Media Coverage
WBEZ Chicago
June 24, 2021
David Robinson talks to WBEZ about the Industry and Inclusion 4.0 report by the Urban Manufacturing Alliance and The Century Foundation about the need for increasing racial diversity and inclusion in the manufacturing (segment just before half-way mark) – Interview
WTTW Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
March 27, 2021
Southeast Side Organizers Say Solution to Pollution Problem Includes Clean Industry Jobs – Article and Interview
Chicago Business Journal
March 19, 2021
Manufacturing Renaissance’s executive director named to Biden advisory committee – PDF
Crain's Chicago Business
December 20, 2019
Shift Change. As the Economy Evolves, So Does the Hunt for A ‘Good’ Job – Article
WBEZ Chicago
October 28, 2019
The Manufacturing Mismatch: Manufacturing companies need workers. Chicago has plenty. But linking them together may require a regionally coordinated effort. – Article
WBEZ Chicago
March 29, 2019
‘Don’t Quit, Just Call’: Chicago’s Young Manufacturers Are Banding Together To Navigate The Industry – Article and Interview
Forbes
January 28, 2019
Saving Manufacturing Jobs And Boosting Entrepreneurial Opportunity In Chicagoland – Article
Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2019
The boss is retiring. The kids don’t want to take over. Family-owned manufacturers confront a succession ‘crisis’ – Article
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
October 10, 2018
On To 2050 Plan. A comprehensive regional plan to guide investments and priorities for the region. MR staff profiled in the plan – Erica Staley & Torres Hughes
American Enterprise Institute
April 23, 2018
What Works: Austin Polytechnical Academy – Article
Austin Weekly News
June 1, 2017
Manufacturing’s dirty little secret? It works for residents seeking stable, high-skilled jobs, say leaders – Article
Austin Weekly News
September 27, 2016
Austin program hopes to fill black manufacturing void – Article
Story Corps
February 25, 2016
Erica Swinney (39) and her father and boss Dan Swinney (71) discuss Dan’s history as a community organizer and labor force activist, and how that led to his current work in manufacturing education. – Interview
WBEZ Chicago
February 7, 2014
CPS School Update. The Barbershop Show – Interview
WBEZ Chicago
November 2, 2012
What happened to American manufacturing? Afternoon Shift Interview
PBS News Hour
December 2, 2010
Advanced Manufacturing is Focus of Chicago School – Article and Video
New York Times
October 19, 2010
Students Aim for Success With a New View of Vocational School – Article