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Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and National Association of Manufacturing President and CEO Jay Timmons participated in a Washington Post Live virtual discussion on U.S. manufacturing. In…

Katie Bo Williams spoke via video link about the Defense Production Act and its potential use during the coronavirus pandemic.

Alliance for American Manufacturing’s Scott Paul talked about the state of the U.S. manufacturing industry and Trump administration economic policies.

Alliance for American Manufacturing’s Scott Paul talked about manufacturing jobs and Trump administration trade policies.

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Are manufacturing jobs coming back in your community?”

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “What is the state of manufacturing jobs in your community?”

During the mid-19th century, cotton was king. Historian Wayne Dowdy explained how vital this crop was the Memphis economy and its continuing effects on race and culture in the city. C-SPAN’s Local…

Riordan Mansion manager Nikki Lober gave a tour of the home of Timothy and Michael Riordan, operators of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. The lumber industry played a major role in the early…

This U.S. Steel Corporation film details steel production, from work in the mines and mills in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to consumer products. According to the…

Joshua Freeman, history professor at Queens College, examined how the onset of factory production impacted the world’s social, economic, and political norms.

Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) talked about Trump administration trade policy and the state of manufacturing in the U.S.

Kansas City Public Library’s Jeremy Drouin and staff highlighted “The American Royal: A Gift from the Stockyards” collection and shared the history of the Kansas City Stockyards. The industry fueled the…

Scott Paul and Vincent Vittorio talked about the state of U.S. manufacturing.

President Trump signed a proclamation in the White House Oval Office designating October 6, 2017, as National Manufacturing Day. He talked about the importance of manufacturing jobs to the economy and urged Congress to…

Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) talked about NAFTA re-negotiations and the state of manufacturing in the U.S.

Journalist Louis Uchitelle talked about his book Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters, in which he reports on manufacturing in America. He spoke with Jeff Madrick.

Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) spoke with reporters outside the White House about President Trump’s announcement regarding a Foxconn manufacturing facility being built in Wisconsin. He also…

President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion with industry leaders as part of “Made in America” week. The president emphasized the importance of manufacturing jobs and American-made…

Simon Montlake talked about his Christian Science Monitor article “Rust Belt” cities’s adjustment to a more high-tech world. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series…

Nathan Madison, author of Tredegar Iron Works: Richmond’s Foundry on the James, talked about the history of the iron works, which was one of the largest iron works in the country and served as the main…