NORTHWEST GEORGIA REGION Key Technology and Supply Chain Analysis IMCP Summit October 30, 2014 Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute with The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Image: www.mmn.com Image: Shaw Industries Image: Kathy Lohr/NPR
863,217 pop. (15 counties) ◎ 9.5% Latino (Whitfield County 32% Latino) ◎ 75% high school graduation rate ◎ 1,107 manufacturing firms, 60k manufacturing ◎ workers (25% of regional employment) WHITFIELD Dalton, GA (industry locus)
32,801 employees (2012) ◎ 47% of the U.S. exports of ◎ carpets and other textile floor coverings originate in Georgia 80% of US carpet and rug ◎ market Multiple large and medium- ◎ sized players 13. 3.6% of total employment in Northwest Georgia (2012)
5-Digit Digit LQ LQ Nati tional onal NAICS AICS Ti Title tle NAICS AICS (2 (2012) 2) Rank Ra 31311 Fi Fiber er, Yar arn, n, an and Thread ead Mil ills 81.1 2 3132 321 Br Broa oadw dwoven en Fab abric ic Mil ills 40.6 40.6 4 3132 322 Nar arrow Fab abric ic Mil ills an and Sch chif iffli fli Mac achin ine Em Embroi oider dery 1.4 .4 4 3132 323 Non onwoven Fab abric ic Mil ills 8.5 8.5 4 3133 331 Text xtil ile an and Fab abric ic Fi Fini nishi shing ng Mil ills 18. 8.8 4 31411 Carp arpet an and Rug ug Mil ills 298.7 298.7 1 3149 499 Al All Ot Other her Text xtil ile Pr Prod oduc uct Mil ills 4.4 4.4 2 32 32191 Millwork 1.5 21 32522 32522 Arti Ar tific icia ial an and Syn ynth thetic tic Fi Fiber ers an and Fi Filament aments Man anuf ufac actur turin ing 8.0 8.0 13 13 32 32619 Ot Other er Pl Plas asti tics cs Pr Prod oduc uct Man anuf ufac actur turin ing 2.7 2.7 16 16 32 32712 12 Clay Bu Buil ildi ding ng Mat ater eria ial an and Ref efrac actories ories Man anuf ufac actur turin ing 2.9 2.9 6 33 3332 324 Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 1.9 24 33999 33999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.7 36 Fl Floo oor co cover ering ing In Industr dustry AVER ERAGE GE 36.3 .3
◎ St Stre rengths ngths Rapid response to new markets, products, and economic trends o Adequate access to capital, low debt, local contraction o ◎ Wea eakne knesses sses Skilled labor shortage o Lack of research institution connection o Some lack of state recognition/support (an “it will always be there” mindset) o ◎ Op Oppor portuniti tunities es Creation of an innovation-driven regional culture o (i.e., startups, entrepreneurs) Up-training/re- training of ready workforce that “knows” the industry o ◎ Thr hrea eats ts Competitiveness more than sharing among the major players; increased global o competition Consolidation rather than entrepreneurship o Lack of STEM education and recognition of manufacturing as a viable career choice o
Adv dvan anced ced Ma Manu nufac actu turi ring ng Str Strat ateg egy (Sep y (Sept.20 t.2013 3 – Sep Sept. 20 t. 2014) 4) ◎ The NWGA region has an est estab abli lish shed ed ad advan anta tage ge in in fl floo oor r co covering ering ◎ Right ingredients for gr growt wth ◎ Sta Stagn gnan ant cl t clus uster ers s can be accelerated ◎ Best practices RES ESUL ULTS! Key Fin y Findi ding ngs s for or Im Impl pleme ementa ntati tion on (Se (Sept ptemb ember er 2014 4 – Pr Present esent) ◎ Collaboration between university/technical colleges and industry ◎ Industry-specific degree programs ◎ Co-location of equipment/R&D/entrepreneurs/growing companies ◎ Leverage state support
Ho How w Wi Will ll S-FL FLOR OR Help Help Le Leverage erage the the Clust Cluster? er? ◎ Integrated industry-university assets (GaMEP, iMAT, GTMI) ◎ Specialized degree programs ◎ Professional enrichment and “up - training” ◎ Commercialization assistance and technology matching ◎ Entrepreneurial development ◎ More interconnected supplier network ◎ Cross-industry application
Workf orkfor orce ce Tra raining ining & & Education: Ed ucation: Specialized Degree Programs; Advanced Manufacturing Academy Infrastructure: In frastructure: Improve exporting and S-FL FLOR OR access to Port of Savannah A H A Hub ub for A or Adv dvanc ancing ing Workf orkforce orce Rea eadines diness s Res esear earch ch & In & Inno novation: ation: and an d Dri rivin ving g Inno novation ation Regional Sustainable in th in the e KT KTS Business Forum; entrepreneurial opportunities Mark Marketing: ting: Teachers in Industry Program; apprentice/internships
Leigh Hopkins, AICP Project Manager 404-894-0933 Le Leig igh.Hopkin h.Hopkins@gat s@gatech.edu ech.edu Northw Nor thwest est Ge Georgia orgia Adv dvan anced Manu ced Manufactu acturin ring g St Stra rategy egy pa page: ge: ht http:/ tp://www /www.n .nwgr grc.o c.org/cat rg/categor egory/nor y/northw thwest est-geo georgi rgia-regio regiona nal-manuf manufacturing acturing-strat strategy egy/
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