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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Changes in zoning rules have allowed small manufacturers to return to the districts and neighborhoods they began leaving a century ago. By Linda Baker Photographs by Matt Roth Cities and small towns ...

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 ...