{"podcast":{"title":"Manufacturing an American Century","slug":"manufacturing-an-american-century-6604798","podcast_index_feed_id":6604798,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/manufacturing-an-american-century","website_url":"https://americanmcc.org/amcc-podcast/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/06/a6/77/6c/06a6776c-7e7f-404d-a6a4-506f774613d3/d1a0836cab3e4583286e1472a4f9b25ac58b5530e7c0395d15fab100962b332f4f1a184b647690231329a71fbaba73fc4a9ba33689a2d4e0f76a7fb928892e54.jpeg","author":"AMCC","episode_count":49,"summary":"About the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC) AMCC is a non-profit organization assembled and led by a group of regional and national stakeholders dedicated to strengthening collaboration within and between regional manufacturing communities. AMCC works to achieve sustainable development in America through economic growth, improved environmental performance, and inclusive well-paid job creation to support the revitalization of American manufacturing. Born out of an interagency program, the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP), AMCC was created as a national organization of regional stakeholders to continue the important work of deepening connections and sharing best practices within community ecosystems and between manufacturing regions. AMCC has championed the bottom-up, community-driven model of building ecosystems of support to help manufacturers thrive, and was recently designated by the U.S. EDA as the nation’s manufacturing Community of Practice. AMCC supports regional consortia organized to strengthen manufacturing in any number of public/private initiatives to include federal agency community designation programs like IMCP, DOD’s DM…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T16:21:42.805239+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manufacturing-an-american-century-6604798"},"episode":{"title":"How Regions Can Lead in Workforce Innovation: Building Apprenticeship Programs that Work with JFF’s Melissa MacGregor","slug":"how-regions-can-lead-in-workforce-innovation-building-apprenticeship-programs-that-work-with-jff-s-melissa-macgregor","published_at":"2025-06-22T14:03:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manufacturing-an-american-century-6604798/how-regions-can-lead-in-workforce-innovation-building-apprenticeship-programs-that-work-with-jff-s-melissa-macgregor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manufacturing-an-american-century-6604798","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/88aed2cf-7d62-455d-b084-6a6b0218cdc8.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/88aed2cf-7d62-455d-b084-6a6b0218cdc8.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Melissa MacGregor from Jobs for the Future (JFF) to talk about something that keeps coming up in our conversations with regional manufacturing leaders: how do we actually build stronger apprenticeship pathways that meet both worker and industry needs? Melissa brings deep experience and a practical perspective to the table. We get into the nuts and bolts of what makes a \"quality job,\" how registered apprenticeships are structured, and what regional leaders can do to support them,even if they’re starting from scratch.  Melissa also shares some hard-earned lessons from the field, including the real barriers that stall progress and where she sees opportunities for systemic change. If you’re wondering how to move from talk to implementation when it comes to workforce development, this conversation offers a grounded and honest look at what it really takes. Thanks to Melissa and JFF for their exceptional work and for partnering with AMCC to bring about more collective impact for American workers and businesses! Matt Links to Learn More: JFF on State Tax Credits and Tuition Support JFF Quality Job Framework Find Melissa on Linkedin . Learn more about Melissa on JFF’s website . 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 get you in touch with Mike. Thank you to the Economic Development Administration for their partnership in producing this podcast. This podcast was prepared in part using Federal funds under award 3070145 from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. 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