American companies, including 3M and Prestige Ameritech, are investing in expansions to produce more N95 masks domestically, according to The Wall Street Journal. Before the coronavirus pandemic, ...

Since the early days of Covid-19, we’ve heard lots of inspiring stories about businesses, especially manufacturers, stepping up to provide critical supplies. What we’ve heard less about is how (or if) ...

Steve Engel repairs sewing machines for individuals and companies, nearly all of whom are now focused on making face masks. Courtesy Steve Engel. While businesses and industries across the state have ...

Efforts to make the supply chain more resilient after pandemic shortages are no match for low-price foreign products, the companies say. By Joe Nocera The DealBook newsletter delves into a single ...

A factory in western France has become an unlikely outpost to help overcome a severe shortage as supplies dry up in China. An employee checking face masks at the Kolmi Hopen factory in France before ...

FRESNO, Calif. — White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but frontline workers, hospital officials and even the Food and Drug ...

American face mask manufacturers are warning that they will soon go broke without government support, potentially ceding domestic mask production amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Private companies and ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kellie Boers sits at her sewing machine in the living room of her Portage home with her dog, Lucy, by her side. Boers has been working 12-hour days at her makeshift workstation, ...

As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. Giselle Williams’ hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...

Mask ear protectors being made on JPS Information Services staff member, Dan Anderson’s, 3-D machine. Jamestown Public Schools’ Information Services Database Programmer/ Analyst, Dan Anderson, was ...