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Drivers will soon see signs for “Carolina Core” along U.S. 421. The Department of Transportation will put the signs up in the next 30 days. Read more…  

The Carolina Core took another step in regional branding with an announcement on April 16 that included collective marketing of such assets as the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite and unveiling new highway signage. Read more…  

U.S. 421 will be an interstate highway if Piedmont Triad leaders have any say in the matter. It’s part of an effort to provide another asset to the marketing of the region for economic development, according to Jed McMillan of the Piedmont Triad Partnership. McMillan appeared before the Randolph County Board of Commissioners on Monday… Read more »

The Greensboro-High Point area is once again among the top 10 metros in the nation for economic development. Atlanta-based Site Selection magazine ranked the area 8th among metro areas with a population between 200,000 and 1 million. Read more…

While the “Carolina Core” is made up of a broad swath of land, people and facilities across central North Carolina, its proprietors see it as a strategy, a strategy designed to bring employers to the middle of the state. “It’s strategic in its own right,” says Stan Kelly, president and CEO of Piedmont Triad Partnership… Read more »

National OnDemand, a provider of installation and construction services for the broadband and telecommunications industries, has selected downtown Burlington for its headquarters. The company will create 33 jobs with an average salary of $70,455 over two years. The N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approved a grant of $312,500 to support the reuse of the vacant former… Read more »

An expansion by Aetna at its High Point operations is expected to bring 300 new jobs by the end of 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper made this announcement Thursday at a ceremony at the High Point Municipal Building. Read more…