&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/2010/07/manufacturing*100.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;The Piedmont Triad leads Charlotte and the Triangle as the center of North Carolina&#039;s manufacturing sector, according to a new analysis of Census data by American City Business Journals.

Manufacturers in the Triad, which includes the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, had a total annual payroll of $3.52 billion in 2009, ahead of Charlotte ($2.74 billion) and the Triangle ($2.28 billion).

Triad manufacturing employment totaled 80,600 in 2009, compared to Charlotte (65,600) and the Triangle (44,300)...&lt;div class=&quot;feedflare&quot;&gt;
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