Structural Steel Is Now the Critical Path (ReForge 031)
In this episode, Matthew Chang and Colin Russ go without a guest to call two things: structural steel is now the critical path on American factory builds, and the customer-funded founder is the one most likely to survive the reindustrialization wave.
If you care about manufacturing, construction, supply chain, policy, founders, this one is for you.
What we cover
Why you now order steel before you submit the building permit
Dock lock hooks as an unofficial reindustrialization index
Data centers and factories competing for the same steel and electricians
Why South Carolina and Ohio keep winning…
The skinny
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