OMA Connections Partner RSM has produced this article to explain why historically low interest rates are providing a rare opportunity for many manufacturing businesses to make long-term strategic investments in technology and other improvements, such as facility upgrades. The firm’s recent survey of middle-market businesses showed that more than half of respondents (52%) expect to boost investment in productivity-enhancing capital expenditures such as software, equipment, and intellectual property over the next six months. 2/24/2021