Many older industrial cities in the American Northeast continue to ask the question: "What's next?" Will they reboot their local economies by creating arts and culture districts? Will they hope to become start-up hubs? Or perhaps they can attract new knowledge economy workers? This 60-page paper by the Brookings Institution's Nisha Mistry (supported by Jennifer S. Vey and Richard Shearer) looks at Newark's competitive advantages in the 21st century as regards manufacturing. The paper is the culmination of the initial year of the Newark Manufacturing Initiative (NMI) which is focused on the development of transformative strategies to improve the local and regional climate for manufacturing. The basic thrust of the paper is that Newark can compete in the 21st century and that the city should encourage the creation of quality jobs and innovative, low-carbon, export intensive industries. The report includes an executive summary and chapters such as "Newark's Manufacturing Moment," "Newark's Manufacturing Challenges," and "Goals and Strategies." [KMG]