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Podcast: Chamber Chat with Adrienne Cole
President & CEO of the Raleigh Chamber Adrienne Cole was a recent guest of the Chamber Chat podcast. During her episode, she discussed Wake County's approach to economic development and how chambers thrive on regionalism and collaboration. “We really, really believe that we&rsqu… Read more >
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Podcast: Dirt NC Interview with Kathleen Henry
Kathleen Henry, WCED economic development director, sat down the Dirt NC podcast for a deep dive all about what the economic development process looks like, the current state of economic development in Wake County, and what site selectors look for when they are on the hunt for lo… Read more >
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Raleigh Ranked #10 in Top 25 American Cities for FDI Strategies by fDi Intelligence
By Kathleen Henry, Economic Development Director Kathleen leads FDI Strategy for WCED Raleigh has taken the 10th spot in the Top 25 American Cities for FDI Strategies, as ranked by fDi Intelligence, a specialist division of The Financial Times providing industry-leading insight and analysi… Read more >
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Q&A with Kyle Touchstone, our new Raleigh Economic Development Director
We are excited to share an important update regarding our Wake County Economic Development Team. Please join us in welcoming Kyle Touchstone as the new Raleigh Economic Development Director. Raleigh Economic Development will be the primary economic development program for the City of Raleig… Read more >
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Raleigh Metro Remains Competitive Against Peer Cities
By Ted Abernathy, Managing Partner of Economic Leadership LLC The past 18 months have tested the strength and resilience of our regional economy, and I know that is an understatement. Disruption has been the watchword and accelerated change has permeated almost every aspect of our business … Read more >
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Speak Up, Take Action: 2021 DEI Conference Recap
This year’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Conference, in partnership with Bank of America, took place virtually over a two-day period and attracted over 800 attendees. The conference theme for this year was ‘Speak Up, Take Action’ and our speakers took this to heart … Read more >
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Recent Rankings demonstrate Wake County’s economic development strength
By Michael Haley, WCED Executive Director Data and analysis are critical to our economic development efforts. For instance, each year Wake County Economic Development commissions a third party, independent study that contrasts the Raleigh metro with the top 100 largest metros around t… Read more >
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Low score wins for the Triangle — Urban Mobility Report
By Joe Milazzo II, PEExecutive Director, Regional Transportation Alliance The Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently released their annual “Urban Mobility Report.” Our region has tended to rank well in this report, which analyzes travel time and traffic delay… Read more >
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Podcast: The Ways to Make Your Place a Great Place to Live, Work & Play | Ashley Cagle, Wake County Economic Development
After being named one of North America's Top 50 Economic Developers, Ashley Cagle shared her insight with Consultant Connect's American's Jobs Team podcast. Listen here. Read more >
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Take the 2021 Business Pulse Survey
Take the survey. As Coronavirus Pandemic restrictions begin to lift and vaccination rates rise throughout North Carolina, our region is entering into a new phase of economic recovery. However, there are still critical questions regarding the short, and medium term, impacts the pandemic has … Read more >
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