THE URBAN MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE APPOINTS RONALD C. WILLIAMS, PhD AS THEIR BOARD PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

September 2022 - The Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA) is proud to announce that Dr. Ron Williams, a leader
in Baltimore’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, is the new Board President and Chair of UMA’s
Board of Directors.


When Sewn Products Meet Silicon Valley

Behind the Seams - January 2021

Two Milwaukee Workforce Organizations Join Midwest Coalition To Advance Racial Equity In Manufacturing

Milwaukee Independent - July 2020

LIFT Tapped to Join New Project on Racial Equity in Manufacturing

Tech Century - June 2020

Working to Make Manufacturing Industry More Racially Diverse

WKBW - June 2020

UMA's Johnny Magdaleno and Tanu Kumar Discuss How to Create Economic Mobility in Urban Communities

BTM Radio Show - November 2019

Lee Wellington: Faith Leaders Can Help Shift the Narrative of Manufacturing

Faith & Leadership - November 2019

These Organizations Want to Change the Face of Manufacturing in Cities

Next City - October 2019

Goddeeris: Strategies for Reuse of Vacant Industrial Sites

Crain's Detroit Business - July 2019

Survey Aims to Help Small Manufacturers, Artists Succeed in Houston

The Kinder Institute - May 2019

Cincinnati’s Next IDEALAB: How to Remake the Urban Manufacturing Economy

Soapbox Cincinnati - April 2019

If Your City Wants Equitable Job Growth, It Has to Zone for It

Next City - March 2019

Robust Small Urban Manufacturing: Fostering an Equitable Innovation Economy

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research - January 2019

In a Collision of Portland Edginess, Local Retailer, Makers to Open Eastside Furniture Store

Portland Business Journal - July 2018

Niche Manufacturers Find A Place in the City

Financial Times - June 2018

Milwaukee Urban Manufacturing Study Recommends Increased Focus on Small Businesses

MIlwaukee Business Journal - May 2018

Report Suggests Milwaukee Increase Focus on Smaller Manufacturers

BizTimes Milwaukee - May 2018

New Research Shows Small Manufacturers are on the Move in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Courier - May 2018

Discussion of UMA's "State of Urban Manufacturing" Report in Detroit with Katy Stanton & Bonnie Fahoome

Behind the Mind Radio Show - March 2018

DC3 and Urban Manufacturing Alliance Release Report on Detroit's Manufacturing Potential

Model D - February 2018

The Promise of of Small-Scale Manufacturing in Detroit Highlighted in New Research

DBusiness Magazine - February 2018

Op-Ed: STEM Education Needs More Shop Floors

US News & World Report - January 2018

Globe Dye Works: How a Former Frankford Factory Welcomed Work and Housing

Philadelphia Inquirer - January 2018

Know Your Maker (Plus: More of the Best Fictional Mayors)

Municipal Equation Podcast - November 2017

TechShop Closing Reverberates in Maker Space

State and Science Technology Institute - November 2017

New Report Heralds Makers as a Powerhouse for Local Economies

Make Magazine - November 2017

New Study Reveals Challenges of Philadelphia Manufacturers

The Philadelphia Tribune - November 2017

Federal Reserve's Patrick Harker Hears What Philly's Manufacturers Need: Capital, Know-How, and Workers Who Aren't High

Philadelphia Inquirer - November 2017

A New Industrial Revolution: Building The Future Of U.S. Manufacturing

The Economist Intelligence Limited - Fall 2017

What Should Cities Make?

City Lab - February 2017

A Hardware Renaissance Grows in Brooklyn — and Elsewhere

New York Times - April 2017

New Advocates on the Scene to Support the Maker Movement

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City - Summer 2017

Will Cities Adapt When Automation Reshapes the Job Market?

Curbed - August 2017

What Works for Cities: Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City - Spring 2017

Maker City: The Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Maker City Playbook - June 2016