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North Carolina Leaders Convene to Accelerate Production
The North Carolina Military Business Center and The Protocase Companies are co-presenting the inaugural Velocity Summit on November 17, 2026, in Wilmington, NC. The event will bring together leaders from industry, the military, government, and research to discuss accelerating US defense manufacturing capacity. With North Carolina’s significant economic impact from the Department of Defense and its large manufacturing workforce, the state is well-positioned to contribute to the effort. The Velocity Summit aims to create connections and alignment needed to transform the state’s strengths into faster, more responsive defense manufacturing capacity, as reported by NewMediaWire.