Great.
Mr. Poschmann, thank you very much for being a witness today. I want to ask you about manufacturing, because in the past you wrote a report on manufacturing. I'll quote from it:
Aggregate data show that Atlantic manufacturing firms are smaller than nationally, with exports per plant about 30% lower. Atlantic plants also tend to have lower productivity (measured in terms of output per hour worked), are less likely to innovate and adopt advanced technology, and are less likely to export or be otherwise involved in global business activities.
Could you talk about some of the ways we could support these value-added industries to create really good-paying, long-term jobs?