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RECAP: Building a Collaborative Manufacturing Ecosystem In Support of the Department of Defense Forum

RECAP: Building a Collaborative Manufacturing Ecosystem In Support of the Department of Defense Forum

On April 27, 2023, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) Defense Industry Initiatives and the Defense Alliance of North Carolina (DANC) in partnership with Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce, Visit High Point and Heroes Center, hosted the Building a Collaborative Manufacturing Ecosystem In Support of the Department of Defense (DoD) event in High Point, North Carolina. 

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IES Employee Spotlight: Angela Barger

IES Employee Spotlight: Angela Barger

Angela Barger is an Improvement Specialist at NC State University Industry Expansions (IES), where she assists organizations pursuing environmental management systems registration to achieve their goals through coaching and mentoring. She also performs training and...

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Mexican Food and Mental Health

Mexican Food and Mental Health

Last night I had dinner at a favorite, local Mexican restaurant. It’s a bit of a dive and quite small, but the food is amazing. A wall-mounted television was set on a soccer game while music with a distinctly Latin feel spilled out of two JBL speakers strategically...

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Managing Stress for a Better Life

Managing Stress for a Better Life

April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress is a common experience that everyone goes through at some point in their lives. It can be caused by different factors such as work pressure, relationship issues, financial difficulties and health problems. While stress may be a...

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Another Fruitful Hack

Another Fruitful Hack

Headlines regularly feature “Hack,” “Breach” or “Cybersecurity,” but it’s not often that we feel the brunt of these on our dinner plate, or in this case, salad bowl. You may think of pineapple (or sliced fruit cups) when you think of Dole, or maybe Dole Whips (anybody...

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