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
9:30 – 10:30 am Congressional Perspectives
Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC)
10:30 – 12:00 pm Panel I: Textiles/Apparel
Norman Chapman, President, Inman Mills, Inman SC
Sarah Friedman, Executive Director, Southeastern Apparel Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (SEAMS)
Larry Crolley, President, Craig Industries
Harris Raynor, Southern Regional Director & International Vice President, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)
Smyth McKissick, President, Alice Manufacturing, also representing American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
2:00 – 3:00 pm 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, President and CEO, ISO Poly Inc.
Richard Dillard, Director of Public Affairs, Milliken & Co. and Board Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
3:00 – 4:00 pm 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)
4:00 – 5:00 pm Open microphone for public comment1