North Carolina has about 11,000 manufacturing firms that can supply each other locally, reducing supply chain risk. Companies can source components within the state, regionally, or through a national network of manufacturing partnerships to find the right capability wherever it exists.
One way that we can mitigate a lot of the risks and the challenges for the global supply chain and even the domestic supply chain is through diversification. And in North Carolina, for example, we have 11,000 manufacturers and they cover all the different types of manufacturing. And so we feel very strongly that we're very well positioned. We can find someone here who can make it if you want it sourced domestically. We can find that capability. We can find someone close to you. We could find someone across the state, we can do that. And if we can't, then we can certainly help find it across the country through our network and our participation with the other MEP centers or other partnerships that we have.
