Manufacturing Succession Solutions: A Proactive Approach to Inclusive Industrial Retention
March 26, 2024 – Manufacturing Renaissance, League of Black Women, Ravinia Capital, and MxD hosted an event to raise awareness and raise funding to support the Manufacturing Succession Solutions (MSS) project. MSS is not a new idea, but its a new initiative to build up the programmatic infrastructure needed to engage and provide services to […]
Building Awareness and Community Around Ownership Opportunities in Manufacturing
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 – Manufacturing Renaissance, Ravinia Capital, League of Black Women and Bryan Cave Leighton Pasner co-hosted an inspiring and informational presentation, panel and networking event about the opportunities and challenges in ownership succession in manufacturing. A diverse group of about 80 attendees participated in the event, including entrepreneurs, investors and individuals representing […]
MR Joins George Wright on WVON
The Partnership CEO, George Wright, is hosting a radio show at 8 am on WVON AM radio on Saturday mornings called “The Partnership with George Wright.“ On 11/18/23, MR’s David Robinson was George’s host to talk about the importance of manufacturing as a driver for inclusive development. Listen in here!
Panel to Highlight Chicago’s Community Wealth Building Initiative
MR’s Erica Swinney Staley at the NeighborWorks America Training Institute onsite at City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College to discuss Chicago’s Community Wealth Building Initiative and some of the great work within it! City of Chicago, G. Sequane Lawrence, David Girzadas, Community Desk Chicago, Renee Hatcher, The Democracy Collaborative present! #CommunityWealthBuilding #manufacturing
MR Supports Industry Electric School Bus Working Group Effort to Understand Workforce Needs
The transition to electric school buses (ESBs) will transform communities and we must ensure that a just transition for school bus workers also occurs. To better understand gaps in workforce development for ESB operators and maintenance technicians, CALSTART, Michigan Clean Cities, Manufacturing Renaissance, and WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative convened an Industry Electric School Bus Working Group that met in a […]
Advocating for Industrial Policy with Cong. Davis
Manufacturing Renaissance proud to be standing with our Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council network leaders to meet with US Congressman Danny Davis last week on the importance of investing in Chicago manufacturing infrastructure and talent! Thank you to Representative Davis and his team as well as our friends at MxD, North Branch Works, Matot , UIC […]
Mayoral Forum: A New Industrial Vision for Chicago
Mayoral candidates in Chicago came together on February 8 for a forum on a new industrial vision for an inclusive and thriving industrial sector. A wide range of issues were addressed at the forum, including the need for job training, federal investment in the manufacturing sector, ownership succession, and the importance of building a green […]
Coalition Succeeds in Expanding ‘Inclusion’ Scope and Language in CHIPS and Science Act
Andrew Stettner, Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation, attends the signing ceremony of the CHIPS bill at the White House, 8/9/22 For more than a year, Manufacturing Renaissance has played an important role in forging and promoting national legislation that would help create jobs and boost competitiveness in this country. The organization has been instrumental […]
Spotlight on Economic Democracy as a Strategy for Inclusive Development
Since the early 1980s, Manufacturing Renaissance has been inspired by and a student of worker ownership models, recognizing their potential for expanding wealth creation opportunities for communities that have traditionally been excluded from business ownership and wealth creation, especially in the manufacturing sector. Over the years MR has provided leadership in efforts to raise awareness […]
Resolution Introduced in Chicago’s City Council to Endorse the Manufacturing Reinvestment Corporation Act
On March 23, 2022, Alderman Michael Rodriguez, Ward 22 representing Little Village, North Lawndale and surrounding communities, submitted a resolution to endorse the Manufacturing Corporation Reinvestment Act (HR5124). In short, this resolution acknowledges: The importance of the intersection between manufacturing and education and career and technical education in the City of Chicago towards building a […]