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Manufacture This

The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Aug 24 2026
trade enforcement By Diego Olivieri

Section 301 Tariffs are Increasing Pressure on International Forced Labor Enforcement

The threat of U.S. tariffs has already caused some foreign governments to crack down on the circulation of unfairly made goods in their own markets.

Aug 24 2026
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This Detroit Apparel Factory Stitches Its Own U.S. Supply Chain

Aug 21 2026
Jobs

Factory Jobs, Charted

Aug 20 2026
 

Slowly and Steadily, This Detroit Knitwear Company Has Mastered Making a Great T-shirt

Trade

Jul 30 2026
Trade By Matthew McMullan

Cut Through the Partisan B.S. with AAM’s New Trade Booklet

Straight Talk on Trade gives you the rhetorical tools needed to reach Democratic and Republican skeptics of tariffs and factory work.

Apr 24 2026
Trade

USTR Says Rules of Origin are a Priority in the USMCA Update

Feb 23 2026
Trade

How China Evades American Tariffs and Gets Away With It

Feb 11 2026
Trade

The U.S. Must Insist on Stronger Rules of Origin in the USMCA

Buy America

Jul 30 2026
Buy America By Brian Lombardozzi

South Carolina Covers Its Public Works Spending with a Buy America Law

A bill mandating the use of American-made iron and steel made for state-funded road and construction work passed almost unanimously, then was signed into law in June.

Jul 21 2026
Buy America

HUD Can Make Buy America Work Better for Housing and American Manufacturing

Jul 02 2026
 

Michigan’s Workers Deserve a Fair Chance

Jun 19 2026
 

Massachusetts Advocates Push for Buy America Legislation

Workforce

Aug 17 2026
Workforce By Diego Olivieri

Teach a Man to Fish: The Case for Investment in Industrial Apprenticeships

More needs to be done to open workforce training pipelines in the United States.

Jul 14 2026
Workforce

Funding the Future with the Workforce Pell Grant

May 12 2026
Workforce

SkillsUSA Signing Day Celebrates the Trades by Showcasing the Career Pathways

Aug 29 2025
Workforce

The Power and Pride of Workers

National Security

Jun 11 2026
National Security By Matthew McMullan

In the NDAA, a Few Amendments to Advance Domestic Manufacturing

The annual defense authorization bill includes proposals to tighten specialty metals procurement, identify industrial chokepoints and prepare for the SHIPS for America Act.

Apr 21 2026
 

New Military Conflicts Highlight Concerns About Domestic Production Capacities

Mar 23 2026
National Security

House Select Committee Examines the Security of a Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Dominated by China

Mar 03 2026
National Security

The National Security Rationale for Rebuilding Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Infrastructure

Aug 06 2026
Infrastructure By Ashlyn Gilchriest

Senate and House Committees Unanimously Advance Water Infrastructure Bill

The Water Resources Development Act is up for review!

May 27 2026
Infrastructure

The BUILD America 250 Act Moves Forward in the House

Apr 28 2026
 

Almost Five Years After BABA Passed Congress, Expanded Buy America Coverage is Still Spotty

Mar 30 2026
Infrastructure

Buy America Mitigates Cybersecurity Threats to America’s Water Infrastructure 

Jobs

Aug 21 2026
Jobs By Scott Paul

Factory Jobs, Charted

A clear-eyed look at U.S. manufacturing employment shows a sector not too hot, and also not nearly as cold as the critics suggest.

Jun 09 2026
Jobs

Manufacturing is Expanding, but Its Payrolls Aren’t

Mar 19 2025
Jobs

You, Too, Can Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket Based On the Number of Nearby Factory Jobs

Dec 06 2024
Jobs

Manufacturing Jobs Haven’t Done Much in 2024

Made in America

Aug 24 2026

This Detroit Apparel Factory Stitches Its Own U.S. Supply Chain

He bought a $5 bill’s worth of beanies, sold them, bought more, and, eight years later, he’s manufacturing American-made knitwear in Detroit for brands you’ve heard of. Josh York, founder of Soft Goods, joins AAM President Scott Paul to talk […]

Aug 20 2026
 

Slowly and Steadily, This Detroit Knitwear Company Has Mastered Making a Great T-shirt

Aug 19 2026
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Dave Matthews’ “Papertown” Is About More Than One Mill

Aug 13 2026
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Backpacks Built for Value