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<br />79 <br />Chapel 1-till is reported to be significantly higher. Located to the south of <br />Hillsborough, this area is rapidly growing toward Hillsborough, primarily due to easier <br />access to major employers of the MSA and the lower cost of residential properties in the <br />northern Orange County- area. <br />Four major highways; U.S. Highway 70 and 1v-501, lnterstates 85 and 40 adequately <br />serve Orange County. Highway 70, Interstate 85 and Interstate 40 pass ad;scent to, ar <br />through Hillsborough. These highways provide easy access to all points of the <br />Research Triangle MSA. Other major highwaystnclude NC.86, a7, 49 and 54. There <br />approximately 37 miles of interstate highways, 127 miles of primary highways, and 670 <br />miles of state maintained secondary roadways in Orange Courrty. <br />Raleigh-Durham international Airport is located approximately 2f~ miles southeast of <br />Orange Coun#y. This modern facility provides regional as well as international. <br />destinations. Cargo shipping as well as passenger travel is available from this airpor#_ <br />The largest employer located within Orange County is reported to be The University of <br />North Carolina and UNC Hospitals, "UNC" includes undergraduate and postgraduate <br />programs. The university includes d medical school and a teaching hospital. Blue Cross <br />IBlue Shield, Chapel Mill-Carrboro City Schools, and General Electric are ranked 3-5 as <br />the largest employers in the county. The top 50 employers in the county employ from <br />100 to 9300 employees each. <br />In addition to The University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University <br />{Raleigh}, and North Carolina Central University {Durham}, comprise the public <br />university system in the area. Private Universities include Duke {Durham), Elon College <br />{Burlington area}, Shaw (Raleigh}, Meredith College {Raleigh}; and St. Augustine's <br />{Raleigh}. Junior colleges in the area include Peace College in Raleigh. The three major <br />community colleges are Durham Technics! College, Vtlake Technical College, and <br />Alamance Community College. <br />In conclusion, the Research Triangle MSA enjoys national recognition #or a positive <br />business and residential climate. This trend is expected to continue due to the law <br />unemployment rate, and positive business climate. <br />s <br />