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Distinguished Prof. Mike Walden of NCSU tells host Barlow here that manufacturing job losses hurt North Carolina more than most but thinks the diverse jobs base helped recession from being worse.  He says the best way for NC's next governor to move the economy forward is invest in education, reform the tax system and build infrastructure such as roads.  Listen to what he would tell the next President.