How to Solve Manufacturing's Talent Problem

American manufacturing has a talent shortage. What should we do about it?

I’ve lived in the American midwest for 25 years, and I’ve seen more rusted out, empty factories than I can count. Some Rust Belt towns were built around factories, and losing them meant losing a vital economic center of their community. Many once thriving places have corroded into poverty, poor health, opioid addiction. But this post isn’t about the factories that closed, it’s about the ones that are still open, and the ones that plan to open soon. Manufacturing still makes up 11% of US GDP, and employs millions of people. US manufacturing output and employment is set to continue growing as…

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