Alliance for American Manufacturing

Musgrave Pencil Company finds its niche in a market saturated by imports.
In the 1950s, then-Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington dubbed the small Volunteer State town of Shelbyville, “Pencil City U.S.A.” With a population of less than 10,000 residents at the time, the city was home to six major pencil manufacturing companies...

On Monday, we’re launching a miniseries on The Manufacturing Report podcast that delves into our national manufacturing history.
Our nation celebrates its 250th year of independence this year. That is something to celebrate even as we reflect on our flaws – past, present and future....

This five-year reauthorization for hundreds of billions of dollars worth of transportation and infrastructure spending maintains strong Buy America rules.
Late last week and very early in the morning after a marathon markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee did its part to reauthorize hundreds of billions of dollars of federal spending on roads, highways...

A look at brass and woodwind band instruments manufactured in America.
As a new band mom, I’ve suddenly found myself learning a whole new vocabulary that includes reeds, slide oil, rental agreements and figuring out whether the clarinet or trombone is the better fit for my soon-to-be 5th grader. One minute we were talking...