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Old 06-12-2009, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Middle Creek Township
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Like I have been saying, sprawling out the growth along with business is the way to go. Having a Novartis plant built in the wonderful and beautiful town of Holly Springs is exactly what I was talking about. Isn't it great to know that Holly Springs will be a part of producing needed medicines.

First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Produced - Infectious Disease - FOXNews.com

"The vaccine was produced at a Novartis plant in Marburg, Germany. Novartis said the facility could potentially produce millions of doses of vaccine a week.

A second plant is being built in Holly Springs, North Carolina, the company said."
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Old 06-12-2009, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Apex/Cary
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Yeah they've been working on the plant in HS.
It's supposed to be finished sometime next year...
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Old 06-13-2009, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Middle Creek Township
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Yeah they've been working on the plant in HS.
It's supposed to be finished sometime next year...

I can't wait. Maybe I will apply for a job there. We need more of this type of development. Sprawl out the employment, as well as the residential. This helps reduce traffic and overcrowding in the typical urban areas. It's a win win for everyone. It's also the greenest way to develop. I hope this continues.
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Old 06-13-2009, 08:01 AM
 
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Sprawl is the answer to traffic problems. Who knew?
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Old 06-13-2009, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Middle Creek Township
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Sprawl is the answer to traffic problems. Who knew?
Yes it is and it is quite simple. Say there are 10,000 people that live in Holly Springs and work in Raleigh, Durham or RTP. That's 10,000 trips into these areas, burning gas and clogging roads. Now if we add a lot of employers to Holly Springs, many of these people will no longer be on the road to Raleigh, Durham and RTP, thuse reducing traffic, pollution and wear & tear on roads. It reduces the congestion in the cities that some complain about and reduces the cost of upkeep of the infrastructure in those areas. It is a simple solution, but those who think urban living is the only way we should be allowed to live just will not open their minds up to real solutions.
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Old 06-13-2009, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Midtown Raleigh
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Sprawl is the answer to traffic problems. Who knew?
Yeah, also sprawl is the greenest way to develop. Because cars no longer use fossil fuels or emit greenhouse gases.
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Old 06-13-2009, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Middle Creek Township
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Yeah, also sprawl is the greenest way to develop. Because cars no longer use fossil fuels or emit greenhouse gases.
It is so simple, I don't understand why people don't get it. If person A who lives in Holly Springs currently drives 25+ miles to work can now drive <5 miles to work, that helps reduce emissions and wear & tear on roads.
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Old 06-13-2009, 08:49 AM
 
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Who's to say they won't hire a majority of ppl from outside of HS?
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Old 06-13-2009, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Middle Creek Township
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Who's to say they won't hire a majority of ppl from outside of HS?
You cannot guarantee anything. However, if you only focus on building up urban areas, all you will have is jam packed streets, lots of pollution and very little greenery left. If you spread out the employment centers, many people will gravitate toward the centers for their living situation. If we can reduce the amount of traffic flowing into the cities and RTP, it greatly increases the day to day enjoyment of the cities, reduces strain on infrastructure and allows other areas to prosper. There are some big companies in Johnston County and people have flocked there. If a ton of people live far outside one central area for employment and drive many miles to work, you end up with the mess we had in MA. Not good. If you end up packing most of the employment into one area, along with overpopulating the residential side of things, you end up with a NYC nightmare. If you sprawl things out into individual activity centers, allowing people to choose where they would like to live AND work, your odds are much better of creating environments that benefit all, as everyone will have a choice.

The best solution is to work on urban and rural development. Allow those that prefer the urban style to have it, without over crowding it and inviting in day squatters for employment. Allow those of us that enjoy country, nature and all things green to farm our land, grow our food and appreciate the animals, while having work close by. A win win situation.
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Old 06-13-2009, 09:51 AM
 
Location: clayton
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And Novartis has said from the start that they plan to hire locally whenever possible. My husband currently works there... and we live in Holly Springs, so they sure seem to be telling the truth (he's been there from the start of construction.) Novartis has been very involved in the town - even before the actual plant is here (it started out with safety folks and planning as ground was broken and buildings started going up.)

I believe they are close to doing some actual vaccine production by the end of the year - it's very exciting!
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