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) ...

Regina Bohn shows some of the hundreds of masks she has sewn at home. Regina Bohn of Hamden with some of the face masks she has sewn for donation. Volunteers for MakeHaven, a New Haven maker space, ...

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 ...

Lowell resident Judith Durant has been making cloth masks like these for the past several weeks to donate to area organizations and individuals. (Courtesy of Judith Durant) LOWELL — Over the last few ...

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 ...

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 ...

A factory in western France has become an unlikely outpost to help overcome a severe shortage as supplies dry up in China. An employee checking face masks at the Kolmi Hopen factory in France before ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...