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Wake County Tops Business Facilities Annual Rankings Report
Business Facilities 2025 Metro Rankings include more than 25 categories focused on factors important to corporate relocation and expansion decisions. Now in its 21st year, the rankings are designed to provide quick insight for site selection projects across North America and beyond. In this… Read more >
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Coriolis Pharma Announces Plans to Invest $10 M, Creating 50 Jobs in Morrisville, North Carolina.
Coriolis Pharma, a leading provider of formulation research and development services for biologics, today announced plans to invest $10 million in the establishment of a state-of-the-art research laboratory and to create 50 jobs in Morrisville, North Carolina. Founded in Martinsried, German… Read more >
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Raleigh Ranks the #1 Metro for New College Grads
Raleigh claimed the top spot for a second year in a row in ADP’s analysis of best cities for new college grads. Researchers crunched public cost-of-living data and ADP payroll data for more than five million U.S. workers in their 20s to rank 55 metro areas on three metrics: affordabil… Read more >
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Raleigh Ranks 4th Nationally for Best Work-Life Balance in 2025
According to CoworkingCafe, Raleigh has earned the 4th spot in the U.S. for work-life balance in 2025! Analysts highlighted that Raleigh stood out for its high share of remote workers (23.4%), a strong median household income of $82,400, and a cost-of-living index of 97.2 - just below t… Read more >
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North Carolina Reclaims Top Spot as CNBC’s #1 State for Business in 2025
North Carolina has earned the top spot in CNBC’s 2025 ranking of America’s Top States for Business, marking its third time in four years at No. 1. The state ranked highly across key categories of economy, workforce, infrastructure, and business friendliness. Ana… Read more >
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Raleigh Selected as Newest Hub for BuildOps, Tech Platform for Building Contractors
East coast office will bring 291 jobs over four years RALEIGH, NC – June 24, 2025 – Raleigh Economic Development announced today that BuildOps, provider of cutting-edge software for commercial trade contractors, has selected Raleigh as its third North American hub of operations,… Read more >
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The WCED Team is Hiring-- Apply Today!
Wake County Economic Development is excited to share that our Business Recruitment & Expansion (BRE) team is hiring. We are seeking to hire both a Project Manager and a Senior Project Manager. The positions’ primary functions are to lead complex economic development projects throu… Read more >
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North Carolina Ranked 7th for Best State Economy in 2025
North Carolina has been recognized as having the 7th best economy in the U.S. News & World Report's 2025 rankings. The state's strong performance is attributed to a 2.6% job growth rate, surpassing the national average of 1.5%. The report analyzed all 50 states using 71 metrics across ei… Read more >
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Genentech Announces Plans to Invest $700 Million in Holly Springs, Creating 420 Jobs
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group based in Switzerland has announced plans to invest $700 million in Holly Springs to establish a new high-volume fill/finish manufacturing facility. "World-class companies like Genentech recognize that North Carolina is a leading state for biotechnology… Read more >
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PharmaVoice: Raleigh is poised to be pharma’s next manufacturing hub
A recent article published by PharmaVoice touts the growing signigicance of the life science sector in Wake County. From the article: The life sciences sector has been building a steady presence in Raleigh for decades, but that momentum has picked up in recent years, especially in biomanuf… Read more >
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