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Legislative Update: Small Business Assistance & Congressional Recess

April 15, 2020
Small Business Assistance Congress continues to negotiate “interim” legislation that would approve an additional $250 billion for small business relief through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The program received $350 […]

Pennsylvania Vinyl Film Manufacturer Retools to Make Critical PPE

April 10, 2020
As the coronavirus began to sweep through the Greater New York area, swamping hospitals and leaving health care workers wearing trash bags and reusing single-use personal protective equipment (PPE), Pennsylvania-based […]
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Legislative Update: USMCA Update and Coronavirus Stimulus Package

April 3, 2020
USMCA The USMCA will not go into force on June 1 as the U.S., Mexico, and Canada had hoped. After missing the Tuesday, March 31 midnight deadline to exchange letters […]

Vinyl Industry Provides Coronavirus Relief

April 3, 2020
Vinyl has always played a large role in the medical and healthcare industries, but now with COVID-19 (coronavirus) we are seeing this continue at even higher levels of support. Vinyl […]

Coronavirus Relief Efforts: Share Your Stories

March 31, 2020
Vinyl plays a huge role in our everyday lives, and especially now as we are all seeing the impacts of coronavirus. Vinyl has always played a large role in the […]

President’s Column: Three Ways Our Industry Can Promote Women in Manufacturing

March 26, 2020
On January 10, The Washington Post published a story that probably didn’t get enough attention: in December, women outnumbered men in the workforce for only the second time in history. […]

This World Water Day, We’re Replacing Our Pipes in the Name of Sustainability

March 23, 2020
Just a few months ago, I woke up one Friday morning to an alert that there had been a water main break in Arlington. Because there was a water quality […]

Transportation of Essential Goods Critical for Protecting Public Health

March 20, 2020
As the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has recently announced what businesses are deemed essential and should continue working unrestricted amidst the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, […]