Jacksonville NC vs Greenville NC

[PiratePanther189]

Originally Posted by dadsdiesel

Originally Posted by Richard Martin View Post
In almost 8 years here I've never seen one drunk college student. I'm not saying that they're not here but they must keep to themselves pretty well.

Good point, I haven't seen one drunk college student - there are usually packs of them wandering downtown.... What's worse, then they get in their cars to drive!

But - it is a one trick pony type town.... College or medical

That's two tricks

I kid, I kid

[Richard Martin]

Originally Posted by dadsdiesel

But - it is a one trick pony type town.... College or medical

Farming is pretty big in Pitt County. Retail is huge. Manufacturing is a growth industry here as is the pharma industry. Even legal is up and coming with a brand new Federal Courthouse, the US Marshall Service offices and the US Parole offices right in downtown Greenville.

It is true that ECU and medical make up a large part of the economic engine of Greenville and Pitt county, but there are other contributors to this engine that can't be so easily dismissed as being irrelevant.