Clocking In: Voices of NC Manufacturing

Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) Established in 1995, the North Carolina Manufacturing Partnership (NCMEP) is the official representative of the MEP Network in the State of North Carolina. The purpose of the partnership is to enhance the productivity, innovative capacity and technological performance of North Carolina based manufacturing firms. ----more---- Our mission, a...

A service disabled veteran owned company manufactures and supplies the military with unique vehicles Carolina Growler, a father and son business founded by a veteran, has an important mission: Ensure the US military has safe, appropriate and high-performance forms of transportation. It is their utmost priority. ----more---- In 2004, Carolina Growler was awarded a contract to produce over 600 Inter...

A NC camping gear manufacturer is looking to create cutting edge camping supplies for 21st century campers. At SylvanSport, “originality” is the name of the game. National Geographic Adventure dubbed their Go Camping Trailer the “Coolest. Camper. Ever.” Founded in 2004, SylvanSport wanted to make outdoor adventure accessible to everyone. They have reinvented the pop-up camper and that product has...

A FABRIC MANUFACTURER HOPES TO EXPAND ON NORTH CAROLINA’S TEXTILE RICH PAST Their values are: “Quality, innovation and reliability” and since Fairystone Fabrics has been in business for a little more than 50 years, I’d say they’ve executed their values well. Fairystone Fabrics is a textile manufacturer located in Burlington, North Carolina. ----more---- Fairystone Fabrics takes pride in taking car...

Discover how a North Carolina fishing rod manufacturer is hoping to take the fishing rod industry by storm. The economy was rough after Matthew Cashion graduated from Virginia Tech in 2009. With a doctorate in chemistry and a concentration in advanced materials science, he was having no luck finding full-time employment. ----more---- Frustrated and unemployed, Matthew received a $2,000 loan from h...

A sit-down interview with economist, Dr. Michael Walden to discuss the current and future condition of North Carolina manufacturing When people talk about the general economy and the economics surrounding the manufacturing industry, we may get lost in all the technical and jargon-riddled analysis. We want answers, but due to the variable nature of the economy and especially the manufacturing indus...

Rocky Mount based Tri-County Industries works to enhance the lives of people who are disabled or disadvantaged through work assessment, job training and placement. The organization has been in business for more than 50 years and touches the lives of many in their community. ----more---- Tri-County Industries is a unique blend of private enterprise, government funding and local volunteers working t...

Find out how one NC manufacturing company is helping architects and interior designers make a statement with their trend-setting designs. Laminate is no longer your grandmother's gold fleck formica countertops. There is one innovative North Carolina company helping you change the way you think about laminates, one solution at a time. ----more---- ATI Laminates is a family-owned and operated manufa...