Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler will visit the shipping company U.S. Logistics in Elizabeth on Friday as part of the SBA’s ongoing Made in America Manufacturing Roadshow.
Loeffler is scheduled to be at the company’s facility at 841 Fairmount Ave. at 10:30 a.m. She will be accompanied by Lisa Shimkat, SBA associate administrator, office of field operations, and Matt Coleman, SBA regional administrator, Atlantic Region.
Loeffler will meet with the owner John Colfer, tour the facility, and discuss how the Trump administration is working to restore American industrial strength through fair trade, tax cuts, and deregulation. She plans to highlight the SBA’s new Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, an effort to support small manufacturers by cutting red tape, increasing access to capital, and promoting a skilled workforce. They will hold roundtables to solicit feedback from small manufacturers across the country.
Restoring manufacturing jobs and bolstering the manufacturing sector in the United States is a key part of the Trump administration’s agenda. The National Association of Manufacturers has identified what they consider outdated regulations that Trump aims to revise or rescind to lower costs and enhance competitiveness. The National Association of Manufacturers said that U.S. manufacturers are spending $350 billion a year just to comply with federal regulations.
U.S. Logistics, based in Bellmawr, provides shipping solutions for its clients. The company made its first delivery on Dec. 1, 2002. Its Elizabeth facility is just over 3 miles from Newark International Airport and less than 6 miles from Port Newark.
