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Rebuilding American Manufacturing: It’s Not Just Plants, It’s People

Rebuilding American Manufacturing: It’s Not Just Plants, It’s People
Workers assemble cars at the newly renovated Ford's Assembly Plant in Chicago, Ill., on June 24, 2019. Jim Young/AFP via Getty Images
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The latest spotlight on the crisis in American manufacturing may be on steel, but our nation has traded its manufacturing might for financial gains across all sectors—making the same fateful mistake that has befallen great civilizations throughout history. As a founder, CEO, and advocate for American industrial renewal, who’s building the world’s most advanced, efficient factories to counter China’s chokehold on manufacturing, I can tell you that America has just three years—not 10—to rebuild our industrial base before falling critically behind.

Chris Power
Chris Power
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Chris Power is founder and CEO of Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company, and is a co-founder of the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA).