Blog
Made in America
Ten Reasons to Shop Made in America This Holiday Season
We're unveiling our 2021 Made in America Holiday Gift Guide on Monday, Nov. 22! To prepare, here are 10 reasons to buy American-made.
Nov
18
2021
Aug
12
2019
Podcast
Made in America
Back to School! AAM’s Summer Interns on Having an American-Made Dorm
Summer is slowly coming to an end and we all know what that means: back to school! For many new and returning college students, that means getting their dorms ready for the school year. AAM’s...
Dec
11
2020
The Great American PPE Shortage of 2020
How it happened, and how we can shore up our supplies.
Aug
27
2018
Podcast
Factoring Community into the Factory
The factory of the future is becoming the factory of today, but how can manufacturers share this innovation with their local communities, particularly when it comes to recruiting workers?
Visiting...
Sep
17
2018
Podcast
From the Factory Floor
Can Manufacturers Stay Ahead of the Technology Curve?
The pace of innovation seemingly accelerates every day. Even in Traverse City, Mich., where manufacturers are accustomed to serving on the vanguard of technology, factories are constantly...
Aug
26
2015
Blog
2016 Presidential Hopefuls Offering Made in America Merchandise
11 campaigns are selling Made in the USA SWAG on their websites. Will others join them?
Aug
13
2018
Podcast
Beth Macy Examines the Opioid Crisis in Factory Towns and Rural America and Finds Hope
Losing the steady paychecks that factory jobs provide can decimate a community, with ripple effects hitting nearly every corner of town. Unfortunately, many former manufacturing centers, like much of...
May
20
2019
Podcast
Made in America
America’s Ditching the Plastic Straw, and This Manufacturer Is Ready to Help
Aardvark Straws has been making paper straws since well before they were cool -- since 1888, to be exact! Today, the paper straw manufacturer is disrupting the single-use plastic straw market and...
Mar
07
2023
Blog
Trade with China
Tesla Says US-China Relations Won’t Impact Its Success in China, But Signs Point to Strain
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a long history of pandering to the Chinese Communist Party, but Tesla may be moving to reduce its exposure to China’s whims.
Sep
16
2020
Blog
Infrastructure
Trump vs. Biden on Infrastructure
The language used in presidential campaign rhetoric is often aspirational -- and that's definitely true when Donald Trump and Joe Biden talk about infrastructure. So what are they saying?