UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. Many companies that began producing personal protective equipment with patriotic optimism have scaled back, shut down or given up, according to an Associated Press analysis based on numerous interviews with manufacturers. Some already have sold equipment they bought with state government grants.
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., sales of window coverings at Halcyon Shades quickly went dark. So the suburban St. Louis business did what hundreds of other small manufacturers did: It pivoted to make protective supplies, with help from an $870,000 government grant. But things haven’t worked out as planned. The company quit…
Companies are having trouble living up to the political hype of "American-made" as many producers ran into troubles getting equipment, materials and reliable.
Companies are having trouble living up to the political hype of "American-made" as many producers ran into troubles getting equipment, materials and reliable.