Sunbelt attracts hundreds of foreign manufacturers to establish plants
Foreign firms including Imperial Chemical Industries Michelin and Sony are expanding in the Sunbelt, with plants in North Carolina South Carolina Texas Alabama and Georgia. Total foreign direct investment tops 25 billion, creating thousands of jobs and boosting regional income while governments highlight growth and favorable conditions.
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Goldsboro
N.C
America
South
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
Britain
North Carolina
Bayport
Tex
South Carolina
Michelin
Greenville
Anderson
Spartanburg
S.C
Laurens County
American Hoechst Corp
Hoechst AG
West Germany
Texas
Louisiana
Hergeth KG
Japan
Sony
San Diego
Suen
Alabama
United States
Milton Berger
Commerce Department
Office of Foreign Investment
General Accounting Office
George Dean Johnson Jr
California
Virginia
Dixie
James Edwards
Richard Smith
Office of Investment Affairs
State Department
Eign
Italy
Francois Ricaud
National Council of French Businessmen
Fortune
Sunbelt
Europe
Scientists in Demand Grow in Federal Posts
Federal government pushes increases in scientists and engineers by about six percent from 1967 to 1972, outpacing a one percent rise in non professional scientific and technical staff. Defense and Agriculture are the top employers of scientists and engineers.
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Departments of Defense and Agriculture
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