Piedmont Triad

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The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of North Carolina in the Piedmont that consists of the area centered around the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. The area is connected by Interstates 40, 85, 73, & 74 and is served by the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Long known as one of the primary manufacturing and transportation hubs of the southeastern United States, the Triad is also an important educational and cultural region and occupies a prominent place in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement. The Triad is not to be confused with the "Triangle" region (Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill) directly to the east. As of 2005, the Piedmont Triad has a population of 1,490,886.

Education

Educational institutions

Eleven institutions of higher education are located within the Triad, including Wake Forest University, Salem College, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina School of the Arts, High Point University, Guilford College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro College, Bennett College, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Elon University. Three prominent boarding schools also call the Triad home: Salem Academy, Oak Ridge Military Academy, and the American Hebrew Academy.

Museums

Major art and historical museums contribute to the cultural climate of the region, including the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), The Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Old Salem, High Point Historical Museum, Mendenhall Plantation, the Weatherspoon Museum of Modern Art (located on the campus of UNCG), Blandwood Mansion and Gardens, the Greensboro Historical Museum, Guilford Battleground National Military Park, and the Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Museum. The area also has its fair share of scientific museums, such as SciWorks, the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology, and the Natural Science Center of Greensboro. (Museums of the Triad)

Economy

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Major roads and cities in the Piedmont Triad area. The blue triangle represents the three points of the "Triad".

Industry & Manufacturing

The Triad area is notable for large textile, tobacco, and furniture corporations. The Triad remains a national center for textile manufacturing, represented by corporations including Hanes based in Winston-Salem, and International Textile Group, based in Greensboro. Tobacco remains a prominent crop in the Triad's rural areas and many tobacco companies like Lorillard Tobacco Company of Greensboro, and Reynolds American, based in Winston-Salem, call the Piedmont Triad home. Numerous furniture manufacturers are also headquartered in the Triad area, especially in the cities of High Point (deemed the "Furniture Capital of the World"), Thomasville (known as the "Chair City"), and Lexington. Popular brands like "Thomasville" and "Lexington" are derived from the names of these cities. Recently, however, many furniture and tobacco factories have been closing and/or laying off workers across the region in response to escalating industrial globalization.

Technology

After many of the old industries in the area began to die out, many Piedmont Triad cities began encouraging technological businesses to move into the Triad. Winston-Salem, for instance, founded within its downtown the Piedmont Triad Research Park, a highly interactive, master-planned innovation community developed to support life science and information technology research and development. Dell, Inc. in the early 2000s struck a deal with local officials allowing for the construction of a new computer assembly plant near the Triad city of Kernersville. Additionally, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the largest institution of higher learning in the region, and North Carolina A&T State University have joined forces to establish the Gateway University Research Park, a technology-based entity which will focus its efforts on a host of biological, life, and environmental science research projects. Upon full build out of the project, it is expected to be housed by two 75 acre campuses, employ approximately 2,000 people, and generate $50 million dollars per year to the Triad economy.

Government

Many western Piedmont Triad counties and municipalities belong to the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments while many in the east belong to the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments.

Counties

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Counties most commonly associated with the Piedmont Triad are in red. Montgomery County (in orange) is sometimes included as well.
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Municipalities

Primary cities

Secondary cities over 10,000 in population

Other municipalities under 10,000 in population

Shopping

The following are the most prominent regional shopping centers/malls in the Piedmont Triad region:

Media

Newspapers

The following are prominent newspapers in the Piedmont Triad region and the counties each newspaper covers.

Television stations

All of the Piedmont Triad region belongs to the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point television designated market area (DMA). The following are stations that broadcast to this DMA. These stations are listed by call letters, channel number, network and city of license.

See also

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LocationNorth Carolina · Piedmont · Piedmont Crescent · I-85 Corridor · NW Piedmont C.O.G. · Piedmont Triad C.O.G.W-S  GSO

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CitiesGreensboro · Winston-Salem · High Point · Burlington
Asheboro · Clemmons · Eden · Graham · Kernersville · Lexington · Reidsville · Thomasville
CountiesAlamance · Caswell · Davie · Davidson · Forsyth · Guilford · Randolph · Rockingham · Stokes · Surry · Yadkin · Montgomery
NewspapersGreensboro News & Record · Winston-Salem Journal · High Point Enterprise · Burlington Times-News
Higher educationWake Forest University · Salem College · Winston-Salem State University · North Carolina School of the Arts · High Point University · Guilford College · University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro College · Bennett College · North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · Elon University
TransportationI-40 · I-85 · I-73 · I-74 · Bus I-40 · Bus I-85 · US 29 · US 52 · US 64 · US 220 · US 311 · US 421 · Piedmont Triad International Airport · Greensboro Urban Loop · Winston-Salem Beltway |
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Piedmont Triad International Airport (IATA: GSO, ICAO: KGSO, FAA LID: GSO) (commonly referred to as "PTIA" or just "PTI") is an airport just west of Greensboro, serving Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem in North Carolina.
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Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
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Salem College is a small, liberal arts women's college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina founded in 1772, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States.
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Winston-Salem State University is a four-year public, coeducational, research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was established by Dr. Simon Green Atkins in 1892. It is a historically Black university.
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The North Carolina School of the Arts is a well known arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation.
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High Point University is a private liberal arts university in High Point, North Carolina, USA affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The University is dedicated to the traditional Christian principles of inclusiveness and diversity.
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Guilford College is a small, private, four-year liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina founded by the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). Founded in 1837 as the New Garden Boarding School, its name was changed to Guilford College in 1888 when the academic
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is an American public university in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.
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Greensboro College is a four year, independent, coeducational institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838. The College enrolls over 1,200 students from approximately 29 states and 21 nations.
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Bennett College is a four-year liberal arts women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1873, this historically black institution began as a normal school to provide education to newly emancipated slaves.
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) is a land-grant doctoral/research intensive university located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1891, NC A&T now (fall 2005) enrolls 11,103 students from across the United States and 33 foreign
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Elon University is a private, liberal arts university located in Elon, North Carolina.

The University was founded in 1889 by the Christian Church, which is now the United Church of Christ. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001.
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Salem Academy
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Girls Boarding School
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500 Salem Avenue
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Oak Ridge Military Academy (ORMA) is a military school in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina. The academy is located within the town limits of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, which is named after the school.
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