Slow to pull out of the Great Recession of 2008, manufacturing in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts is picking up a head of steam.

Activity is surging down south.

Gutenberg’s introduction of movable type six centuries ago was a true revolution. The development forever altered the way information was received and disseminated, democratizing knowledge. Printing’s recent move beyond two dimensions could be similarly transformative.

Policymakers influence manufacturers in the mid-Atlantic region.