What's next for manufacturing in the United States? It's not an easy question, and fortunately the Brookings Institution has a number of highly qualified experts looking into this key area of the American economy. This recent 11-page paper from experts Bruce Katz and Peter Hamp suggest that a "race to the shop" competition for advanced manufacturing should be initiated in order "to expedite the transition toward a more innovate, productive, inclusive and globally competitive American economy." The paper suggests that such a competition would help challenge US states and metropolitan areas to align their policies and investments to meet the distinct labor demands of their primary advanced manufacturing sectors and clusters. The paper provides a bit of background and also continues to offer some specifics about a proposal and various governmental and private sector partners.