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GREAT LOGISTICS SITES: The Pursuit of Excellence Gaining Groundin GreensboroSPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENTThe rapid growth of logistics and transportation infrastructurein and around Virginia’s ports is ripplingthroughout the region. Greensboro, N.C., located inthe heart of the Piedmont Triad region, is also strategicallypositioned as a budding distribution hotspot, with convenient links to ports throughout theSoutheast.“Greensboro is only three hours from the deep-water Portof Wilmington and proximate to the ports of Norfolk andSavannah,” says Dan Lynch, president of the GreensboroEconomic Development Alliance. “These deep-water portsare within 700 miles of more than 170 million American andCanadian consumers and 70 percent of the U.S. industrialbase.“Because of this close access to a variety of deep-water ports,as well as strategic location at the intersection of I-40, I-85,and I-74/73, Greensboro is a gateway to millions of consumersand an ideal site for manufacturing, distribution, and logisticsfacilities,” he says.Peripheral to one of the United States’ fastest growingregions, Greensboro is attracting interest from logistics serviceproviders and businesses alike. The newest FedEx ExpressHub, for example, is nearing completion at Piedmont TriadInternational Airport in Greensboro. It will provide speed tomarket and a level of accessibility for area companies unavailablein many U.S. markets.Located in the heart of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triadregion, Greensboro provides an ideal site for manufacturing,distribution and logistics facilities. 4 Inbound Logistics • October 2008