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Business Facilities: 16th Annual Rankings Report

North Carolina’s economic development efforts are recognized in Business Facilities magazine’s 2020 Metro Rankings Report, with the City of Raleigh number one on its list of GDP leaders in mid-size metro markets. Raleigh also ranked number six among the nation’s … Read more >

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Michael Haley Selected for ACCE Economic Recovery Fellowship

ACCE’s Fellowship for Economic Recovery is designed to help chambers refine their economic recovery goals. Executive Director of Wake County Economic Development, Michael Haley, has been selected to join this accomplished group of Chamber leaders.   Read more >

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Fuquay-Varina Hires New Economic Development Director

The Town of Fuquay-Varina is pleased to announce the hiring of Alyssa Byrd as the Town’s new Economic Development Director. In her new role as Economic Development Director, Byrd will oversee the Town’s Economic Development Department which provides professional services to att… Read more >

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2020’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America

To determine where the most educated Americans are putting their degrees to work, WalletHub compared the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across 11 key metrics. Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are ranked among the top 15 most educated cities in the U.S. See the full… Read more >

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2020 Scoring Tech Talent

What tech markets are poised to benefit from and accelerate post-pandemic growth? Check out the latest tech talent report from CBRE. The report details the key factors that influence the rankings such as educational attainment and urban living and shows the highest concentrations of tech tal… Read more >

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North Carolina’s 25 biggest corporate job creators

While many industries show up on Business North Carolina’s annual list of the largest job-creating projects, pharmaceuticals takes a dominant role with massive investments planned by global giants Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, and Audentes Therapeutics. The rankings are based on major job … Read more >

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Suburbs & Mid-Size Cities Are In, Big Cities Are Out

Site Consultant Survey Finds Shifting Corporate Location Preferences July 16, 2020 – Suburban areas and mid-size cities, followed by rural areas, will be the biggest winners of new corporate expansions and relocations, with large urban areas falling to the bottom of the list, accordin… Read more >

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Best U.S. Cities for Remote Workers

The world is facing a challenging time. As countries across the globe fight to contain the spread of Coronavirus, it has forced many businesses to transform their workplace into a remote one. Many employees are now working from home. While it may be a whole new world for some businesses, for… Read more >

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Bandwidth’s CEO remains committed to new $103M HQ

Despite a massive shift to a work-from-home culture triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bandwidth is still moving ahead with big plans for new corporate headquarters in Raleigh. Appearing in a virtual seminar conducted as part of the Economic Development Summit series on Wednesday, its fou… Read more >

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WRAL Techwire covers the Regional Skills Analysis Survey Results

“The regional economy will recover, but job growth is going to be slower than expected, and it’s going to be uneven,” said RTI International Mike Hogan, RTI International research economist, during the Economic Summit series held virtually this week. “The abrupt shutd… Read more >