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Letter: Changing labor market demands investment in manufacturing talent

STEM students from Flowery Branch High School tour PPG paint manufacturing facility Tuesday morning in Oakwood. The science, technology, engineering and math students also met with U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, as part of National Manufacturing Day. - photo by Scott Rogers

10112017 PPG 4.jpg — STEM students from Flowery Branch High School tour PPG paint manufacturing facility Tuesday morning in Oakwood. The science, technology, engineering and math students also met with U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, as part of National Manufacturing Day. - photo by Scott Rogers

American manufacturing is facing an unprecedented challenge. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2035 retirement-age Americans will outnumber those under the age of 18.