Voices of NC Manufacturing, your host Phil Mintz, Director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP). We will be interviewing some of the manufacturers who have made North Carolina manufacturing the powerhouse it is today.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce – Workforce Solutions Division: Dr. Jenni Harris
Mintz and Dr. Harris discuss what type of solutions the North Carolina Department of Commerce – Workforce Solutions Division, how her experience as a business owner with employees helps with her leadership of the Business Services unit, Dr. Harris’ favorite books and more.
Quis Machinery: Jason Dingess
Mintz and Dingess discuss how Dingess got into the woodworking industry, the solutions Quis Machinery provides, how their customer’s ideas influence the way they do business, how reshoring back to North Carolina is becoming a trend and more.
FairyStone Fabrics: Chris Rojas
Mintz and Rojas discuss Chris Rojas’ background, the products Fairystone fabrics provide, how they’re comparing supply chain issues and more.
The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS): Dr. Bruce Mack
Mintz and Dr. Mack discuss the relationship between NCMEP and NCCCS, the journey Dr. Mack took to become the vice president of the NCCCS, what solutions NCCCS provides to North Carolina business and more.
East Carolina University (ECU): Dr. Jason Rowe
In this special edition MFGCON 22 episode, Mintz and Dr. Rowe discuss how Dr. Rowe became interested in marketing and supply chain management, the Bureau of Business Research at ECU, the current state of inflation and more.
Bleep Sleep: Rebecca Holland New and Stuart Heatherington We discuss the invention of Bleep Sleep’s Dreamport, how Stuart came up with the concept of Bleep Sleep, how Rebecca optimizes her years of expertise to take Bleep Sleep to new heights and more.
Dr. Michael Walden
In this episode, we discuss where the NC and US economy stands today. Also, about how different factors including the continued global uncertainty of the virus may continue to have an impact for several months to come and more.
Service Thread: Jay Todd
We discuss the services the company provides, the unique way they care for their workforce, what they’re doing to try to remedy the labor shortage and more.
Elastic Therapy, Inc.: Chris Harrington
We discuss the history of ETI, how Chris got into the hosiery industry, how the pandemic has impacted ETI’s game plan, the future of the hosiery industry and more.
NC State University Wilson College of Textiles: Melissa Sharp
Phil Mintz speaks with the associate director of Zeis Textiles Extension (ZTE), Melissa Sharp. Phil and Melissa discuss how Melissa got into the textile industry, highlights of the Wilson College of Textiles’ services, some of the breakthroughs being made with textile innovation, thoughts on where the textiles industry is headed and more.
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