. >> reporter: one of those startups was launched by native ian rosenberger who started his company, thread in 2010. they take recycled plastics from haiti and honduras and turn them into sustainable fabric. the company's raised $2.8 million and has a deal with timberland. >> we could have started a business anywhere in the world and we chose pittsburgh. we care about who we are as a city. we care about our uncles and dads and grandfathers lost their jobs in the mills in the '70s and '80s. in the ashes of that an incredible ecosystem of businesses that are starting th >>> to read more about america's new rust belt, head to our website nbr.com. >>> now an entrepreneur who's on a roll. he emgreated to the united states with little money. when he got here he found a nation hungering for sushi. he figured a way to feed it. building a franchise operation that is a multi-million dollar enterprise. his rags to riches story is tonight's "how i made my millio charlotte, north carolina. miles from the place you'd expect to find a sushi empire. that's exactly what you will find inside this 46,0