Manufacturers In a Time of Crisis

from Enterprise Magazine Summer 2020

PPE Directory

Crisis leads to clarity.

Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, it has become abundantly clear to me that the work we do at SEDCOR matters. The relationships we have spent years building. The people we know. The resources we have access to.

Now, as much as a crisis can lead to clarity, it can also cause a lot of distraction. Over the past two months, we have had to constantly remind ourselves of our primary objective: building up and supporting traded-sector industries in our region.

A major part of what we consider the traded-sector is manufacturing. And that is what this issue of Enterprise will focus on.

Here’s something else that has been made very clear: our manufacturers are incredibly creative and work remarkably quick. Many pivoted almost immediately to answer our region’s need for Erik Andersson Personal Protective Equipment. In this issue, we highlight on Salem’s WaterShed for their work in SEDCOR President providing gowns to local hospitals as an example among many.

As we discuss in this issue, the need for PPE is far from over. The need will undoubtedly move beyond the medical field into reopening businesses like restaurants and gyms. We at SEDCOR have and will continue to support our region’s manufacturers who have decided to retool to make PPE.

To help connect manufacturers of PPE with buyers, our team worked with a local programmer to develop an easy-to-use PPE Directory. This directory will be consistently updated by our team to include new producers and new products.

As more firms onshore some (or even most) of their manufacturing, our region will continue to rely on the industry’s strength and resilience to provide good jobs, support communities, and make our region a great place to live, work, and do business. — Erik

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