Manufacture This

The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Oct 17 2025
By Jeffrey Bonior

A Fashionable Clutch Made of Birch Hardwood: Meet the TimberTote

This Made in Arizona purse is the result of a collaboration between a fashion designer and a woodworker.

Oct 15 2025
 

Stellantis Announces a $13 Billion Investment in U.S. Auto Manufacturing

Oct 15 2025
 

U.S. Takes Decisive Action to Bolster Shipbuilding, But More Work Remains

Oct 14 2025
Trade

USTR Calls on International Partners to Counter China’s Steel Overcapacity

Trade

Oct 14 2025

USTR Calls on International Partners to Counter China’s Steel Overcapacity

The Trump administration doubled tariffs on steel imports and added hundreds of derivative steel products to Section 232 tariffs.

Sep 18 2025
Trade

Shipbuilding Legislation Continues to Gain Sponsors

Sep 09 2025
Trade

New Interagency Task Force Tackles Trade Fraud

Aug 02 2025
Trade

The August 1 Deadline Has Hit, and President Trump Has Turned on More Tariffs

Buy America

Oct 08 2025
By Matthew McMullan

Michigan Now Covers the Pigment in Yellow Road Paint Under its Buy America Laws

That’s a big deal for the workers who make this stuff in Muskegon.

Oct 01 2025
Buy America

The FHWA’s General Buy America Waiver for Manufactured Products is No More

Sep 10 2025
Buy America

We’ve Got Good Buy America Rules on the Books. Now It’s Time to Use Them.

Jun 09 2025
Buy America

Is Our Road Paint Made in America?

Workforce

Aug 29 2025
Workforce By Scott Paul

The Power and Pride of Workers

Some thoughts on workers’ contributions to our country this Labor Day weekend.

Mar 27 2023
Workforce

Filmmaking Competition Aims to Get Young People Interested in Manufacturing Careers

Jan 21 2022
Workforce

Closing the Factory Floor Gender Gap

Oct 07 2021
Workforce

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

National Security

Jul 16 2025
National Security By Matthew McMullan

A New Bill in Congress Aims to Eliminate Loopholes in Rolling Stock Procurement

The STOP China Act would prevent federal financial assistance awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation from flowing to companies backed by the Chinese government. In late 2019 Congress passed bipartisan legislation to keep Chinese state-owned and -supported enterprises from […]

May 14 2025
National Security

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

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

Infrastructure

Sep 05 2025
Infrastructure By Jeffrey Bonior

Amtrak’s High-speed Trains Have Arrived

The NextGen Acela trains, built in New York, are very fast and Buy America-compliant.

Jun 04 2025
Infrastructure

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

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

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

Oct 17 2025
By Jeffrey Bonior

A Fashionable Clutch Made of Birch Hardwood: Meet the TimberTote

This Made in Arizona purse is the result of a collaboration between a fashion designer and a woodworker.

Oct 09 2025
 

This Maryland Shoemaker is Looking to Expand

Oct 08 2025
Made in America

Send Us Your Made in USA Holiday Gifting Favorites!

Oct 06 2025
Made in America

You Can’t Screw Up with These 7 Made in America Hand Tools