Business Facilities - December 2008 - (Page D16)

Governor-elect Beverly Purdue at the grand opening of the new Polo Ralph Lauren distribution and call center in High Point, NC 2006 that it would create up to 210 jobs by December 2010, has met that goal about two and a half years ahead of schedule, according to the region’s economic development officials. Here are some of the reasons Ralph Lauren and other high volume distribution centers are doing so well in the Piedmont Triad: The region’s mid–Atlantic location—midway between New York and Miami; Washington D.C. and Atlanta—puts more than half the U.S. population and most major markets within 650 miles. More highways converge in the Piedmont Triad than in any other region in North Carolina. In fact, I-40, I-85, and I-77 provide excellent northsouth, as well as east-west connectivity, while future I-73 and I-74 will increase access to key Southeastern ports and Midwest markets. Centrally positioned along the rapidly growing I -85/1-40 corridor between the Research Triangle and Charlotte regions, the Piedmont Triad offers “half day” OTR transit to the state’s deep water ports at Wilmington and Morehead City—only three and a half hours driving distance from the center of the region. The Piedmont Triad Inland Terminal (PTIT), operated by Bridge Terminal Transport under contract with the NC Ports Authority, is a D-16 regional intermodal terminal connecting the Piedmont Triad to North Carolina’s deep water container port at Wilmington. The state’s other deep water port at Morehead City specializes in handling bulk and break bulk materials and specialty cargoes. Piedmont Triad International Airport’s central location in the Fed Ex Ground’s groundbreaking ceremony in the Piedmont Triad region makes air cargo service a central component of the region’s supply-chain cluster with enplaned and deplaned freight totaling more than 160 million pounds each year, which will increase dramatically when the FedEx Mid-Atlantic hub tribution competencies. FedEx is begins operations at the airport constructing its new Mid-Atlantic Hub at Piedmont Triad Internain 2009. Norfolk Southern, CSX Trans- tional airport. Scheduled to begin portation and several short line operations in 2009, the one–milrailroads provide rail service in the lion–square–foot facility will be region. Both Norfolk Southern capable of sorting 24,000 packages and CSX Transportation have sev- per hour and will be served by eral routes that serve central North 20–25 aircraft each weekday. The Carolina, including the Piedmont hub will represent a significant Triad, with Norfolk Southern logistics advantage to companies operating a north–south mainline operating in the Piedmont that connects the Northeast and region—extending workday shipMidwest to Atlanta via Greensboro ping access and streamlining delivin Guilford County. ery to East Coast markets. A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D S U P P LY C H A I N M A N A G E M E N T Norfolk Southern operates an intermodal terminal at Greensboro and a bulk transfer terminal at Winston–Salem, in Forsyth County, while CSX Transportation operates a rail–to–truck TRA NSFLO SM transloading facility at Winston–Salem. The Piedmont Triad has one of the largest concentrations of trucking firms on the East Coast, providing a full range of transport services including dry freight, LTL, TL, liquid bulk, refrigerated, and heavy lift. In total, there are more than 150 trucking companies serving the region, with more than 100 of these firms operating local terminals. As North Carolina’s manufacturing center, the Piedmont Triad is home to an expanding community of global companies taking advantage of the region’s logistics and dis- PHOTO CREDITS: HIGH POINT EDC; GREENSBORO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE

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Business Facilities - December 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: North Carolina Gold Award: New Engine for Growth in Virginia Silver Award: Tennessee Gets the Big Prize Bronze Award: Enrichment in Idaho Falls Honorable Mentions International Reach From America's Heartland Supply Chain Priorities Metro Spotlight: Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC The Magnolia State Has It All A Real Estate Mega-Merger State of the Year Ask the Expert Advertiser Index

Business Facilities - December 2008

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