Indianapolis on the itinerary
Fifty business, civic, education and government leaders from the Triad are spending three days in Indianapolis this week to learn how to duplicate that city's economic success here. The leaders will visit the home of the Indy 500 from Tuesday through Thursday.
According to a news release from the Triad's three chambers of commerce, Indianapolis was selected for this week's field trip because it shares some common traits with the Triad. Indianapolis has about as many residents as Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point combined.
Indianapolis has also created partnerships with local universities to help grow the biotech industry, a field also near and dear to the hearts of Triad leaders.
And Indianapolis also has a FedEx hub. I seem to recall reading a story or twelve about a FedEx hub coming to the Triad.