South By North Strategies, Ltd.

Over the holidays, the Obama Administration released a white paper outlining “A Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing.” The document looks at a strong manufacturing sector as vital to the nation’s long-term prosperity and considers ways in which public policy can nurture the sector’s viability and competitiveness.  More specifically, the report details a seven-part agenda:

• Provide workers with the opportunity to obtain the skills necessary to be highly productive.
• Invest in the creation of new technologies and business practices.
• Develop stable and efficient capital markets for business investment.
• Help communities and workers transition to a better future.
• Invest in an advanced transportation infrastructure.
• Ensure market access and a level playing field.
• Improve the business climate, especially for manufacturing.