Manufacture This

The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Jun 13 2025
Made in America By Jeffrey Bonior

Over a Century of the Finest Leather, Made in Chicago

The Horween Leather Company supplies many prominent shoe- and apparel-makers from the same Bucktown factory it’s occupied for decades. The trendy Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago is an unlikely place for America’s most prominent tannery. But there it is: In the […]

Jun 13 2025
trade enforcement

Inside the House’s Budget Reconciliation Bill is a Rule Change That Would Close a Big Trade Loophole

Jun 12 2025
Made in America

Gear Up for Gameday with American-made College Merchandise

Jun 10 2025
Trade

Addressing the Reality of Chinese Industrial Overcapacity

Trade

Jun 10 2025
Trade By Matthew McMullan

Addressing the Reality of Chinese Industrial Overcapacity

The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission holds a hearing on supply chain concerns in the face of a Chinese export surge.

Jun 03 2025
Trade

Trump Announces Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Will Increase to 50%

May 06 2025
Trade

Three Myths About Tariffs, Debunked

May 05 2025
Trade

The History of the Pickup Truck Shows the Upside to Tariffs

Buy America

Jun 09 2025
Buy America By Matthew McMullan

Is Our Road Paint Made in America?

A chemical manufacturer in Michigan thinks it should be included in our Buy America laws.

May 07 2025
Buy America

What Can Washington Do to Strengthen Buy America Laws?

Mar 24 2025
Buy America

Why a Former Nurse is Now a Leading Voice for Buy America

Mar 10 2025
Buy America

In the States, Buy America Means Bipartisanship

Workforce

Mar 27 2023
Workforce By Jeffrey Bonior

Filmmaking Competition Aims to Get Young People Interested in Manufacturing Careers

The “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” contest in Pennsylvania asks middle schoolers to make videos that promote manufacturing as a career pathway.

Jan 21 2022
Workforce

Closing the Factory Floor Gender Gap

Oct 07 2021
Workforce

Democrats Discover Where They’ve Lost Voters: In Factory Towns

Oct 06 2021
Workforce

How Can Manufacturers Recruit More Women?

National Security

May 14 2025
National Security By Matthew McMullan

Senators Look to Stop DOT Assistance for Transit Vehicles from Flowing to China-backed Companies

The effort looks to close loopholes in an important law passed in 2019.

Jan 02 2025
National Security

American Shipbuilding Could Get a Boost This Year

Oct 21 2024
National Security

Congressional Labor Caucus Urges “Swift Conclusion” in Shipbuilding Investigation

Oct 07 2024
National Security

Members of Congress Urge New Mexican President to Address Threat Posed by Chinese Connected Autos

Infrastructure

Jun 04 2025
Infrastructure By Meghan Hasse

All Aboard the Mardi Gras Line: Amtrak Brings Passenger Rail Back to the Gulf Coast

The revival is made possible by infrastructure funding and trains built by American workers.

Apr 01 2025
Infrastructure

U.S. Infrastructure Earns a C Grade from Nation’s Civil Engineers

Jan 08 2025
Infrastructure

A Look At What’s Facing Trump’s Pick for DOT Secretary

Nov 15 2024
Infrastructure

Will Infrastructure Funding Get Cut by the Incoming Congress?

Jobs

Mar 19 2025
Jobs By Matthew McMullan

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

What could go wrong?

Dec 06 2024
Jobs

Manufacturing Jobs Haven’t Done Much in 2024

Oct 22 2024
Jobs

There are More Factory Jobs Now Than Before the Covid-19 Pandemic, New Study Confirms

Aug 26 2024
Jobs

Lifetime Show Shines a Spotlight on Military Veterans Forging a New Career with U.S. Steel

Made in America

Jun 13 2025
Made in America By Jeffrey Bonior

Over a Century of the Finest Leather, Made in Chicago

The Horween Leather Company supplies many prominent shoe- and apparel-makers from the same Bucktown factory it’s occupied for decades. The trendy Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago is an unlikely place for America’s most prominent tannery. But there it is: In the […]

Jun 12 2025
Made in America

Gear Up for Gameday with American-made College Merchandise

Jun 05 2025
Made in America

An Entirely American-made Brand Rises in Rural Maine

May 31 2025
Made in America

This Hatmaker Takes the Long Way to Produce the Perfect Lid