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Update
September 24, 2002

NC Commerce Secretary Jim Fain initiated about fifteen industry- or regional-based enterprise teams in order to proactively recruit business to North Carolina. The Committee for Textile Competitiveness was created from the textile enterprise team and is a public/private collaboration to enhance North Carolina textile/apparel global competitiveness.

With the evaporation of quotas by 2005 and the need to retain textile and apparel jobs in North Carolina, the committee is working with industry to reshape the future of the industry. For the committee, the industry definition includes all sectors related to textiles. Committee members are from government, universities and community colleges, non-profits, and industry and include representatives from the following:

• NC Commerce
  
• Small Business & Technology Development Center
  
• NCSU's College of Textiles
  
• NC Center for Applied Textile Technology
  
• Economic & Workforce Development, NC Community College System
  
• UNC Greensboro
  
• Hosiery Technology Center of North Carolina
  
• Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation

The committee's first product was a service directory called the "North Carolina Textile and Apparel Resource Guide." It provides a listing of available services provided to industry by committee members and other non-profits. Hard copies may be requested by contacting tlester@nccommerce.com or by calling 919-715-4452. Find it on the NC Commerce website at: http://www.investnc.com/pubs/