Our on-again, off-again trade wars have an underlying theme: that tariffs on imports will boost domestic manufacturing. The assumption is that more U.S.-based large-scale manufacturing, like auto ...

A commercial corridor known as The Loop, along a state highway in Columbia, Mo., is anchored with small-scale manufacturing, including shared production spaces of up to 15,000 square feet. The ...

Small-scale manufacturers must lead the charge as we re-shore America’s production capabilities. Here’s why. The quest to rebuild American manufacturing is now in full force. Large-scale manufacturing ...

Tyson Yunkaporta, indigenous academic and Australian deep-thinker, has described how if we are to address the polycrises and create a long-term liveable planet we need diversity. Diversity of thought, ...

One of the crucial economic lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of diversifying local economies, even in America’s largest cities. New York City continues to struggle with an economy ...

Back in 2014, Ilana Preuss founded Recast City with the aim of helping cities and towns revive their ailing downtowns with small-scale manufacturers, from artisans to commercial shared kitchens, ...

This piece is part of an ongoing series on women entrepreneurs addressing community and economic development needs through small-scale manufacturing. Jen Faigel stood in the production line watching a ...

The latest UN plastics treaty collapse underscored what markets already know: a $400 billion stranded asset risk that forward-thinking petrochemical leaders must now confront strategically. While ...

The quest to rebuild American manufacturing is now in full force. Large-scale manufacturing has been moving back into the United States for a number of years, and recent commitments suggest the ...