Two plus two equals three at Denver’s influential apparel House of Brands A year ago, I forecast tough sledding for VF Corporation, Denver’s multi-billion-dollar apparel and outdoor industry amalgam. The headwinds buffeting most consumer-brand importers were transparent enough then and remain so today; among them are supply-chain disruptions that have turned inventory management into a […]
Takeaways from the first Colorado Food & Beverage Co-Manufacturing Summit Aerospace gets the headlines, but more Coloradoans work at food companies than in any other manufacturing industry in the state – over 26,000 employees and another 10,000 or so in beverage businesses. As long ago as 2013, growth in this powerhouse sector convinced me that […]
U.S. manufacturing is on a winning streak, even as its success is challenging economic convention. How the newly energized sector co-exists with America’s powerful “import economy” is a topic of interest and intrigue in 2024. Tariffs are sustained. Other pro-manufacturing measures are stymied in ‘24 As fashionable as it’s become to be pro-manufacturing, America still […]
It’s time to revisit my annual forecast from a year ago – including an Elon Musk guess – to own-up to the misses and revel in my prescience. I’ll forecast the year ahead for manufacturing next time. My fab five from last year: 2023 is the year of the semiconductor supply chain – who builds […]
Last month I reported on the national competition for 20 regional innovation hubs (RIH) – to be funded by the CHIPs and Science Act – and the six Colorado entries invited to present to the Polis administration per its TechHubNow! initiative. The process was intended to preview the entries, enable feedback and, in the end, […]
Colorado’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem is deep in aerospace acumen; established if underpublicized in bioscience and food and beverage; up and coming in battery and EV-related applications; and awakening as a semiconductor node, where America’s newfound interest in a national chip industry has raised the stakes for companies and communities. It would be back to the […]
The Polis administration says it’s all-in on the national competition for 20 new innovation centers that could boost American advanced manufacturing. Local manufacturers stand to benefit – or not. By Bart Taylor, Moss Adams Science and technology influencers gathered in Denver in late May to parse ideas in support of a Colorado bid to land […]
By Bart Taylor | Dec 13, 2022 By most any measure, 2022 was a transformational year for manufacturing. Here’s an early look at storylines shaping the coming year. 1. 2023 is the year of the semiconductor supply chain – who builds a roadmap that wins? Arizona and Texas were among big winners in the semiconductor […]
By Bart Taylor | Nov 29, 2022 I’ve argued, along with Harry Moser and others, for a new industrial policy that picks U.S. manufacturing “to win.” As contrarian a view this was a decade ago, there’s consensus today that we should do just that. The list of desired outcomes reads like an economic manifesto: Protecting […]
By Bart Taylor | Jun 26, 2022 Jon Emont’s Wall Street Journal story, “How Singapore Got Its Manufacturing Mojo Back,” is required reading for city and state planners intent on developing more local manufacturing. If we read closely, Singapore’s experience is a road map for how manufacturing will likely develop in communities across America – […]