Industries
These are major industries for the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,Texas, and Virginia

90% of the U.S. textile industry in Piedmont of Georgia in Carolinas and Virginia

Cotton and synthetic fiber mills are located in cities in North Carolina and Virginia

Oil refineries in the Texas Gulf Coast; produce gas, kerosene, and lubricating oils

Petrochemical plants in Houston, Texas, Mississsippi, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; products are plastic, synthetic rubber, paint, tar, fiber, asphalt, explosives, fertilizer, and incesticide

Technology, publishing, and aerospace industries are in Austin, Texas; Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee

Tourism is another major industry, particulary Florida; many attractions are: Everglades National Park, Padre Island, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Ozarks, Southern Appalachians, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Major industries in Alabama are pulp and paper, chemicals, apparel, textiles, primary metals, lumber and wood products, food processing, fabricated metals, automotive tires, and oil and gas exploration

Major industries in Arkansas are manufacturing, agriculture, and forestry

Major industries in Florida are construction, services, and international trade

Major industries in Georgia are services and retail trade

Major industries in Kentucky are finance, insurance and real estate, and public utilities

Major industries in Louisiana are wholesale, transportation, communication, and mining

Major industries in Mississippi are warehousing and distribution and government

Major industries in Texas are oil and gas extraction

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last edited:1-19-00

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