Report: Area cities No.1in business growth.

Mar. 2--RALEIGH -- The Greensboro/High Point region topped the nation in business growth during 2006, according to "Site Selection" magazine.

The annual Governor's Cup ranking tracks new corporate plant locations. Thestatetopped theSoutheast in attracting new industrial plants and rankedNo. 3 nationally in business growth. Greensboro/High Point was ranked No. 1 out of regions with a population of 200,000 to 1 million. Raleigh/Cary ranked sixth, and Durham ranked seventh. "We knew we had a banner year in economic development," said Loren Hill, president of the Hig