Textile Connect: Connecting the North Carolina Textile Complex

Performance Textile Cluster in North Carolina

Automotive Research: A Focus on North Carolina's Textile Industry

International Trade Conference

Guest Lecturer Series 2006-2007

Fall 2007 Executive-in-Residence

Mexico Study Trip

Nonwovens Institute

North Carolina in the Global Economy

12^th Annual Independent Inventors Conference

William Ivey Long Costume Symposium

College of Textile's Summer Textile Exploration Program (STEP)

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Dr. Nancy Cassill, Professor

Dr. Trevor Little, Professor and Department Head

Dr. Blanton Godfrey, Professor and Dean

Stacey Frederick and Holli Nelson, Graduate Students

North Carolina State University College of Textiles

Welcome to this issue of the Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management. In this issue, “The North Carolina Textile Complex,” you will find a special focus on the North Carolina industry, including the current profile of the State’s textile complex, products, services, technology and business innovation.   Given today’s global competitive marketplace, the North Carolina textile complex continues to provide a leadership role in the production and marketing of diverse textile products.

Collaboration with industry and government partners, including our work with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, is of key importance to College of Textiles’ faculty and students. One recent collaborative effort between NC State College of Textiles and the North Carolina Department of Commerce, NC Textile Connect, is profiled in this issue www.textileconnect.com. Our educational and research programs in the areas of management, technology, engineering and science provide our students with concepts and experiences as we prepare future leaders for the industry.  We invite you to explore the research papers as well as the industry and education-related articles to discover more about the North Carolina industry!