Efforts to make the supply chain more resilient after pandemic shortages are no match for low-price foreign products, the companies say. By Joe Nocera The DealBook newsletter delves into a single ...

American face mask manufacturers are warning that they will soon go broke without government support, potentially ceding domestic mask production amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Private companies and ...

Nine weeks ago—for reference, those were the innocent days when canceling March Madness still felt apocalyptic and surreal—an Evansville hospital issued a public plea for homemade cotton face masks.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites are practicing social distancing and wearing face masks in public in accordance with recent orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. But one army officer in Austin found that ...

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. Giselle Williams’ hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...

Steve Engel repairs sewing machines for individuals and companies, nearly all of whom are now focused on making face masks. Courtesy Steve Engel. While businesses and industries across the state have ...

Since the early days of Covid-19, we’ve heard lots of inspiring stories about businesses, especially manufacturers, stepping up to provide critical supplies. What we’ve heard less about is how (or if) ...

FRESNO, Calif. — White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but frontline workers, hospital officials and even the Food and Drug ...

It wasn’t in my plans to become a mask maker, but I am happy I did. If I close my eyes, I can still remember the sound of that very old sewing machine, I can still feel the cast-iron pedal I pushed ...

With overrun hospitals facing an acute shortage of masks, people are pulling out their sewing machines to fill the void. By David Enrich Rachel Abrams and Steven Kurutz They are scrounging for fabric, ...

As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...