Gildan: Whitney Womack
Phil and Whitney discuss Whitney’s journey in HR, how she learns the crucial skills needed for each position, and the importance of educating high school students about the many opportunities in manufacturing and changing the perception there are only “dirty jobs” in manufacturing.
Best Practice for Growing Manufacturing in North Carolina
Essentials for Success in Industry 4.0
A joint publication of the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the NC Manufacturing Extension Partnership at NC State University.
North Carolina Named Top State for Manufacturing Competitiveness and Corporate Investment
Site Selection Group Group announced the 2024 Best States for Manufacturing ranking, and North Carolina took the top honors. The organization annually evaluates and ranks states’ competitiveness for manufacturing investments. The process begins with scoring all metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the contiguous United States…
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Smart Manufacturing Adoption to Realize Transformative Energy Reductions for North Carolina
Learn more about this federally funded program to assist small to medium-sized manufacturers
News
Equilibar Awarded the 2025 Community Outreach Leadership Award
equilibar.com Community Outreach Award The Community Outreach Award is presented to the manufacturer that has impacted communities in North...
MFGCON 2025 Final Wrap
That’s a wrap on #MFGCON2025! Two energizing days of networking, expert insights, and celebrating NC manufacturing excellence.
Two Florida Entrepreneurs Find a Home for InnovaKnits at the Manufacturing Solutions Center in Conover, North Carolina
InnovaKnits is a specialized contract manufacturer that provides flat knit consulting and develops domestic flat knit textile products for the medical, wearable electronics, and technical fields. Other industry applications include aerospace, energy, performance athletics, orthotics and...
In the News
- W. Duke Kimbrell Fiber Innovation Center opens at Gaston College
- Bridging North Carolina and Finland through defence innovation collaboration
- The State of Aviation report: North Carolina’s aviation industry contributes $88 billion each year to the state’s economy and supports more than 427,000 jobs statewide
- PRESS RELEASE: Manufacturing Solutions Center Offers M1 Programming Training for Stoll Flatbed Knitting Machines
- NIST in Your State
- Cutting-Edge Flex Factory to Honor Textile Titan, W. Duke Kimbrell ’49: How Innovation Hubs Fuel American Manufacturing
- Phil Mintz, Executive Director of NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions, participates on the 2025 Economic Forecast Roundtable
- NC State Semiconductor Workforce Survey
- Manufacturing Solutions Center Presents Free "Developing Your Apparel/Textile Product in the US" Webinar on January 15
- North Carolina Ranked #1 Best State for Manufacturing
NCMEP Partner News Connection
$44M*
Cost
Savings
Cost
Savings
3,273*
Jobs Created
or Retained
Jobs Created
or Retained
$317M*
New or Retained
Sales
New or Retained
Sales
$519M*
New Client
Investments
New Client
Investments
*According to estimates reported by North Carolina manufacturing clients in a third-party survey, the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) helped manufacturers achieve the following in fiscal year (FY) 2024.
$2.6B*
Cost
Savings
Cost
Savings
108,300+*
Jobs Created
or Retained
Jobs Created
or Retained
$15B*
New or Retained
Sales
New or Retained
Sales
$5B*
New Client
Investments
New Client
Investments
*According to estimates reported by MEP Center manufacturing clients in a third-party survey, the MEP National Network helped manufacturers achieve the following in fiscal year (FY) 2024.
$879M*
North Carolina 2024 Economic Impact
North Carolina 2024 Economic Impact
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