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Winners and losers from Oxford Economics’ report on manufacturing job growth across US metros
/in General/by Bart TaylorUS manufacturing ebbs and flows across multiple industries. For communities intent on matching economic assets with emerging opportunities, the future is bright. Sometime in April, if it hasn’t happened already, US manufacturing employment will surge past 13 million total jobs for the first time since November 2008. Back then, manufacturing was in a free fall […]
Space holds promise for small manufacturers, but modeling success is proving as challenging as the missions
/in General/by Bart TaylorHere’s how Primes and the companies that fly can make life easier for suppliers If “Prime” contractors like SpaceX and Lockheed Martin, along with companies like lunar explorer Ultimate Machines, are the public face of America’s new space economy, contract manufacturers and other suppliers to the industry are the glue. Their parts comprise the systems […]
What in the World Is Going On at VF Corporation?
/in General/by Bart TaylorTwo 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 […]
Co-manufacturers are a catalyst in Colorado’s high-flying food industry. But here’s why brands are struggling to find right-sized manufacturing
/in General/by Bart TaylorTakeaways 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 […]