Small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) are the backbone of local economies. In the U.S., the vast majority (98.6%) of manufacturing companies are considered SMMs. Despite this critical mass, however, ...

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We continue to see an encouraging stream of headlines about government money and investment in manufacturing. Great news, to be sure, but I’ve heard from more than a few small manufacturers struggling ...

The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a new grant funding opportunity to support small manufacturers. The SBA says the Manufacturing in America Grant Initiative will provide ...

The Small Business Administration is waiving what can be up to thousands of dollars’ worth of loan fees for small manufacturers in its effort to boost domestic onshoring as the Trump administration ...

The dream of smart manufacturing is becoming a reality. For industry leaders, smart manufacturing is a path to accelerated production through close collaboration between designers and builders and a ...

The Department of Energy said five universities will be the prime recipients of a combined $18.7 million in funding authorized for new Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). The programs are designed ...

(The Center Square) – The federal government should help American businesses access highly skilled workers, continue to cut burdensome regulations and perhaps alter some of its tariff policies to ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new initiative aims to assist small manufacturers around the U.S., and the spotlight is on the Treasure State, as truck company Acela hosted a roundtable Wednesday in Bozeman to ...

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 Small Business Administration is moving to simplify how entrepreneurs tap federal support, tying its latest manufacturing push to a broader effort to strip out paperwork and delays. The agency's ...