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10117
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What must the Piedmont Triad do to compete with the Research Triangle and Charlotte as well as large metro regions outside the state? The consensus of a group of regional leaders, including Don Kirkman, Rosemary Wander, Austin Pittman, Chuck Greene, and Kevin Baker, is that to be competitive the region will need the cooperation of all its cities and counties if it is to reach its full economic potential.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 5, May 2008, p14-16, 18, 20, 22, por Periodical Website
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11967
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Jud discusses how the Piedmont Triad will fare economically in 2010. Employment dropped in the region as manufacturing jobs left in the first decade of the new century. However, Jud feels employment will improve by mid-year along with home sales.
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14053
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This month's BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA community profile features the three cities in the Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p20-21, 23-24, 28-29, 31, 33-34, 36, 38 Periodical Website
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14903
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An economic transition is underway in the Piedmont Triad, which consists of the cities of Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem. While tobacco, textiles, and furniture will remain an important part of the area's economy, the major economic trend for the region is away from a reliance on manufacturing jobs to non-manufacturing ones.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 5, May 1986, p31-32, 34, 36, 40, por, map Periodical Website
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17187
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The Piedmont Triad--Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point -- was once a powerhouse of tobacco, textiles, and furniture, but over the years these industries have dwindled. Now the region is rebuilding its economy using science, advanced manufacturing, and logistics.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 32 Issue 8, Aug 2012, p68-70, 72, 74, 76, 78-79, il, map Periodical Website
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21161
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The Piedmont Triad has a long history of manufacturing--tobacco, furniture, and textiles. Now some newer industries are joining in--aviation, health care, technology, and higher education. BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA assembled a staff of experts to discuss how the region's economy and its residents are being affected by these newer additions.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 9, Sept 2013, p10-12, 14, 16-19, por Periodical Website
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24247
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The Piedmont Triad Metropolitan Area is slowly becoming a competitor for Charlotte and the Research Triangle as a result of painstaking planning and long-needed cooperation among governmental units and agencies. The Triad is not only a manufacturing center, it also offers support to entrepreneurs and access to university research services.
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24251
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The Piedmont Triad is made up of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point and is North Carolina's manufacturing center. Grain and textile mills, as well as furniture manufacturers, make up most of the business in this area.
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24278
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North Carolina developers believe the recession will have a minimal impact on the state's three biggest metro areas, Charlotte, the Triad, and the Triangle. This is in part due to the latest trend in municipal planning, in which development is corralled into more easily serviced areas and sprawl is slowed, allowing for more economical use of resources and infrastructure.
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24310
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Business booms in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina's manufacturing hub. New area industries include plastics, biomedical, biotechnical, metal forming, and automotive component companies.
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28747
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Cooperation among Piedmont Triad officials and economic developers is making the region's economy stronger and quality of life better. This spirit among the 12 counties of the area is making it eaiser for businesses to work within the area rather than between many separate municipalities. The area is specifically focused on the aviation industry and has a strong manufacutring sector.