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Manufacturing Jobs
— The growth of ^manufacturing
jobs in the Sunbelt is not so much a
result of entire firms moving from
north to south, as it is a “de
centralization.” New manufactur
ing plants and jobs seem to be
seeking out not only southern
locations, but also smaller cities
and non-urban areas.
The economv .Qf the Southern
United States has been growing at
a more rapid pace than the nation
a economy for several decades.
The most notable characteristic of
the differing growth of regions
has been the shift away from
Warger metropolitan areas In the
Sunbelt, growth has been propor
tionately greater outside the larger
cities than within them.
Manufacturing seems to be lead
ing this change to smaller, more
rural locations. While services,
finance, real estate, transport
ation, trade and construction
mostly serve their local markets,
manufacturing tends to be more
oriented to the national market,
and manufacturers have been far
more “foot-loose” throughout our
history.
In looking at the growth of
manufacturing jobs during the
past ten years in the Sunbelt,
Flbrida clearly leads in growth
with 46.6 percent. North Carolina is
fourth with 18.7 percent growth in
manufacturing jobs.
The rapid growth in manufactur
ings outside the old north centra]
manufacturing belt is a reversal of
a long trend toward a concen
tration of industry which started
with the beginning of the industrial
revolution. In general wages,
rents, taxes and many other costs
were higher in these older indus
trial cities, but their higher costs
were offset by higher productivity
resulting from a concentration of
service and support industries.
The Southeast has benefitted
from the maturing of products and
production processes and today the
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Southeast has become a favorable
location for new products in com
ponents of new products.
The primary attraction of this
region is now lower production
costs. The region has generally
been a low labor cost region of the
United States, however, despite
the relatively lower rates, wages in
the South are growing faster than
the national average. In addition to
wages, total labor costs are also
lower in the South. Workmen's
compensation and unemployment
insurance are lower in the South,
and eligibility restrictions and
benefits restrictions are also less.
Another key to the growth in
manufacturing jobs in this region
is a positive, rapidly improving
business climate. The business
climate is a term used to com
pare states’ characteristics. These
comparisons include labor legis
lation (mainly right to work lawst,
business taxes, political attitudes
toward industrial development,
and the general regulatory
requirements of the state.
The Southeast’s advantage is
that many attractive regional fea
tures have developed in recent
years. The lower cost structure has
always been present, but it has
been joined' by favorable develop
ment in transportation ana com
muncation
An excellent article on the Sun
belt’s growth recently was fea
tured in the March issue of “Eco
nomics Review.” You can get this
free publication by writing the
Information Center, Federal Re
serve Bank of Atlanta, P. O. Box
1731, Atlanta, Ga. 30301. Ask Tor the
March issue, or ask to be placed on
their regular mailing list.
For additional information con
tact the Economic Development
Division, Center for Improving
Mountain Living, Western Carol
ina University, Cullowhee, N.C.
28723.
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giving two exercise concerts at the
Charlotte Civic Center May 22 and
all proceeds go to "TieHefii the ~
Charlotte Rehabilitation Hospital.
Jack has been an out-patient
with the hospital since October,
~ t98f. Before' his almost fatal car
accident on July 4, 1981, Mar
graves worked as an investigative
reporter for WSOC-TV, Channel 9.
Jack’s investigative reports led the
way in preventing the Service
Corporation of America from
building a hazardous waste dis
—nasal site at Stpelp Creek HU
reports stimulated interest in local
residents and the state govern
ment - prompting a Governor’s
hearing.
Jack is currently undergoing
Nurse
A gifted surgeon, whose dedi
cation to his work is not com
mensurate with his surgical bril
liance, loses his ability to judge his
priorities, with disastrous results,
on “Nurse,” Friday, May 21 at 10
p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3.
Dr. Ian Mason, an old Triend of
Mary and her late husband, allows
gambling debts and reckless in
vestments -to get out of hand and
infringe upon his work, causing a
serious problem at the hospital and
creating dificulties for Mary and
other staff members.
treatment at the Charlotte Rehabi
litation HospitaTln speech and
language therapy. In his accident,
he suffered severe head injuries
•mHost' a large percentage of hhL,
vocabulary. He is also involved
with physical therapy to strength
en muscles that were paralyzed,
primarily in his right side, in the
accident. ,
Jack refers to the Rehabilitation
Hospital as a “very goocLorgan
ization ... it does what it’s sup
posed to do.” And his recovery has
been remarkable.
Marpave^wUi participates the
press conference that Saturday at
11:30 a.m. at the Charlotte Rehab
ilitation Hospital's auditorium
Jack and Jus wife, Carolyn,
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