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Raleigh Named 2nd Best City to Live in America in 2023

Raleigh has claimed the #2 spot for best cities to live in America in 2023 in a new report by StudyFinds. Researchers closely evaluated 10 expert studies that compared climate, education, economy, and quality of life in major cities across all 50 states. The mild year-round climate, blossomi… Read more >

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Raleigh Ranks as the #1 Hottest Housing Market in the U.S.

In a new study by U.S. News & World Report, Raleigh claimed the #1 spot on the list for hottest real estate markets in the country! The analysis was done by comparing multiple metropolitan areas across the nation with exclusive data from the U.S. Housing Market Index. All metros were wei… Read more >

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Wall Street Journal: Raleigh is #5 Hottest Labor Market

Raleigh has claimed the #5 spot on the Wall Street Journal’s annual rankings of nearly 400 metro areas. The ranking is determined by analyzing the unemployment rate, labor-force participation rate, changes to employment levels, the size of the labor force and wages in 2022. Southern … Read more >

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WRAL: Executives say sustainability is good for business

Executives from FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Lenovo, SAS, and John Deere said cutting emissions can benefit the bottom line while improving our environment at the Raleigh Chamber's first sustainability conference Wednesday, March 29. Michael Regan, head of the U.S. Environmental Protec… Read more >

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Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Convenes Public and Private Organizations to Launch Business Sustainability Roundtable.

Public and private organizations across Wake County have come together to support and advance sustainability in the region. The coalition called the Business Sustainability Roundtable (BSR), is convened by the Raleigh Chamber and made up of leading companies and public institutions with sign… Read more >

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North Carolina Ranks #4 in Nation for Tech Occupations

The North Carolina Technology Association identified North Carolina as the fourth fastest growing tech industry in the nation. The state saw an increase of over 28% in tech occupations, nearly 11 percentage points above the national average. The study recognized North Carolina as having over… Read more >

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Raleigh Named #2 Best Capital City in the Nation

WalletHub ranked Raleigh the 2nd best capital city in the United States! In a study that analyzed affordability, economic well-being and quality of education, Raleigh proved to also be the most affordable state capital in the country. The statistics showed that Raleigh was number one in over… Read more >

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Raleigh named #4 Best City for Work/Life Balance and Mental Health

CoworkingCafe conducted a new study analyzing the top 100 largest U.S. cities and their overall ability to foster a healthy work/life balance. Analysts focused on economic, cultural, and infrastructural factors that had an intricate impact on psychological influences across citizens. Raleigh… Read more >

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Raleigh Ranks #2 Best City in the Nation to Buy a House in 2023

Raleigh has been recognized as one of the best cities in the country to buy a house in a recent report by the National Association of Realtors. A variety of factors were considered including home affordability, job growth, migration gains and housing supply. Out of 179 markets analyzed, Rale… Read more >

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Wake County Named No.1 Best County in N.C. to Raise a Family

In a recent report by Stacker, Wake County was named the #1 best county in North Carolina to raise a family. All 100 counties in N.C. were analyzed using a variety of factors including cost of living, schools, healthcare, recreation, and weather. Wake County proved to have the highest divers… Read more >