About the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC)
AMCC is a non-profit organization assembled and led by a group of regional and national stakeholders dedicated to strengthening collaboration within and between regional manufacturing communities. AMCC works to achieve sustainable development in America through economic growth, improved environmental performance, and inclusive well-paid job creation to support the revitalization of American manufacturing.
Born out of an interagency program, the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP), AMCC was created as a national organization of regional stakeholders to continue the important work of deepening connections and sharing best practices within community ecosystems and between manufacturing regions. AMCC has championed the bottom-up, community-driven model of building ecosystems of support to help manufacturers thrive, and was recently designated by the U.S. EDA as the nation’s manufacturing Community of Practice. AMCC supports regional consortia organized to strengthen manufacturing in any number of public/private initiatives to include federal agency community designation programs like IMCP, DOD’s DMCSP, the EDA’s BBBRC and their emerging Tech Hub program.
About Manufacturing an American Century’s Host:
Matt Bogoshian leads the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC), a successor organization to the Obama Administration’s IMCP initiative he helped to lead as Senior Policy Counsel at the U.S. EPA. The work of IMCP and AMCC became a model for the Tech Hub program within the CHIPS and Science Act and other recently enacted federal interventions.
His range of law experience includes time as a business litigator and general counsel, policy official at the California EPA, consumer and environmental prosecutor, and U.S. Navy JAG Corps Officer. His past work includes co-founding the Fourth Sector Group, service on educational and affordable housing boards, writing, podcasting, and teaching environmental law enforcement at Georgetown University Law Center and sustainability law at King Hall, University of California, Davis Law School where he also serves on the board of the California Environmental Law and Policy Center.
He is the co-author with John Dernbach and Irma Russell of the 2022 book published by the American Bar Association, Sustainability Essentials: A Leadership Guide for Lawyers.
Matt can be reached at matt.bogoshian@amccmail.org.
In this episode of Manufacturing an American Century, host Matt Bogoshian is joined by Phillip Singerman, Ph.D, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and current AMCC Senior Advisor for Performance Measurement. The two discuss the historical perspective behind today’s national industrial policy, and the current rising trend of regionalization and bottom-up leadership that’s powering a national manufacturing resurgence.
📢 Episode Highlights:
Manufacturing's Evolution Post-World War II: Phil discusses the transition from the U.S.'s post-war industrial dominance to a more competitive global landscape, highlighting the emergence of economies like Japan, South Korea, and Western Europe.
The Interconnection of Manufacturing and Technological Innovation: Phil discusses how the erosion of the U.S. manufacturing base led to a decline in innovation capabilities, emphasizing the need to restore manufacturing to maintain economic vitality.
Federal Interventions and the American Renaissance: The conversation shifts to recent federal efforts, like the American Rescue Plan and Chips and Science Act, addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19, climate change, and strategic competition with China.
The Importance of Regional Collaboration: Phil highlights the significance of regional innovation ecosystems, stressing the need for collaboration among stakeholders at various levels, including public entities, private companies, and nonprofits.
Economic Development and Measuring Impact: The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of measuring the impact of government interventions on economic development, drawing from Phil's extensive experience and recent writings.
The Role of Clustering in Economic Development: The discussion explores the concept of clustering — grouping research, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, capital, and workforce — as a potent economic development strategy.
Tune in, subscribe, and contribute as we continue to delve into the stories shaping American manufacturing today! Join us in two weeks when Lance Hastings, President & CEO of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), joins Matt for a conversation on manufacturing leadership in the Golden State.
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Thank you to the Economic Development Administration for their partnership in producing this podcast. This podcast was prepared in part using Federal funds under award 3070145 from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Development Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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