The Global Clinton Initiative (GCI) and five partner organizations announced a regional pilot program that will create a manufacturing supply chain network to support small- and midsized-manufacturers in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The goal of the pilot program is to create a scalable model that will ultimately provide a framework for a nationwide supply chain network and grow the country’s manufacturing base. The proposed National Supply Chain Network Initiative’s (NSNI) key components include helping to connect small- and midsized-manufacturers with large manufacturers as suppliers, improving access to innovation in manufacturing, providing direction technical and other assistance through the use of a state-of-the-art online portal that leverages the expertise of existing organizations and addressing other issues related to a healthy manufacturing sector (e.g., capital/financing, green manufacturing practices). According to the press release, the GCI intends to launch an additional two pilot programs – one in the Midwest and another in the West.