2026 North Carolina Manufacturers Register® & North Carolina Industrial Database
The 2026 North Carolina Manufacturers Register® profiles 7,972 manufacturers and 19,910 executive contacts by name & title.
The North Carolina Industrial Database includes additional profiles for selected wholesalers, distributors, suppliers, and industrial service providers.
Each company profile contains up to 40 data points.
The 736-page North Carolina Manufacturers Register® is published each February.
The North Carolina Industrial Database is available as an IndustrySelect online database for your PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone.
Data is researched by MNI to ensure the highest level of accuracy.
It's industry's leading business profile data for sales, marketing, recruiting, and research.
Executive direct emails, phones, and LinkedIn profiles are only included with the Basic+ and Pro+ versions.
Corporate Hierarchy
Parent Companies2,936
Parent Company Executives14,491
Ultimate Parent Companies609
Ultimate Parent Company Executives3,723
Parent company and executive data is viewable on-screen but cannot be exported unless the company is part of your Pro/Pro+ subscription. Parent company counts may include duplicates as multiple companies may share the same parent companies.
*Available as an IndustrySelect online database with live 24/7 access from any PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone. Number of companies and executives may fluctuate over the course of your subscription based on current data. The one-time annual cost includes 12-month single-user access to the data. Additional users may be added at a discounted rate. Subscriptions do not auto-renew. Usage subject to terms & restrictions. View features & compare versions or sign up for a free demo.
All IndustrySelect subscriptions are fully inclusive. There are no credits, tokens, or usage-based fees—just one transparent price.
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Leading North Carolina Industries by Employment:
11% Industrial machinery and equipment 11% Food and kindred products 8% Transportation equipment 8% Chemicals and allied products 7% Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products
Largest North Carolina Manufacturers by Employees:
IBM Corp. (Research Triangle Park) - 8,000 SAS Institute, Inc. (Cary) - 5,599 Smithfield Foods (Tar Heel) - 5,000 Lowes Cos., Inc. (Mooresville) - 3,500 Fleet Readiness Center East (Cherry Point) - 3,400
North Carolina Counties with the Most Manufacturing Jobs: