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SAVE THE DATE(S)!
2012 North Carolina Military Business Center Major Events

• 2nd Sustainability Symposium for Southeastern North Carolina (Leland, North Carolina) – March 16, 2012 – Registration now open! Visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012SustainabilitySymposium.php
• Camp Lejeune / Cherry Point Small Business Outreach Events (Jacksonville & Morehead City, North Carolina) – March 27 & March 29, 2012 – Registration now open! Visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/032012_CampLejeune_CherryPointSmallBusinessOutreach.php.
• 3rd Annual North Carolina Federal Environmental Symposium (Fayetteville, North Carolina) – May 2, 2012 – For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012NCFES.php
• 2012 NAVFAC Industry Forum and NC Roundtable (Virginia Beach, Virginia) – June 2012 (date TBA) – For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012NCRoundtable.php
• North Carolina Federal Advanced Technologies Symposium (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) – July 17, 2012 – For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012NCFATS.php.
• 11th Annual North Carolina Defense and Economic Development Trade Show (Fayetteville, North Carolina – August 7, 2012 – For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012DefenseTradeShow.php
• 2012 North Carolina Aerospace Supplier Conference (TBD) – August 2012 – For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012AerospaceConference.php
• 2012 North Carolina Federal Construction (FEDCON) & Infrastructure Summit (Wilmington, North Carolina) – October 10-12, 2012. For more information visit: http://www.ncmbc.us/2012FEDCONSummit.php.

*Event dates may be subject to change.

The Defense Contractor Academy will offer advanced instruction and a certificate of completion to existing, small business defense contractors to provide the tools needed to grow the defense contracting portion of their business portfolio.  A series of 9 classes will be offered over an 9-week period, once a week, beginning on January 19, 2012 and ending March 15, 2012.  Each session will include presentation of material and either a panel or guest business(es) to discuss their experiences regarding the topic of the session.  If your company is interested in a panel member or a guest business, please email smedickc@ncmbc.us.

Application.  To fill out an application for the Defense Contractor Academy, visit http://www.ncmbc.us/Spring2012DefenseContractorAcademy.php.  Applications will close on January 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm.  The Defense Contractor Academy committee will review applications and notify accepted participants by January 9, 2012 at the email account listed in the application. If you have any questions, please email smedickc@ncmbc.us.

Courses.

Who can attend from your company?  Companies may send different individuals from their organization to attend specific sessions of the Academy (i.e. the chief financial officer to attend the accounting and financing classes, business developer to attend Fundamentals and Source Selection sessions, etc.).

Cost.  Once your company has been approved by the Defense Contractor Academy committee, your organization will receive an invoice for payment.  The entire course (all 9 classes, including materials) is a total of $75.00.

Defense Contractor Academy Plaque.  In order to receive the Defense Contractor Academy certificate and plaque, your company must attend 7 of the 9 classes.  On the afternoon of the final class (March 15th), participating companies will receive their Defense Contractor Academy certificates and plaques.

Questions?  If you have questions about the Defense Contractor Academy, please email smedickc@ncmbc.us.

Manufacturing Makes It Real Network Moves East
Fleet Readiness Center East in Cherry Point to Host Local Manufacturers

RALEIGH (May 6, 2011) – The next stop for the Manufacturing Makes It Real Network will be June 7 at the largest North Carolina employer east of Interstate 95, the Fleet Readiness Center East in Cherry Point. The Network, hosted by the Industrial Extension Service at North Carolina State University, celebrates manufacturing in North Carolina with a series of public events throughout the state.

FRC East, “the vertical lift center of excellence,” provides world-class maintenance, engineering and logistics support for Navy and Marine Corps aviation. Most of the 3,500 employees are civilians living in nearby communities. On June 7, they will provide a tour of the massive facility.

“We welcome manufacturers in our region to come and get to know each other,” said Col. L.S. Loch, Commanding Officer. “We look forward to demonstrating what we do to keep our armed forces ready.”

At this and all Network stops, local manufacturers are encouraged to attend and talk about what they make. There will be plenty of time for networking and making business connections.

The Network grew out of the demand from manufacturers to tell their stories to an enthusiastic audience – about the wide variety of products they make and the jobs they create — as experienced during the statewide Manufacturing Makes It Real tour, hosted by the IES during the week of September 27 – October 1, 2010

While the events are free and open to the public, the spotlight is on manufacturers. The Network is supported by manufacturers who join and receive promotional benefits and easy access to IES services.

At the previous Network event at Flextronics in Morrisville, 15 manufacturers told an audience of about 140 people about the products they make and their hopes to grow their businesses – and the state’s economy at the same time.

“We need manufacturing to pull us solidly out of this recession, and the Network provides that support as well as an opportunity to celebrate what is made in North Carolina,” said Terri Helmlinger Ratcliff, IES executive director and assistant vice chancellor for extension and engagement.

“We saw manufacturers at each stop on the tour meeting each other for the first time, even though their facilities are in the same zip code. We saw business being conducted. We knew we were onto a good thing. So, the Network was created.”
The June 7 event is scheduled for 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. All manufacturers will be encouraged to tell their story and bring a product to display. Tours of the facility will be conducted while networking takes place. While the event is free and open to public, anyone interested in attending is asked to register online. You must register to attend and registration closes June 2 for security reasons.

“Everyone is finally waking up to how important manufacturing really is,” said Ratcliff. “It powers the state’s economy and drives innovation. The Network exists to make sure that story is told over and over. Our future prosperity depends on it.”

The Network works to promote the image of manufacturing, but not as a lobbying force, Ratcliff said. That responsibility belongs to other state organizations.

The Manufacturing Makes It Real Network is a project of the Industrial Extension Service at North Carolina State University for the purpose of promoting Made in North Carolina products. IES has worked since 1955 to advance manufacturing in North Carolina. Since 2006, IES services provided more than $1 billion of value to the state’s manufacturers, and created or retained more than 5,000 jobs.

The Manufacturing Makes It Real Network charter members:

Silver
•    Keihin Carolina System Technology, Inc

Bronze
•    Air Components & Systems Ltd.
•    Cormetech, Inc
•    Falcon Metal Corporation
•    Flextronics International
•    Glen Raven Technical Fabrics LLC

Associate
•    Goulston Technologies Inc.
•    Max Daetwyler Corporation
•    Schneider Electric USA
•    TE Connectivity
•    Wayne Brothers, Inc.
•    Wilmington Box Co

For more information, visit: www.ies.ncsu.edu or call 919-515-2358