Manufacturing

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Manufacturing: Pivoting Pays Off for Area Manufacturers

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Manufacturing: Pivoting Pays Off for Area Manufacturers

Innovation and the ability to pivot and adapt to the changing marketplace became more important than ever before for manufacturers in 2020. Many Monadnock Region manufacturers predict growth in production in 2021 because of the pandemic and the varying demands it has created.

“It was an unconventional year, and it was a challenging year, but it was a good year,” notes Whitney Brothers Company President Mike Jablonski.

Bow siblings and cousin manufacturing professional-grade face shields

This story starts in an eighth-grade woodworking class at Shaker Road School. That’s where Paul Wiley made his first pen. Now, eight years later, Wiley is making professional grade protective face shields in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.