Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Stimulus Boost Comes in ‘Drips and Dribbles’ for Manufacturers

Optimism about industrial growth fueled by government spending hasn't been confirmed yet by company results.

February 2, 2024 at 6:46 PM UTC

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

President Joe Biden attended the groundbreaking in 2022 for Intel’s Ohio plant, which has been delayed.
Photographer: Andrew Spear/Getty Images

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It has been about 18 months since President Joe Biden signed a pair of stimulus deals meant to encourage domestic production of semiconductors and clean-energy technologies and to make climate-friendly products more affordable for consumers. Few industrial companies have much to show for it yet.