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 Forklift Masts Greensboro - The North Carolina city of Greensboro has a population that is roughly 230,000 people, making it the third largest city in the state. Greenboro City is situated in the central part of the state of North Carolina around 40 minutes east of Winston-Salem.
There are two Fortune 1000 company head offices and several prestigious colleges and universities making their home within Greensboro. The High Point-Greensboro metropolitan statistical area has an estimated population of nearly 670,000 people.
The National Civic League, awarded Greensboro City the "All-America City Award", as it is a fun city to visit and to live in. There are numerous sports teams, dance performances, toy stores and restaurants helping to provide the city with these accolades. Greensboro City spends a fairly large proportion of the city's budget on recreation.
Within Greensboro, there is a moderate type of weather in all four seasons. In an average July, the daily temperature reaches 88 degrees Fahrenheit. During the month of January the average daily temperature is 47 degrees Fahrenheit. The city of Greensboro receives snow only occasionally in the winter. Approximately 43 inches of precipitation occur on a yearly basis.
During the early eighteen hundreds, the city of Greensboro was named Greensborough. Greensboro City was named after General Nathanael Greene, who was a commander of the American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House, in the Revolutionary War. The city of Greensboro was the birthplace of World War II radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and of first Lady Dolley Madison.
The are a diverse selection of culinary offerings within the city of Greensboro. There are lists of events, restaurants, night clubs, performances and happenings that could be found within the Greensboro News & Record and Yes Weekly (an alternative newspaper that is free).
Greensboro City is the center for financial, business and retail activity. The local economy is based in furniture, manufacturing, tobacco and textile industries. Proctor & Gamble has a factory within Greensboro City. Other significant industries are wholesale trade, finance and insurance. Electronics businesses situated in the city of Greensboro consist of Analog Devices, RF Micro Devices and AMP Inc.
The city of Greensboro is the headquarters of several businesses, such as Biscuitville, New Bridge Bank, International textile Group, VF Corporation, Honda Aircraft Company, Mack Trucks and Lorillard Tobacco Company. Foreign companies include Fuji Foods of Japan, Switzerland's Novartis, Sweden's Volvo Truck Corp and Japan's Konica Manufacturing USA Inc.
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