At NC State, Manufacturing is Cool

RALEIGH The state’s battered manufacturing sector went on the offensive this week with a show-and-tell on wheels.

About 250 manufacturers from North Carolina have donated their products for statewide tour, not to mention some hard-to-pass-up free publicity. The weeklong tour, organized by N.C. State University’s Industrial Extension Service, is designed to promote the state’s products and encourage careers in manufacturing.