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C. Special Achievements The City of Greensboro has been named one of the top-ranked digital city governments by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute focused on information technology polices and best practices in state and local government. Among cities with a population larger than 250,000 people, Greensboro shared ninth place with Charlotte and Long Beach, California and was praised for “working to become one of North Carolina’s next gigabit cities.” In the area, the Guilford County Economic Development Alliance was presented with an “Excellence in Economic Development Award” in the category of regionalism and cross-border collaboration from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The alliance, formed to more effectively promote economic development in the region, is a coalition of the Greensboro Partnership and the High Point Economic Development Corporation working closely and officially together with the Cities of Greensboro, High Point, and Guilford County. The City's Water Resources Department has been named the 2015 recipient of the NC American Water Works Association-Water Environment Federation’s (NC AWWA-WEA) Large Utility Disaster Preparedness Award. The state-wide recognition is presented to utilities whose advanced disaster preparedness initiatives prepare for and respond to the effects of natural and man-made disasters, and acts of aggression, as well as outline how to recover from and mitigate those effects. The Greensboro Historical Museum received a national award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) for the exhibition Warnersville: Our Home, Our Neighborhood, Our Stories. The Leadership in History Award is the most prestigious form of recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. Greensboro's Purchasing Division, a section of the Financial and Administrative Services Department, has received the Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA) for the ninth consecutive year, from 2008-16. The award is presented by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing to agencies having demonstrated overall excellence in a variety of purchasing standards including staff education, technology integration, product innovation, vendor relations, and exceptional stewardship of taxpayer funds. The award exemplifies the Purchasing Division's commitment to its profession and the residents it serves.

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