SPACE:

ECONOMIC IMPACT:

JOBS CREATED:

SIXDAYS IN

HIGH POINT

180BUILDINGS

11.5MILLION

SQUARE FEET OFSHOWROOM SPACE

2,000EXHIBITORS

$5.4 BILLIONOVERALL

REGIONAL ECONOMY*

$197.9 MILLIONTAX REVENUE TO NORTH CAROLINA

$25.5 MILLIONTAX REVENUE TO

GUILFORD COUNTY/CITY OF HIGH POINT

75 VANS AND BUSES

FOR ABOUT

150,000 RIDES OVER

8-DAY PERIOD

37,616 JOBS CREATEDREGIONALLY*

11,000JOBS CREATED

LOCALLY (SERVICE-ORIENTED)

75,000 ATTENDEES

* 30 county area (22 in NC and 8 in VA) within a 75-mile radius from downtown High Point.

500+JOURNALISTS

IN TOWNTO COVER

THE MARKET

FAMOUS FACESCANDICE OLSONDESIGNER

$15,000FOR PLANTS, SHRUBS AND

LANDSCAPINGIN DOWNTOWN

HIGH POINT

102 TRIAD HOTELS

TO SERVE MARKET VISITORS

ZAC HARMONBLUES MUSICIAN

100+COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED

Source: www.highpointmarket.org; High Point Parks and Recreation, city of High Point

A date has been made. The guests are on their way. Let the party begin. When the High Point Market begins Saturday, a lot will be riding on its success. For furniture-makers and designers, it's a sign of things to come. For us, it's an economic impact that is as dependable as life, death and taxes. When the IRS isn't on furlough, that is. Here's a look at how the furniture market impacts our economy.

THE MONEY IS IN THE MARKET