So noted. Also noted the completely “gone” industries that were in NC and now overseas: furniture building, textile manufacturing, and.... even with largest output of tobacco in the US.... tobacco. RJ Reynold imports zimbabwean tobacco for god’s sake! The white corn liquor is still quite good and non governmentally proprietary. And incredible auto mechanics thanks to NASCAR.
Then who ends up being the customer of tobacco produced in North Carolina?
Contrary to popular perception, they're not gone. Decimated, yes, but still here. We're experiencing something of a resurgence in manufacturing employment of late thanks to inexpensive natural gas from fracking.
NC is a financial center (Charlotte primarily) as well as something of a tech hub (Research Triangle Park), in addition to the traditional industries you mentioned.