North Carolina is the 4th largest manufacturing
state in the country. Did you know that the impact of manufacturing offers the
biggest rate of return for the economy? For every dollar of industry output, it
creates $1.35 of wealth elsewhere in the economy. Fortunately for us, North
Carolina also ranks first among southeastern states in terms of manufacturing
employment. Industry changes can create higher-paying, more skilled jobs that
could transform our economy. North Carolina can take advantage of these
opportunities, and in many ways, already has. The Outer Banks and Currituck
County alone boasts several up and coming MFG companies, such as the following:
Now located in the Outer Banks, the Surf Zone Company has
been a family-owned company since 2008. They were awarded a US Patent for the
Surf Zone Balance Trainer. Their goal is to be a resource for anyone with an
interest in getting a board out on the water (or street), regardless of their
prior experience. They are also making waves in the area of eco-responsibility.
While traditional surf wax is made up of all by-products or derivatives of crude
oil, at Surf Zone Company they’re testing their own earth friendly recipes of
beeswax and soy.
The Wright family has called Currituck County home for seven
generations. Their family created Sanctuary Vineyards to begin a new wine
tradition. Bothers Tommy and Jerry Wright (and new generation John Wright) are
perfecting age-old methods to coax the sweetest fruit from our coastal sands.
Come try a bottle of local favorites such as Wild Pony White or Wright Brothers
Reserve and see why this winery remains a strong manufacturing company in the
Outer Banks.
Located in Moyock, North Carolina Built to Last furniture
first began with two friends and a shared hobby in 1190. Born of a desire for
some Adirondack chairs of their own, the two friends began a weekly “Tuesday
Night Woodworkers Club.” First there were only 16 chairs made, but by the end
of 1990, there were more than 100 additional chairs. It soon became clear that
those chairs were made to weather whatever nature had to throw at them, and so
the repeated requests for more chairs grew exponentially.
Currituck County is the home of the Greg Anderson’s legendary
Digger’s Dungeon and the main Grave Digger race team shop. In 1981, the first
truck was conceived as a mud bigger until during one fateful show, Grave Digger
became a car crusher. Since then, Anderson has pursued monster trucks instead.
Now, the Grave Digger shop in Poplar Branch, NC, houses other famous trucks and
they assemble and service monster trucks for international competition.
The College of the Albemarle is also contributing to our
state’s MFG success. There is a new training building at the Commerce Park
Airport which will support Aviation manufacturing regionally with FAA
certifications available for Airframe and Power plant service. They will also
provide advanced Machining training and mechanical drafting and design.
Manufacturing businesses such as these contribute greatly to
the Currituck economic development. With the already existing, unique and
diversified manufacturing base here in Currituck and the development of the new
COA training facility for multiple industries, Currituck has a distinct and powerful
business atmosphere. Currituck County economic
development is strong in North Carolina’s Outer Banks and it is only getting
stronger. Manufacturing is the largest component of our state’s economic growth
while coming out of the recession. Think Currituck to keep our economy strong.
For more Contact:
Think Currituck
P153 Courthouse Road, Suite 207
Currituck, NC 27929
Phone:
http://www.thinkcurrituck.com/
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