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.
Join us in this episode of Manufacturing an American Century, as host Matt Bogoshian welcomes Lance Hastings, President & CEO of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), to discuss the intricate fabric of California’s manufacturing community ecosystem and its vital role in America's manufacturing renaissance.
📢 Episode Highlights:
The Role of CMTA in the Golden State: Lance describes CMTA's history, evolution, and impact on the manufacturing landscape in California.
Addressing California's Challenges: Matt and Lance discuss obstacles facing the state, including infrastructure and workforce issues.
The Power of Narrative in Manufacturing: Lance points to renewed efforts to improve outreach and socialization of manufacturing careers to the public, emphasizing the need to reshape public perception of manufacturing through effective storytelling and community engagement.
The Role of Government in Manufacturing: Matt and Lance discuss the impact of state and federal governments in producing the conditions necessary for manufacturing to thrive.
Systems Leadership and Collaborative Change: Matt and Lance exploring the nonpartisan, nonprofit efforts of California Forward and other organizations in driving economic progress and statewide partnerships.
Private Sector Engagement and Collective Impact: Lance describes his work and that of CMTA placing private sector stakeholders in the driver's seat, emphasizing the importance of private sector leadership in shaping a thriving manufacturing ecosystem.
Sustainable Development and California's Pioneering Role: Lance shares insights on California's unique challenges and successes in advancing California’s economy in a sustainable and inclusive manner, and how this learning can serve as a guide for other regional, state, and national efforts.
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