Entries by Bart Taylor
CompanyWeek Q&A: CMTC’s Jim Watson assesses the current state of California manufacturing
The narrative of California manufacturing can be a dizzying array of good news mixed with bad. Yet one reliable marker underscores the story: California’s manufacturing ecosystem is still the largest and most influential in the U.S. At a time when interest in domestic production is higher than it’s been in decades, it’s enough to rally […]
Outdoor Relocation: OR ditches Denver to return to Salt Lake City
Four years ago, I wrote this about Utah’s devastating loss of its prized, homegrown trade show, Outdoor Retailer (OR), to its neighboring über-competitor: “Last week’s news of Denver’s successful bid to land Outdoor Retailer (OR), the industry’s most important trade show fumbled away by Utah, again highlights prospects for a new industrial play. Here’s the […]
Finalists announced for the 2022 Colorado Manufacturing Awards
An enthusiastic crowd braved snowy conditions in Denver to gather March 10 as finalists were announced in the 2022 Colorado Manufacturing Awards (CMAs). The seventh annual program recognizes manufacturers and people across multiple manufacturing industries. Bart Taylor, CompanyWeek publisher and co-presenter of the CMAs along with Colorado MEP Manufacturer’s Edge, welcomed the luncheon gathering by […]
Amid calls to lower trade barriers, imports surge. Huh?
Do tariffs contribute to inflation? Opponents of a more aggressive trade posture think so. Last week Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post’s otherwise enlightened columnist, made the argument this way: “Competition is good except when it comes from abroad, apparently. That’s the message from the Biden White House, which promises to tackle inflation by promoting “competition” […]
CompanyWeek Q&A: CMTC’s Jim Watson on California’s Current Manufacturing Supply Chain
California is at the epicenter of the U.S. supply chain narrative. Its ports are recovering from a serious challenge with offloading products from a backlog of container ships, and the largest manufacturing community in the nation is learning how to pivot when supply chain disruption occurs. CompanyWeek recently asked CMTC President and CEO Jim Watson […]