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===Neighborhoods and districts=== ====Downtown==== [[File:Greensboro City Scape.jpg|thumb|Greensboro skyline]] [[File:Elm Street, Greensboro, NC (48992699848).jpg|thumb|Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, 2019]] [[Downtown Greensboro Historic District|Downtown Greensboro]] has attracted development investment in recent years with such new construction as [[First National Bank Field]], residential construction, and offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/entertainment/dining/eating-out-side-open-streets-expands-downtown-greensboro-dining-and-shopping-options/article_ee52ebfa-2f0a-5029-b821-6061741bb145.html|title=Eating outside: Open streets expands downtown Greensboro dining and shopping options|last=Wilson|first=Carl|date=August 7, 2020|website=[[Greensboro News & Record]]|access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/watch-live-state-of-downtown-greensboro-and-what-comes-next/83-2e9463bb-5004-4854-a465-813d221b10a9|title=Shipping container stores, 10 new restaurants, skyline additions in Greensboro's future|last=Hodgin|first=Carrie|date=April 8, 2022|website=WFMY News 2|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yesweekly.com/business/downtown-development-in-high-gear-for-fall-openings-and-expansions/article_c7e232b8-fb95-11eb-aff7-2784899a1c0e.html|title=Downtown Development in High Gear for Fall Openings and Expansions|last=Calfo|first=Stacey|date=August 12, 2021|website=[[Yes! Weekly]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2018/01/11/boom-town-how-greensboros-building-frenzy-is.html|title=Boom town: How Greensboro's building frenzy is reshaping its downtown skyline|last=Brasier|first=John|date=January 11, 2018|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Triad Business Journal|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/money/business/small-business/downtown-greensboro-has-record-a-number-of-visitors-for-2022/83-91756e8a-b6e6-4a94-9301-47dbfa91f6c9|title=Downtown Greensboro has record number of visitors for 2022|last=Franks|first=Manning|date=July 12, 2023|website=WFMYnews2.com|access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref> The [[Southside, Greensboro, North Carolina|Southside]] neighborhood downtown exemplifies central-city reinvestment. The formerly economically depressed neighborhood has been redeveloped as an award-winning neotraditional-style neighborhood featuring [[walkability]], compact blocks and local amenities and services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=1756 |title=Southside |publisher=City of Greensboro |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/greensboros-southside-neighborhood-grows-beyond-original-plan/83-403122928|title=Greensboro's Southside Neighborhood Grows Beyond Original Plan|last=Mickens|first=Frank|date=December 1, 2006|website=WFMY News 2|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/1808greensboro/downtowns-southside-a-really-tight-community/article_4f9cc1f9-7210-5c9a-a1eb-f718a69a05c1.html|title=Downtown's Southside a really tight community|last=Bringle|first=Jennifer|date=March 30, 2018|website=[[Greensboro News & Record]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/03/03/story9.html|title=GSO developer plans last stage of downtown Southside project|last=Youngs|first=Laura|date=February 28, 2008|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Triad Business Journal|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> The redevelopment of the downtown was stimulated by the 2006 opening of the [[Elon University School of Law]]. The law school is credited with attracting student dollars to the downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=948081 |title=Development plan for downtown Greensboro highlights contributions of Elon Law |last=Craft |first=Philip |work=E-Net News |publisher=Elon University |date=October 6, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005101213/http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=948081 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ====Four Seasons/Coliseum area==== [[File:Four Seasons Town Centre, Greensboro, NC - 1.jpeg|thumb|[[Four Seasons Town Centre]]]] [[File:Sheraton four Seasons Hotel.jpg|thumb|240px|upright|Sheraton Four Seasons β Joseph S. Koury Convention Center]] The [[Four Seasons Town Centre]], at 410 Four Seasons Town Centre, is a three-story shopping mall with {{convert|1141000|sqft}} of shopping space developed by the [[Koury Corporation]]. It is adjacent to the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel. With over {{convert|250000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} of flexible meeting space, the Koury Convention Center is the largest convention center in the Southeast between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The hotel has more than 1,000 rooms.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.kourycorp.com/| title=The Koury Difference: Pioneering Vision. Storied Results.| publisher=Koury Corporation| access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ggp.com/properties/mall-properties/four-seasons-town-centre| title=Four Seasons Town Centre| publisher=GGP (General Growth Properties)| access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> The [[Greensboro Coliseum]] is at 1921 W. Gate City Boulevard. This multipurpose complex consists of the 22,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum, the 300-seat Odeon Theatre, and the {{convert|167000|sqft|adj=on}} Special Events Center, which includes three exhibition halls, a 4,500-seat mini-arena, and eight meeting rooms. The {{convert|30000|sqft|adj=on}} Pavilion is adjacent. The complex hosts "a broad range of activities, including athletic events, cultural arts, concerts, theater, educational activities, fairs, exhibits, and public and private events of all kinds including conventions, convocations and trade and consumer shows".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greensborocoliseum.com/|title=Greensboro Coliseum Complex|first=Greensboro Coliseum|last=Complex}}</ref> The Greensboro Aquatic Center, which hosts national swimming and diving events, is also in this complex.<ref>{{Cite news|title=About the GAC|work=www.greensboroaquaticcenter.com|url=http://www.greensboroaquaticcenter.com/about|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> ====Triad Airport area==== In 1998, [[FedEx]] built a $300 million mid-Atlantic air-cargo and sorting hub at [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]], after an intensive competition for the hub among other regions of the state, as well as locations in [[South Carolina]]. The project was challenged in court based on the quality of planned noise and pollution abatements from neighborhoods near the site. The hub opened in 2009. Originally projected by FedEx to employ 750 people in its first two years of operation and eventually 1,500, local FedEx employment has been nearly the same as before the facility was constructed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Paul |url=http://www.wxii12.com/Fedex-Hub-Employment-Remains-Stuck-In-Neutral/-/9678472/4462130/-/s8t7f7/-/index.html |title=Fedex Hub Employment Remains Stuck In Neutral | WXII Home β WXII Home |publisher=Wxii12.com |date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130923161439/http://www.wxii12.com/Fedex-Hub-Employment-Remains-Stuck-In-Neutral/-/9678472/4462130/-/s8t7f7/-/index.html |archive-date=September 23, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://info.jctrans.com/jcnet/news/asn/20121111599217.shtml |title=FedEx's air cargo hub in Piedmont comes under fire as traffic declines-Air Shipping News-JCtrans |publisher=Info.jctrans.com |date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> In March 2015, [[HondaJet]], with a manufacturing facility in Greensboro, announced that it had received provisional type certification (PTC) from the United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA). This achievement indicates the FAA's approval of the HondaJet design based on certification testing, design reviews, and analyses completed to date.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150327005821/en/HondaJet-Receives-Provisional-Type-Certification-Federal-Aviation |title=The HondaJet Receives Provisional Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=businesswire.com |date=March 27, 2015 |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> In 2022, construction began on the [[Boom Technology|Boom Supersonic]] factory at the airport and it was completed in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Superfactory - Boom Supersonic |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/superfactory |access-date=February 15, 2025 |website=Boom Supersonic |language=en}}</ref> The site will be used as a final assembly line and test site for its supersonic passenger aircraft, [[Boom Overture|Overture]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sexton |first=Scott |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Two Things: Don't worry, Boom Supersonic won't literally be booming in Greensboro |url=https://greensboro.com/news/local/two-things-dont-worry-boom-supersonic-wont-literally-be-booming-in-greensboro/article_77183694-50a6-11ee-9a5b-ebca4d494a7e.html |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Greensboro News and Record |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Doyle |first=Steve |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Check out images as construction of the Boom Supersonic 'Superfactory' takes off at PTI Airport in Greensboro |url=https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/boom-supersonic-pti-construction/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=FOX8 WGHP |language=en-US}}</ref>
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