From Factory Floor to Main Street: How Advanced Manufacturing Is Boosting Mississippi Jobs

From Factory Floor to Main Street: How Advanced Manufacturing Is Boosting Mississippi Jobs

Step inside a Mississippi factory today and you’ll see a different picture than a generation ago. The clang of metal and the smell of cutting oil are still there, but so are computer-controlled machines, precision waterjet cutters, and teams of skilled operators feeding designs straight from digital models. What happens here doesn’t just stay on the production floor — it ripples outward to Main Street, powering small businesses, fueling local ec…