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The Future of Industrial Brooklyn

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Paula Crespo
Keywords: 
Brooklyn
land use
zoning
local manufacturing
job creation
community development corporations
small businesses
urban manufacturing

This report-out covers the key takeaways and salient points from two days of workshops and discussion about manufacturing in New York City, organized by five Brooklyn-based Community Development Corporations (CDCs) with technical assistance from Pratt Center. In April 2013, a diverse set of...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Document: 
future_of_industrial_brooklyn_report-out.pdf

Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA)

Intro Paragraph: 
After four decades of decline, the U.S. manufacturing sector is growing and creating quality jobs. Cities are showing particularly strong gains, which is largely attributable to the unique cultural, spatial and economic assets of urban areas and the ingenuity and innovative business models of small urban manufacturers.
Keywords: 
nationwide
urban manufacturing
job creation
small businesses
The UMA is a national collaborative of public and private stakeholders working to foster sustainable manufacturing initiatives in cities across the U.S.
Body: 

On average, the jobs created by these businesses are better paying than service sector jobs and offer more opportunities for advancement in a stable career.  However, many cities lack the expertise, data, and policies to most effectively grow small manufacturing businesses, capitalize on...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Tanu Kumar
Status: 
Completed in 2016

Made In NYC

Intro Paragraph: 
New York City is home to almost 6,000 small manufacturers employing 72,000 people. They make everything from pianos (Steinway in Queens) and landing gear for spacecraft (Vahl in Brooklyn) to food, fashion, film and furnishings.
Keywords: 
local manufacturing
local retail
citywide
small businesses
urban manufacturing
job creation
Made In NYC enhances the capacity of small businesses to create jobs, foster entrepreneurial innovation, and grow sustainable local markets.
Body: 

Furthermore, the manufacturing sector is a proven source of good jobs for individuals with limited education and other barriers to employment in many of the city’s most distressed communities. For example, manufacturers in the Bronx, the city’s poorest borough, pay an average salary...

Project Status: 
Active
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Joanna Reynolds
Mariah Chinchilla
Location: 
City-Wide

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Keywords: 
Brooklyn
local manufacturing
green jobs
zoning
urban manufacturing
land use
small businesses
job creation

In this report, Pratt Center presents a thorough investigation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY), a 300-acre city-owned industrial park and one of the fastest growing green manufacturing centers in the country.  The paper demonstrates that New York City’s strategy of retaining...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Document: 
web_2013_bny_full_report.pdf

The Federal Role in Supporting Urban Manufacturing

Keywords: 
nationwide
urban manufacturing
job creation
small businesses

This paper identifies opportunities for federal policy to support Small Urban Manufacturers (SUMs), and to do so within a thoughtful framework for urban development. The report presents an overview of America’s manufacturing today: decentralized networks of small, specialized firms, many...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Document: 
04_urban_manufacturing_mistry_byron.pdf

The Farm to Factory Project

Keywords: 
statewide
local manufacturing
locally-made food
urban manufacturing
small businesses

This report details a successful pilot project aimed at demonstrating the potential to meet New York City food processors’ demand for local ingredients grown in New York State- at both small and large scales.  Pratt Center surveyed food manufacturers in the five boroughs, revealing a...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Document: 
farm_to_factory_report_release_final.pdf

High-Tech, High-Touch, and Manufacturing’s Triple Bottom Line

Keywords: 
urban manufacturing
nationwide
job creation
small businesses

This article, written by Pratt Center’s Joan Byron and Adam Friedman in MIT’s Innovations journal,  promotes a definition of “Advanced Manufacturing” that derives value from human as well as technological inputs. Cities that serve as hubs of both cultural...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Friday, February 8, 2013
Document: 
innovations_7-3_friedman-byron_2.pdf

Farm to Bakery

Keywords: 
statewide
urban manufacturing
locally-made food
local manufacturing
small businesses

This report summarizes a local food pilot project undertaken by Pratt Center for Community Development and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM).  Farm to Bakery sought to capitalize on the demand for quality locally-grown grains and flour by both New York City...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Document: 
farmtobakeryfinalreport.pdf

Industrial Revenue Policy Bond program - a policy brief produced by the Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Keywords: 
urban manufacturing
nationwide
small businesses
job creation

This Urban Manufacturing Alliance policy brief takes an in-depth look at the Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) Program, a federal financing tool designed to provide qualified manufacturing projects with access to tax-exempt financing. Because of restrictive and somewhat outdated program...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Document: 
uma_irb_policy_brief_final.pdf

Urban Manufacturing Alliance - First Report Out

Keywords: 
urban manufacturing
nationwide
job creation
land use
zoning
small businesses

This document provides an overview of the first meeting of the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA),  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...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Document: 
uma_report.pdf

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