If you want to look at how to bring manufacturing back to the USA, look at this interesting project in St. Louis.It requires an integrated approach that goes well-beyond setting up a few factories. 

Jon Lewis, co-founders of Evolution St. Louis, a revolutionary textile and knitwear manufacturing operation using cutting-edge 3D and seamless knitting technology, had this to say. “For us, and for trying to create an industry sector, that was key, because you need every part of a city – .com, .gov, .org, and .edu – to all work together to make that happen. I think we’re showing how manufacturing can start to reinvent itself in the U.S.”

Evolution St. Louis began full-scale operations out of 3830 Washington Blvd. in the middle of the Grand Center Arts District in February 2020 and are already looking at potential expansion sites in the area.

“As we considered re-imagining the supply chain, we saw [the role for] Evolution St. Louis to address the future industry needs in fashion, retail, manufacturing and beyond,” said Elmuccio. “At Evolution St. Louis, we’re at the forefront of high-tech, knit manufacturing, and our broader vision is to make ‘Made in the U.S.’ mean ‘Made in St. Louis.’”

Other cities would be wise to follow this model closely and see how it develops.

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