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Lee Wellington and Tanu Kumar

MANUFACTURING AND CITIES

The Rebirth of Urban Manufacturing

August 8, 2017

UMA includes

600 members

From 200 cities

in 30 states and 5 countries.

Working together to strengthen urban manufacturing

Scale:

• Employment
• Sales volume
• Units

Business model:

• Flexible vs. Fixed
• Intent to commercialize

Making vs. Manufacturing: Conceptual definition

See: The Maker Economy In Action at www.urbanmakereconomy.org

Manufacturing Output Has Grown

Source: Federal Reserve Bank/Haver/Marketwatch

Misperception: Manufacturing is declining

Reasons for Job Stabilization: Competitive Advantages

Advantages of Cities and Towns

• Transportation hubs
• Strong consumer markets
• Dense labor markets
• Major tech hubs

Business Strategies

• Shorter Supply Chains
• Local/Custom Products
• Workforce Productivity
• Advanced Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing Past Urban Manufacturing Today

Rebirth of Urban Manufacturing: Pursuing A High Value Strategy

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Living Wage?

Living Wage?

$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25

Hourly Living Wage (2 Working Adults, 2 Children) Average Hourly Production Wage

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2014; MIT Living Wage Calculator

Manufacturing Challenges in Cities and Towns

• Land Use

– High Costs – Aging Infrastructure – Land Use Conflicts

• Workforce Development

– Skills mismatch – Access to technology

• Relationship

Management

– Cities have vast, complex, hidden networks

• Contract manufacturers,

consumer markets, government agencies

A national collaborative of non-profit, for-profit and governmental stakeholders working together to grow urban manufacturing, create living wage jobs and catalyze sustainable local economies.

Board of Directors:

• Adam Friedman (Chair) New York
• Kate Sofis (Co-Founder) San

Francisco

• Matthew Clayson Detroit
• Michael Cooper Philadelphia
• Elizabeth Demetriou LISC
• Steven Doehler Cincinnati
• Cecilia Estolano Los Angeles
• Eric Strickland Indianapolis

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UMA Strategy: How We Do It

• Strengthening the

practice through collaboration in:

– Research – Program development – Fundraising

• Practitioner-driven

Communities of Practice

• Highlighting

successful projects

• Informing public

discussion

Local Branding

Consumer Education

Marketing Services

Made in NYC strengthens the marketing capacity of manufacturers by leveraging the world-class creativity and expertise of Pratt Institute faculty and students. Creating communications assets

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companies Developing marketing strategies

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companies Using social media

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companies

Public Education

Interactive Developments

Makerspaces and Contract Manufacturing

Dynamic Zoning

Source: Specialty Food Association

Non-Profit Industry Development

Advantages:

• Mission-driven curation and investment
• Strong links to community to foster resident

employment

• Access to public funding

Models:

• Brooklyn Navy Yard - NYC
• Brick City – St. Louis
• Circle City – Indianapolis
• Hundred Hooper – San Francisco
• Dorchester Bay EDC - Boston

PlaceMade, Hundred Hooper, SF Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center, NYC

The Equitable Innovation Economies Initiative (EIE) helps cities pursue inclusive growth strategies in their innovation and manufacturing sectors to advance more equitable outcomes.

MANUFACTURING: INDUSTRY OF OPPORTUNITY?

People of color are under-represented in higher paying occupations within manufacturing Demographics and median wages fro select manufacturing occupations, U.S. 2010

Source: American Community Survey 2010,5 year estimates

FOUR PRINCIPLES FOR AN EQUITY-DRIVEN GROWTH MODEL: 1. Choose strategies that promote inclusion and growth simultaneously 2. Target programs and investments to the people and places most often left behind 3. Assess equity impacts at every stage of the process 4. Ensure meaningful community participation, voice and leadership

EIE PILOT CITIES (2014-17)

• Frequent group and one-on-
• ne discussions to share

updates and provide feedback

• In-person meetings and work

sessions tied to UMA events in Philadelphia and Los Angeles

• Technical assistance and

coordination from Pratt Center and PolicyLink

• Dissemination of process and

learnings with a broader group

• f UMA cities
• Establish equity objectives for

selected projects

• Identify groups that will be

most impacted by pursuing these objectives

• Integrate new perspectives and

partners into program design

• Realign and refine strategies to

achieve more equitable

• utcomes
• Identify equity indicators to

measure impact

PILOT CITIES

COLLABORATIVE FOCUS

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EIE APPROACH

SELECT EQUITY INDICATORS