It's a good bet that no executive has declined to relocate to Guilford because of concern for the quality or the quantity of its universities and colleges. In fact, executives with firms such as FedEx and Dana Corp., an axle manufacturing firm that relocated to the area in 1996, are quick to praise the Triad's network of public and private universities, colleges and community colleges. They are especially impressed with GTCC and its relationship with the public schools and local industry that has blossomed into one of the most successful work force preparation, or apprenticeship, programs in the country. At the end of their high school years, the students continue their educations at GTCC, paid for by their employers. Since 1994, when the program began, GTCC has graduated 200 in the tech- prep, or apprenticeship program.
Local industries swear by it as a reliable pool of skilled, dedicated workers.
Cameron, the GTCC president, recalls that he was in a meeting with Dana Corp. executives when he mentioned the metalworking apprenticeship program. Reichard says he has only one concern. The Top 50 Companies of 1999 Find out which Triad companies have the strongest stocks and the brightest outlook. Outlook 2000 Take a look at what's happening in Triad businesses as the year 2000 and the new millennium approach.