Since 1947 the Moosehead Manufacturing Company provided work for individuals in Monson, but in 2007 the company closed its doors. Sara Archambault investigates how the layoffs impacted the local community and the families that relied of jobs with Moosehead.

In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Suzanne Grossman speaks to employees at the factory to learn about their jobs and the work produced at the mill.

In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Megan McCune captures images of employees at the factory to highlight their jobs and the work produced at the mill.

Lars Howlett captures the work done by the Archulater family in the manufacturing industry.

Erin Mishkin documents the work of Jimmy Cox, a banjo maker, who manufactures every single part of the instrument. Mishkin speaks to Cox and his grandsons about building and designing the banjos in their workshop.

Dragon Cement, located between the towns of Thomaston and Rockland, utilizes the local geology to manufacture cement in New England. Tara Hayes highlights the work that Dragon Cement does for the cement industry and the environment.

Dragon Cement, located between the towns of Thomaston and Rockland, utilizes the local geology to manufacture cement in New England. Sara Crystal captures the work that Dragon Cement does for the cement industry and the environment.

Working together as a family in the manufacturing industry, Ruth Archulater and her sons speak about their experiences working in the mill and starting their own yarn company. The family speaks about their current company and how jobs have moved out of the country.

Working together as a family in the manufacturing industry, Ruth Archulater and her sons speak about their experiences working in the mill and starting their own yarn company. The family speaks about their current company and how jobs have moved out of the country.

At the age of 75, Payson Huff began making cod liver oil in his shack. Sharon Crisman highlights how Huff used to be a fisherman, and after that was over still needed a way to make money in his old age.

Heather Coleman documents the work done at B&M Beans in Portland.

At the B&M Beans plant in Portland, almost a million cans of baked beans leave each week. Heather Coleman captures the day-to-day life of the "family" of bean factory workers.