Manufacturers embrace AI, push for permit reform to enable infrastructure buildout

The National Association of Manufacturers says its members have embraced artificial intelligence and are eager to deliver on the industrial renaissance promised by the Trump administration, but the group stresses that permitting reform to build out the necessary infrastructure and an all-of-the above energy strategy are essential to reaching the goal.

“Manufacturing sits at the crossroads of America’s energy dominance, AI leadership and the strength of our power grid,” NAM president and CEO Jay Timmons said in an Oct. 30...