, which kicks off Monday in Northwest Indiana. "You can't let your house fall into ill repair because you won't do any maintenance on it for years and years and expect everything to be fine," Conway says. "And you can't expect the nation's systems to take care of themselves."
16 Aug 202118min
Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework — and Buy America
Sen. Tammy Baldwin joins The Manufacturing Report to talk about the bipartisan infrastructure deal currently being negotiated in the Senate, and the Wisconsin Democrat says she's optimistic that it will pass, and with bipartisan support. Baldwin also discusses why including Buy America preferences is vital in infrastructure legislation, especially given some of the lessons the U.S. learned the hard way during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy Sen. Tammy Baldwin
26 Jul 202113min
Twee's Made in USA Sidewalk Chalk is Filled with Whimsy, But This "Makery" is Serious Business, Too
On this episode of The Manufacturing Report, host Scott Paul chats with Margaux DelCollo, the co-owner of Twee, a women-owned maker's studio in Philadelphia. Twee is best known for its whimsical sidewalk chalk, which comes in a variety of shapes and colors. But as DelCollo explains in the episode, Twee brings a lot more to the table (or sidewalk), too. Photo courtesy of Twee.
12 Jul 202123min
How China's Dominance of the Electric Vehicle Industry Threatens the United States
China already is laps ahead of the United States when it comes to the production of electric vehicles. That's a threat to the entire U.S. auto industry, and the millions of jobs it supports. On this episode, Scott Paul talks to Emily de la Bruyere and Nathan Picarsic of Horizon Advisory about their new report, "China's Head Start: CCP Industrial Policy for Global Automotive Ascendance," which examines how China's government is planning to use the rise of electric vehicles to dominate the auto industry, along with what the U.S. needs to do now to counter China's ambitions. Read the report here: https://www.horizonadvisory.org/headstart Getty Images
28 Jun 202125min
A Very Busy Week for American Manufacturing
Manufacturing policy is dominating much of the discussion in Washington these days -- but will any of it produce real world results? In this episode of The Manufacturing Report, Alliance for American President Scott Paul joins AAM staffers Scott Boos and Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch to talk about everything from infrastructure investment to the competition with China to President Biden's trip to the G7 summit in Europe. Photo by Getty Images
14 Jun 202137min
