1. Atlanta Area Industrial Brokers
Site Selection Consultants
November 2011
North Carolina’s Southeast
Economic Development Partnership

2. INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
Mission: Provide strong economic
development leadership in southeastern
North Carolina through innovative
marketing and collaborative regional
initiatives that will create new jobs,
generate capital investment, and secure
new business locations.
Since 1996…
•8,626 industry jobs created
•$904M private investment
•105 industry locations
• $1 state appropriation =
$64 private investment

3. MAP OF NCSE MID-ATLANTIC PROXIMITY
North Carolina’s
Southeast is centrally
located on the east
coast.
• The longest east-west and
north-south interstates in
the country (I-40 and I-95)
•Four international ports
within two hundred miles
•Access to 2/3 of the
country’s population within
a two day drive
•Five airports with adjacent
industrial sites and three
with uncontrolled air space.

4. MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA’S
SOUTHEAST REGION
11 Counties > 7,500 Sq. Miles > 1.08 M Population > 500,000 In Workforce

5. FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES

6. NCSE KEY REGIONAL ASSETS
•NC Port at Wilmington
•Fort Bragg & military presence
•Transportation/distribution access
•Agricultural base
•Diversified manufacturing/industry base
•Expanding entrepreneurship base
•3 State Universities & 2 private colleges
•Community Colleges
•I-40, I-95, and I-74
•2 International Airports

7. NC PORT AT WILMINGTON
•North Carolina Port
Enhancement Zone
Legislation

8. PORT OF WILMINGTON GROWTH

9. BUSINESS COMMUNITY

10. NCSE’s STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

11. DEFENSE SECTOR

12. POPULATION GROWTH

13. COMMUTER PATTERNS 2009

14. COST OF LIVING 2010

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES

16. MARKETING RESULTS FY 2011
Project
Leads 116 Projects 95 Visits 48
Recommendations 74
• 74 of 95 projects (72 Generated, 23 Assisted) had recommendations of one or
more counties
• 48 projects visited the region or met with NCSE staff at company location
• Projects represent 8,953 potential jobs and $ 2,280,129,500 potential investment
• 58% of projects that needed port and/or rail visited the region
• Average employment per project was 105 jobs and average investment per
project was $ 26,825,053

17. LEAD GENERATION SOURCES
Projects by Source
6%
16%
Ally
43% Web
Trade Show
Consultant
Call-in
20%
15%

18. INDUSTRY SECTOR ACTIVITY
Projects by Industry Sector
Other 12
Metalworking 13
Energy 21
Distribution & Logistics 3
Defense 6
Building Products 5
Boatbuilding 3
Biotechnology 1
Agri-Industry & Food Processing 21
Aviation/Aerospace 7
Advanced Textiles 4
0 5 10 15 20 25

19. REGIONAL INITIATIVES
•Distribution & Logistics Initiative
•Defense and Security Contracting Marketing
•Aviation/Aerospace Industry Sector
•Bio-Fuels Center of NC
•NC Biotechnology Center
•Woody Biomass Analysis
•Regional Workforce Analysis

20. ACTIVITY GROWTH
•Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development
•Regional Loan Program
•International Marketing
•Specialized Sub-Regional Marketing
•Enhanced Value Added Services to Counties
•Redesigned and More Robust Website

21. ACTIVITY PIPELINE
Project Industry Jobs Investment
Toybox Defense 160 $ 75,000,000
Triumph Energy 100 $170,000,000
Class Energy 80 $150,000,000
Sneaker Manufacturing 200 $ 50,000,000
PA 2 Defense 50 $ 5,000,000
Jerry Aviation/Aerospace 150 $ 20,000,000
Rodeo Food Processing 25 $ 1,000,000
Cover Metalworking 25 $ 3,000,000
Apollo Agri-Business 50 $ 5,000,000
General Defense 230 $10,000,000
Totals 1070 $ 489,000,000

22. What can North Carolina’s Southeast
do to help you land companies in
Southeastern North Carolina?
North Carolina’s Southeast
Steve Yost - Director
Joe Melvin - Director of Business Development
Bart Richardson-Research Developer