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How COVID-19 changed this U.S. clothing manufacturer

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 19, 2020
Los Angeles-based Lefty Production Co. became a PPE manufacturer to remain essential. But will the need for U.S.-made masks and gowns remain?
Above, a worker at Lefty Production in Los Angeles. CEO Marta Miller thinks brands ordering less inventory in the wake of the pandemic could help drive American manufacturing.
Ira Joffe, courtesy of Lefty Production Co.
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Safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine may not arrive until April 2021 or later

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Oct 6, 2020
What does that longer timeline mean for the global economy?
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Manufacturing is doing all right, for now

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 2, 2020
The Purchasing Manager's Index shows growth, but these happy days may not be here to stay.
A face shield manufacturer at work in New York. Manufacturing was up dramatically in August.
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Why bringing manufacturing jobs to the U.S. from China is "highly unlikely"

by Victoria Craig
Aug 27, 2020
Trade is not a "job creation kind of thing," Chad Bown says.
Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, does not think the trade war with China has been worth it in terms of how much it has actually cost Americans.
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Cities that rely heavily on tourism hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 5, 2020
April figures show communities that rely on manufacturing are also hurt by job losses, but they may see improvement more quickly.
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What will manufacturing look like as companies start to reopen?

by Mitchell Hartman
May 27, 2020
Even in sectors where demand is high, the coronavirus has slowed production.
More automation could be a solution to crowded, hands-on production lines.
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Chinese factories are returning, but global supply chain remains uncertain

by Scott Tong
Apr 28, 2020
Cranking up the global manufacturing machine is not just about China.
Workers in face masks at a car seat factory in Shanghai.
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Supply chains are being pulled to the limit

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 17, 2020
Many companies are taking a hard look at their tattered supply chains.
Cranes stand idle at the Port of Los Angeles — the nation's busiest container port — as supply chains shift during COVID-19.
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Britain's textile industry gets an unexpected boost from COVID-19

by Stephen Beard
Apr 13, 2020
After the coronavirus lockdown in China, British clothing retailers turn back to British manufacturers.
Cloth is produced in the Lochcarron Tartan Factory in the Scottish town of Selkirk in 2016.
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Three ways 3M's results reflect the broader economy

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 28, 2020
Because it makes everything from Post-its to plane parts, the company's performance says a lot about where this economy is.
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