• 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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Hospitality & travel

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Distribution & Logistics

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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.