Local Area
| Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point |
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The Triad area consists of the area surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. There are currently 1.6 million people living in the Triad! |
| The Triad is home to over 20 institutions of higher education! Some of them include: |
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Winston-Salem State University
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
| Fun Facts About the Triad |
- Ranked as one of the "Top 10 Best Places to Start Over" in MSN's study (2012).
- Ranked among one of the "50 Best Cities" in the Business Week's 2011 Report.
- Top Digital City for its size 2013 :For the 12th year in a row Winston-Salem has been ranked as one of the top 10 most technology-advanced cities of its size in America by the e.Republic Center for Digital Government.
- Award Winning City
- Information about Winston-Salem
- Known as the "Furniture Capital of the World."
- Tied with Greensboro in for the 2nd Best City for jobs in the Fall of 2012 in a Forbes study.
- High Point area information
- U.S. News & World Report: Hospital Report 2014 Moses Cone Hospital Awards
- Ranked as #19 on "Livability's" 'Top 100 Places to Live'
- Known as "The Gate City" and the "Ellis Island of the South."
- Ranked Number 9 in the "Fastest Growing Cities Since the Recession" in a 2012 Forbes Study.
- Ranked among one of the top 25 "New Ellis Islands" in the Center for Immigration Studies 2001 study.
- Home of one of the top 10 water parks in the US, Emerald Pointe.
- Home to one of the top 3 "spookiest attractions" on the east coast, Kersky Valley's "Spookywoods."
- ACC is headquartered in Greensboro
- More about what is Great about Greensboro click the link