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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


AGENDA

OPENING REMARKS

  • OPENING STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER GEORGE BECKER
  • OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN ROGER W. ROBINSON, JR.

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
Transcript
1.30.04HT.pdf3.2 MB

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