What started as a response to the pandemic has grown into a movement - a formal supplier scouting movement across the country. Listen in on our conversation with Melissa Burant, Supply Chain Project Manager, CIRAS, as she talks about the intentional development of a nationwide effort to leverage connections designed to increase the availability of needed materials here in the US.  Melissa also shares news about the Supplier Connection Portal that the Iowa Economic Development Authority is developing.  This portal will not only be a place where suppliers can showcase who they are, where they are, and what they provide but it will also provide a way for them to connect with other manufacturers in the state.

If you’re listening and not from the great state of Iowa, be sure to reach out to your state’s MEP by visiting the MEP National Network website to learn more about their supplier scouting program.