$100 million.

• Position: Triad - Geographic overview

Cost of Wake Forest Biotech Place, the largest capital-investment project in the history of downtown Winston-Salem. Baltimore-based Wexford Science & Technology LLC turned two former R.J. Reynolds buildings into the 242,000-square-foot R&D center for Piedmont Triad Research Park. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the largest tenant will use its space for biotech research and as a business incubator.

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MOCKSVILLE--Carolina Precision Plastics will open a plant here, creating 140 jobs and investing $5.3 million within three years. The Stratford, Conn.-based company makes plastic packaging. The average annual salary will be $39,183, higher than Davie County's average of $28,808.

WINSTON-SALEM--The City Council approved $1.8 million in incentives for coupon processor Inmar's $62 million expansion of its headquarters. It would add 212 jobs to its 761. The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners also approved $1.1 million in incentives. The average annual wage would be $72,783, higher than Forsyth's average of $41,912.

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