Adele Ratcliff, Director, Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program at United States Department of Defense, discussed the types of jobs impacted by automation as well as how it highlights the trends on AMCC's Weekly Monday Call. In the meeting, it was stated that operator and technician positions are changing from hands-on production work to... Continue Reading →

Brian Parker from Seattle Regions Office gave a presentation Monday, Aug. 16 about the goals and application process/deadlines for a number of categories. Some of those categories include: Statewide Planning, Research, & Networks, Build Back Better Regional Challenge, Economic Adjustment Assistance, and more. Watch the webinar presentation below, and download the presentation slides. Video Recording: https://uammi-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/admin_uammi_org/ESUU3vJcLjVJiK678IywytkB_cB8V0JPMvdo1XG-5bZ4Gg... Continue Reading →

Arthur Rypinski, Senior Fellow for the Northeast-Midwest Institute gave a presentation on Monday, August 9th, 2021 about The Biden Offshore Wind Initiative. He stated that offshore wind economics appear to be improving but that managing increasing amounts of intermittent renewable power with season and diurnal load fluctuations will be a growing challenge. Watch the webinar... Continue Reading →

Alan Davis spoke to AMCC about The Manufacturers Marketplace and Connex. He stated that the US supply chain connection solution built in partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers, manufacturers from across the country and many other leading state and national manufacturing organizations. Download the presentation slides below. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:8498d62c-8037-4c4e-b699-1c02ab4c6557 For more information please reach out... Continue Reading →

AMCC recognizes the importance of the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act that will provide manufacturing and industrial advice to the President, and provide a comprehensive survey and cross administration management of efforts to ensure global leadership in manufacturing critical to the long-term health and national security of the United States. Summary... Continue Reading →

Register NOW for the AMCC briefing on new manufacturing legislation and executive orders to be held on June 29 at 11am EDT. Register now using THIS LINK Please spread the news to all in your networks and join the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC), the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Brookings Institution... Continue Reading →

The United States is now realizing the advantages of reshoring manufacturing back to the United States, especially to protect the supply chain that supports the defense industrial base and national security. It is predicted that the future of American manufacturing will provide more growth than we saw in the tech sector over the past 20... Continue Reading →

Andrew Stettner with The Century Foundation talked about the importance of linking modern urban manufacturing with an equity agenda as well as how each of the organizations are working to link manufacturing to equity. Andy also discussed how the past work showcases the need for building a cohort of community that is embedded workforce programming.... Continue Reading →

GBA vision: “Batteries are the major near-term driver to decarbonizeroad transportation and support the transition to a renewable power system, keeping global emissions on track to stay below the 2°C Paris Agreement target. … batteries play a crucial role in driving the energy transition by enabling EV uptake, facilitating intermittent renewable uptake and driving access... Continue Reading →

Rosemary Coats of the Reshoring Institute shares updates and information on global manufacturing strategies. View the webinar presentation at the link below, and download the presentation. https://bluejeans.com/s/a_j6hT73HUi Global Manufacturing Strategy - Reshoring InstituteDownload For more information please reach out to AMCC Executive Director Matt Bogoshian via email at matt.bogoshian@amccmail.org