# Turning Evidence into Action: ANL's Alison Peoples on Building Regional Manufacturing Ecosystems

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Podcast: [Manufacturing an American Century](https://stenobird.com/podcast/manufacturing-an-american-century-6604798)
Published: 2026-04-17T14:30:00+00:00
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It was a pleasure to welcome Alison Peoples from Argonne National Laboratory to the podcast. Alison is a statistician and economic development researcher whose career has taken her from the municipal bond trading desks of Boston to the Economic Development Districts of New Mexico — and ultimately to one of America's premier federal research institutions, where she  We talk about the big challenge that has driven AMCC's work for over 15 years: how do regional leaders get organized around the best available data to assess their manufacturing ecosystem of support and craft smarter interventions? Alison walks us through Argonne's important work in this area, including the National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE) and the Economic Development Capacity Index (EDCI). We discuss the need for building a clearer picture of siloed public data that regional leaders need but rarely have easy access to, in order for their decisions to be driven by the best available data.. We also explore what it will take to close the gap between economic research and economic development practice and why Alison is genuinely hopeful about the next generation's ability to bridge the worlds of technology and humanity. Thanks to Alison for a great conversation, give it a listen!  🔗 Links to Learn More: Find Alison on LinkedIn . Explore Argonne's NERDE website. Check out the Economic Development Capacity Index . Download the AMCC Manufacturing Community Ecosystem Metrics Playbook . Follow AMCC on Linkedin . Find Matt on Linkedin . Visit our website . AMCC’s podcast is made possible in part by the expertise of Mike McAllen, founder of Podcasting4Associations . Are you part of an association also looking to produce a podcast? Let us connect you with Mike. Thank you to the Economic Deve…

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