• Ranked #1 Best Business Climate, 8 of the
last 9 years, by Site Selection Magazine
• AAA bond rating
• 9th nationally in total manufacturing
jobs, 1st in the southeast US
• 10th most populate state, 9.4 million
• 4th fastest growing state in the US
• 300+ aviation and aerospace companies
with 65,000 workers
• 4 international, 9 commercial airports
• 3rd largest concentration of military in
the US
• Nationally acclaimed workforce development/training program
Why North Carolina
Optimum East Coast (USA) Location
• Midway between Boston and Miami
• Easy access to 70% of North American
industrial market
• North-South & East-West interstate
highways, and multiple freeways
• Close proximity to North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia ports (post Panamax-ready)
• Third largest concentration of military
in the U.S., 50% of East Coast troops
Why NCER?
Pro Business Climateo Affordable properties for
lease/purchaseo Highly productive, nearly
union-free workforceo Business and Cost-of-Living
indices below the national average
o Electric Power Costs below national average
o Extensive and integrated K-16 educational network, plus customized workforce training
World Class Education and Workforce Trainingo East Carolina University–Electrical,
Mechanical, Industrial & Systems & Bioprocess Engineering
o NC State University-Off campus 2 + 2 Mechanical Engineering
o Nationally ranked Community Colleges offering Airframe/Power Plant, Advanced Manufacturing, CNC machining, Sheet Metal, Welding, Industrial Technology and job specific Composites Aerostructures Manufacturing programs as well as a number of life science (biopharma mfg) degree programs.
Where Global Firms Thrive
Japan: ASMO, Bridgestone/Firestone, Fuji Silysia, Keihin Carolina Systems Technology, Uchiyama America, LiveDoGermany: BSH Appliances, Wirthwein (Carolina Technical Plastics), Drahtzaug SteinSweden: ElectroluxNetherlands: DSM Pharmaceuticals & Dyneema, Lely Corp.France: Saint GobainBrazil: IotoCanada: Spirit AeroSystems, Cote Beverage, DopacoMexico: Gruma Corp, Mission Foods
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Pharmaceuticals & biological products
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Motor vehicle MFG
Household appliances
Chemical products
Crop farming
Hospitality & travel
Building products
Distribution & Logistics
Meat processing
Fabricatedmetal products
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Tobacco product MFG 2,249
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Red=At-Risk ClustersGreen=Stable ClustersBlue=Emerging Clusters*Aerospace and Defense products wage is North Carolina Average Wage**Regional military numbers from bases; National numbers from US BEA (2009)#FRC East employment is included in both the Military and Aerospace & De-fense products clusters
Clusters shown in next graphic
NCER Average Wage=$41,949Source: EMSI
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NCER Economy
Accommodation and Food Services11%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remedia-
tion Services6%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
3%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
1%
Construction5%
Educational Services13%
Finance and Insurance3%
Health Care and Social Assistance19%
Information1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1%
Manufacturing14%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
0%
Other Services (except Public Admin-istration)
2%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3%
Public Administration10%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing1%
Transportation and Warehousing2%
Utilities0%
Wholesale Trade4%
NCER Economy by Sector
Apparel Manufacturing; 0.81%Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; 5.71%
Chemical Manufacturing; 12.31%
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; 3.32%
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; 6.87%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufactur-ing; 7.73%
Food Manufacturing; 25.60%
Furniture and Related Product Manu-facturing; 2.12%
Leather and Allied Product Manu-facturing; 0.04%
Machinery Manufacturing; 8.27%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing; 3.49%
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manu-facturing; 1.48%
Paper Manufacturing; 2.70%
Petroleum and Coal Products Manu-facturing; 0.34%
Plastics and Rubber Products Manu-facturing; 7.60%
Primary Metal Manufacturing; 0.18%
Printing and Related Support Activi-ties; 0.74%
Textile Mills; 2.39%Textile Product Mills; 1.50%
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; 3.29%Wood Product Manufacturing; 3.51%
Manufacturing in NCER
AEROSPACE ASSETS IN NCER
R&D/ENGINEERING
AIRCRAFT PARTS MFG
SUPPORT PRODUCTS MFG
AIRCRAFT PARTS DISTRIBUTION & SERVICES
MROs
LIFE SCIENCE ASSETS IN NCER
BIOPHARMA MFG.MEDICAL PRODUCTS MFG.LIFE SCIENCE SUPPLIERS & SERVICE PROVIDERS
R&D
OTHER BIOSCIENCE MFG.
UNIVERSITY OR FEDERAL LAB
Company Industry County
FRC East Defense Craven
Butterball Llc Food Processing Duplin
Smithfield Foods Inc Food Processing Duplin
House Of Raeford Inc Manufacturing Duplin
Qvc Rocky Mount Inc Distribution Edgecombe
Sanderson Farms Inc Food Processing Lenoir
Hospira Inc Pharmaceuticals Nash
East Carolina University Education Pitt
BB&T Finance Wilson
Consolidated Diesel Manufacturing Nash
Top 10 Companies in NCER
Central Sub-Region• Sanderson Farms (Lenoir)• Smithfield Foods (Lenoir)• The Pork Company (Duplin)• AAR (Wayne) – 100 mfg and 60 engineering jobs• Spirit AeroSystems-Gulfstream (Lenoir) – 150+ jobs• West Pharmaceutical Services (Lenoir) • Pioneer Hi-Bred R&D facility (Lenoir) – 10+ jobs• Cooper Standard Automotive (Wayne) - 137 jobs
Coastal Sub-Region• MBCOI to catalyze marine science sector
(Carteret)• Stanadyne (Onslow)• Other manufacturers (Onslow)
Regional Job Growth
Pitt Sub-Region• Pioneer Surgical Orthobiologics – 10 jobs• Confidential Records Management• The Roberts Company - 29 Jobs (exp)• Vidant Health Children’s Hospital – 200+• VA Medical Clinic – 150 jobs
North Sub-Region• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Wilson)• Superior Essex (Edgecombe) – 166 jobs• QVC, Inc (Edgecombe) –expanded 500 jobs (delayed 2012)• Keihin Carolina Systems Tech (Edgecombe) - 50 jobs• Hospira – 200 jobs (Nash)
Regional Job Growth
We are creating high-skilled jobs
WorkKeys & theCareer Readiness Certificate
Investmento Formed in 2006 by NCERo Partners: 11 Community Colleges, 13 Public School Systems & 3 Workforce
Development Boards (Assessing Skills for Performance in Rebounding Economy - ASPIRE)
o NCER provided $1+ million and $4+ million from state and federal grants
Resultso 33,303 individuals in NCER possess a CRCo 6.83% of NCER labor force possess a CRC. State average is 3%o 60 job profiles for 30 companieso Over 100 companies participating o All CTE students taking CRC
NCER leads the state of NC in absolute # of CRCs and % of labor force possessing a CRC
Education & Certification –WorkKeys to WorkReadyo NCER generating advanced manufacturing jobs as well
as higher level jobs in science and engineering tied to STEM
o Region’s growth capacity will be defined by its ability to create a pipeline of qualified workers – at all levels
o Solutions must be both regional and community-based
WorkReady Communities
o Built upon the foundation and success of the CRC program
o Modeled after Georgia – but with stricter standards
o All 13 counties engagedo Over 100 employers committed
Connecting Industry and Educatorso coordinate activities to expand pipeline of students for 2-yr
community and 4-yr collegeso form academic alliances between university, public schools
and area companies (aerospace/biopharma)o place computer-based STEM learning centers in each 7th grade
throughout NCER region to increase student exposure and encourage interest in STEM
o 5 STEM Centers in local Middle Schoolso 7 STEM HS (Health/Life Science Careers)o 6 employers engagedo 22 partners
STEM East
Significant Assets in NCERo Global TransPark – 2,500 acre, multi-modal industrial park offering access
to rail, air, highways and 2 international portso East Carolina University – Awards bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degrees. Over 28,000 students and 123,000 alumnio Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station – Since 1942 the 29,000 acre
base has been in Craven Countyo FRC East – A MRO aboard Cherry Point, FRC East provides world-class
maintenance, engineering and logistics support for Naval and Marine Corps aviation.
o Seymour Johnson Air Force Base – Occupying over 3,000 acres in Wayne County, SJAB is home to the distinguished 4th fighter wing
o USMC Camp Lejeune – Based in Onslow County, Camp Lejeune is home to the II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Marine Logistics Group
o Cape Lookout National Seashore - Horse watching, shelling, fishing, birding, camping, lighthouse climbing, and touring historic villages--there’s something for everyone at Cape Lookout.
o Port at Morehead City - One of the deepest ports on the US East Coast, the Port of Morehead City is located just four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The port handles both breakbulk and bulk cargo and is the second largest importer in the country for natural rubber.