manufacturing

Manufacturing sector showing encouraging signs, Business NC reports

Posted by Rick Smith | Nov 27, 2023

Dan Barkin, writing for Business North Carolina, reports on encouraging signs for growth in North Carolina’s manufacturing sector.

Ingersoll Rand beats Wall Street expectations on earnings, revenue

Posted by Rick Smith | Nov 2, 2023

Davidson based power tools and air compressor manufacturer Ingersoll Rand on Wednesday delivered Street-beating financial results.

‘North Carolina had everything to offer’ for electric battery materials plant that will create 500 jobs

Posted by WRAL News | Oct 26, 2023

North Carolina’s booming electric vehicle sector is getting even bigger. An India-based company, Epsilon Advanced Materials, is going to build a $650 million manufacturing plant for EV battery materials near Wilmington, having struck an economic incentives deal with the state of North Carolina.

As governor heads to Japan to recruit jobs just how strong is NC’s manufacturing sector?

Posted by Rick Smith | Oct 9, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is traveling to Tokyo this week with state officials and economic development leaders to promote global investment in the Tar Heel state. And manufacturing jobs is likely a key item on his agenda. Manufacturing remains a vital part of the N.C. economy but will it remain so? N.C. State economist Dr. Mike Walden says …

Report: US manufacturing remains vital to economy – more is shifting south, west

Posted by Rick Smith | Aug 18, 2023

The United States is often thought of as a large net importer – or a nation that tends to procure many of its goods from abroad – and an economy that focuses primarily on high-skilled services. These points are true, but manufacturing remains an important component of economic livelihood for many U.S. communities and regions. As we’ll explain, manufacturing continues to be a fundamental source of agency and economic livelihood for the nation as a whole.