America Could Create 6.9 to 12.9 Million New Jobs by 2024 With This Bold New Plan
With millions of Americans still out of work as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country, a national manufacturing plan offers tremendous hope for economic revival. In this episode, host Scott Paul outlines a bold new industrial policy, and EPI Senior Economist Dr. Robert Scott breaks down just how many jobs America stands to gain. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
20 Okt 202010min
Where do Trump and Biden Stand When It Comes to Buy America?
With election day quickly approaching, President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are revving up their rhetoric and focusing their attention on key battleground states, including industrial powerhouses Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. In this special Election 2020 episode, host Scott Paul and the Alliance for American Manufacturing's own Scott Boos and Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch discuss whether the candidates' legacies when it comes to Buy America and whether their campaign promises hold water. Getty Images
5 Okt 202015min
Reopening Dozens of LA Factories, Sports Manufacturer StringKing Makes a COVID Comeback
When 95 percent of sports equipment and apparel manufacturer StringKing's business was lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LA-based company quickly pivoted to PPE production. Within a six-week period, the company went from having two garment workers to 1,200. In this episode, StringKing Co-Founder Jake McCampbell shares how his company mobilized dozens of LA garment factories to meet the surging need for PPE and the lessons he's learned in the process. * Photo courtesy of StringKing
21 Sep 202024min
From WWII to COVID-19, the Brooklyn Navy Yard Steps Up
During World War II, the Brooklyn Navy Yard served as a sprawling wartime factory, employing a staggering 70,000 workers at the time. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept New York City, the Brooklyn Navy Yard once again stepped up to serve frontline heroes. Now a home for manufacturers rather than shipbuilders, the Yard's many companies teamed up, in often unlikely partnerships, to produce 25 percent of the city's PPE needs. In this episode, Scott Paul speaks with the Navy Yard's chief development officer, Johanna Greenbaum, about the incredible history of the Yard and the role it's playing today. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Navy Yard
7 Sep 202036min
When the Pandemic Shuts Churches and Stores, American Hats Connects With Customers Virtually
In 2016, the Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas rescued the historic S&S hat factory in Philadelphia after a long career in social work. Earlier this year, we shared what brought the reverend to make this dramatic career switch and her plans for the factory, which she renamed American Hats LLC. Today, Rev. Morgan-Thomas reveals how she’s tackling the dramatic reduction in her brand’s wholesale business and storefront traffic during the pandemic by appealing directly to her passionate customer base. Find out what brought Rev. Morgan-Thomas to buy a hat factory in 2016: https://soundcloud.com/keep-it-made-in-america/american-hats Photo courtesy of American Hats LLC
24 Aug 202016min
Gina Locklear of zkano Keeps Her Sock Mill Humming Despite the Whirlwinds of the Pandemic
Amid supply chain headaches and a seismic shift in the retail landscape, Gina Locklear of organic sock brand zkano is launching her fall collection later this month, from her parents' legacy mill in Fort Payne, Ala. We caught up with Locklear to see how zkano is adapting to the pandemic's challenges. Listen to Scott Paul conversation with Locklear in 2019: soundcloud.com/keep-it-made-in-america/zkano Photo courtesy of zkano.
10 Aug 20207min
When the Cameras Stopped Rolling, the "Working Man" Factory Found Life Imitating Art
When "Working Man" Writer/Director Robert Jury found plastic injection molder Makray Manufacturing in Norridge, Ill., he discovered the perfect setting for his factory movie. Unfortunately, since the release of "Working Man", the film has been sadly prescient of Makray's fate. In this episode, Scott Paul continues his behind-the-scenes look at "Working Man" in a conversation with Jury and Makray Manufacturing General Manager Brian Miller, who served as a consultant for the project. Photo courtesy of Brainstorm Media
27 Jul 202030min
How Filming "Working Man" Reaffirmed Actor Billy Brown's Made in USA Commitments
In this second part of Scott Paul's conversations with the cast and crew of the factory film "Working Man", he speaks with actor Billy Brown (How to Get Away with Murder) about the stark reality U.S. workers face and how "Working Man" has redoubled Brown's personal Made in USA commitments. Photo courtesy of Brainstorm Media.
20 Jul 202031min
