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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 billion from the CARES Act, but Congress fears that the funding will run out and...

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 i2M recognized it could help. A manufacturer of flexible polymer films for everything from waterproofing...
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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 certifying that they have fulfilled all the necessary obligations outlined in the deal the soonest...

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 Institute (VI) members and companies from across the vinyl value chain are finding additional and...

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 medical and healthcare industries, but now we are seeing members from across the vinyl value...

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. The December jobs report also showed that women accounted for the bulk of new hires....

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 risk, there was a “boil water advisory” in effect for the city, including my apartment,...

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, it can be interesting to see just how far up the supply chain we must...