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 ...

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 ...

Small scale manufacturers in Marshalltown will get a chance to advance their business and relocate into a downtown space thanks to an initiative the Chamber of Commerce applied for and was accepted ...

One of the crucial economic lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of diversifying local economies, even in America’s largest cities. New York City continues to struggle with an economy ...

Back in 2014, Ilana Preuss founded Recast City with the aim of helping cities and towns revive their ailing downtowns with small-scale manufacturers, from artisans to commercial shared kitchens, ...

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 ...

One of the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is the way it has transformed office use, threatening the viability of storefront retail in downtown office buildings. Owners of such commercial ...

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 ...

RNA came to prominence during COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines saving millions of lives worldwide. Since then, the technology has evolved with some developers now focusing on personalized mRNA therapeutics ...

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 ...