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Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas

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From the May/June 2014 issue. There have been several major project announcements in North and South Carolina: A leading global supplier of off-road tires, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, has selected Spartanburg County, SC for the company’s first North American manufacturing facility, which will produce radial tires for agricultural machinery.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A manufacturers to benefit from the rapid technological change currently underway,” said McDermott. King, Managing Director of the Quonset Development Corporation.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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Across Ohio, there are more than 13 million acres of farmland and over 10 million acres used to grow principle crops of corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Abbot’s 250,000-square-foot Tipp City facility opened in 2014. Utt said the equipment and facilities used to produce melons has changed dramatically over the past several decades.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The changing workforce: Automation is changing the mix of jobs in and around factories.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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From the May/June 2014 issue. In order to manage effective food processing, food processors must consider facilities that will be up to par with their business. Competitive electric costs, coupled with the convenience of responsive local utilities, have helped foster an environment where companies want to invest.