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Fortron considered lower-cost locations overseas before deciding to expand in North Carolina. According to company officials, Fortron ultimately chose Wilmington for several reasons, including the deepwater port, excellent transportation system, supportive local government, and tech-savvy workforce. “The state and the Wilmington area have provided the balanced business and environmental policies we’ve needed to help fuel our success as a global business,” says Fortron Industries President Fred Daniell. For many, the training offered by the state’s universities and colleges provides companies that locate and expand in North Carolina with a major advantage. The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University is consistently ranked among the best in the Southeast. It offers multidisciplinary programs in biotechnology, pollution prevention, polymers, colloid and surface science, and molecular thermodynamics. The North Carolina Community College Manufacturing Certification program offers curriculums in injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, and blow molding processes. Eastern North Carolina Plastics Technology Consortium and the Plastics Technical Training Program in Asheville, NC also help ensure a continuing stream of qualified workers. One of the state’s most attractive incentive programs is its free customized training for qualified companies provided by the North Carolina Community College System. Two companies that have been able to take advantage of this program are Nomaco (producer of custom thermoplastic foam extrusions and molded products) and Nomacorc (manufacturer of synthetic wine corks made from a highly elastic chemical polymer). To learn more about the plastics industry in North Carolina, visit www.nccommerce.com. Think Outside the Basin … Think Hesperia A strategic location, diverse and skilled labor pool, and exceptional manufacturing, retail, and trade potential make the city of Hesperia one of the most favorable business climates in California’s Inland Empire North. With nearly 92,000 residents, Hesperia is the second largest community in the High Desert region of the state. One key advantage to businesses and residents locating in Hesperia is A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S , M O D E R N P L A S T I C S , A N D M D & D I #4609 at www.BusinessFacilities.com P-6 http://www.nccommerce.com http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.rivcoeda.org/rightnow http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - April 2008

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