AAPI-Owned Face Mask Maker Luosh USA is Aiming to Fix America's PPE Problem
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Melody and Jeremy Briggs took a risk and started Luosh USA, a surgical face mask manufacturing company, to bring more much-needed personal protective equipment to marke...
29 Mars 202124min
The Grades Are in for America’s Infrastructure, and We’re Going to Need a Lot of Extra Credit
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure this March, giving U.S. national infrastructure a decidedly mediocre ‘C-‘ grade. Eleven catego...
22 Mars 202121min
Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Oxford Pennant Captures the Conversation and Makes 2020 a Banner Year
When Oxford Pennant Co-Founder Dave Horesh last joined The Manufacturing Report in March 2020, the world had just turned upside down, and pandemic pressures were threatening to close small businesses ...
8 Mars 202121min
How Does the U.S. Counter China's Chokehold on the Global Market? The Response Starts at Home.
The Biden administration is preparing to reinitiate trade negotiations with an evermore aggressive Chinese government. Clyde Prestowitz, a veteran U.S. trade negotiator and presidential adviser who se...
22 Feb 202126min
This Black-Owned Pittsburgh Maker's Community Ties Are Stronger Than Ever
When Nisha Blackwell lost her job at a local coffee shop while attending nursing school, buying a gift for her friend's daughter's birthday wasn't an option, so she got out her sewing machine for the ...
8 Feb 202131min
What Do President Biden's Early Moves Mean for American Manufacturers and Workers?
In this episode, the Alliance for American Manufacturing's policy team forecasts what Democratic control of the presidency and Congress for some of the most important issues facing U.S. manufacturers ...
25 Jan 202125min
A Hollywood Producer's Behind-the-Scenes Look at Making Movies for China
In this episode, host Scott Paul speaks with Chris Fenton, the author of "Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business", who previously served ...
11 Jan 202136min
A Build Back Better Blueprint: How Will Joe Biden Tackle Steel Overcapacity?
For years, the global steel market has been flooded by excess steel production—with the United States becoming a major dumping destination for this artificially cheap imported steel. And the consequen...
18 Dec 202010min
