Field Investigation on China's Impact on the U.S. Manufacturing Base
Friday, January 30, 2004
Blatt Building, Room 101
State House Capitol Complex Pendleton and Assembly Streets
Columbia, South Carolina
- HEARING AGENDA
- OPENING REMARKS
- PARTICIPANTS and TESTIMONY:(Click on a name to read participants bios and the remark link to read prepared remarks in an HTML page. View a PDF file by clicking the PDF link associated with each individual)
Congressional Perspectives
- Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC)
Panel I: Textiles/Apparel
- Norman H. Chapman, Executive Vice President Inman Mills(Remarks)
- Sarah Y. Friedman, Executive Director of the SEAMS Association
- Larry Crolley, President of Craig Industries
- Harris L. Raynor, Regional Director of the Southern Region, Vice President Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
- Smyth McKissick, Alice Manufacturing, Representing the American Textile Manufacturing Institute (Remarks)
Panel II: Steel
- Bob Johns, Marketing Director, Nucor Corp.
- Timothy J. Dillon Sr. Vice President, Commercial Georgetown Steel Company LLC(Remarks)
- Larry Murray, United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
Panel III: Trends in Trade and South Carolina Manufacturing
- Lewis F. Gossett, President, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA)
- Donna DeWitt, President, South Carolina AFL-CIO
- Kenneth Riley, President, International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1422
- Jon T. McClure, Founder, President and CEO, ISO Poly Films. (Remarks)
- Mr. J. Richard Dillard, Jr. Director of Public Affairs, Milliken & Company (Remarks)
Panel IV: Community Impact
- Jack Hutchison, Economic Development Coordinator, Georgetown County Economic Development Commission
- Allen Burns, Director of Planning and Development, Georgetown County Economic Development Commission
- Evans Tindal, Director of Operations, Cheraw Yarns Mill
- State Senator Larry Martin(R-SC)
Additional Material Supplied
- Daniel R. Dimicco, VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Nucor Corporation U.S. Rep. John M. Spratt, Jr (Remarks)
- How Furniture and Cabinet Manufacturers Compare: by Urs Buehlmann, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler & Rich Christianson
- Identifying Future Competitive Business Strategies for the U.S. Residential Wood Furniture Industry: Albert Schuler & Urs Buehlmann
- How Can the U.S. Wood Products Industry Compete? by Urs Buehlmann, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler & Rich Christianson