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TBJ Panel Features Michael Haley

The Triangle Business Journal held a panel on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to discuss the attraction and retention of the talent pipeline. Michael Haley, executive director of Wake County Economic Development, discussed the Triangle's business recruitment, retention, and expansion strategy when at… Read more >

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Canada’s Largest Newspaper Features Dix Park

As a result of the reporter visit several weeks ago (in partnership with the City of Raleigh), David Israelson published an article in Canada's largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The piece titled, "Cities turn to urban forests to combat climate change" includes several quotes on Dix Park… Read more >

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Wake Med and UPS Partner for Medical Delivery Drone Project

UPS has launched an airline for life-saving medical deliveries, this is the first-ever approved drone airline, and used on Wake Med's campus. In partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, drone companies and traffic management companies, WakeMed is one of only two heal… Read more >

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Raleigh ranked in 30 Best Cities for Young Professionals

GOBankingRates released the 30 Best Cities for Young Professionals - Raleigh Ranks #6.   Read more >

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TBJ recaps our Trade Mission to Europe

The TBJ covers the highlights of our Trade Mission to London and the UK.   Read more >

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Pendo - North Carolina's Newest Unicorn

Pendo, headquartered in Raleigh, NC has raised a $100 million in a Series E round, giving the company "unicorn" status. Crunchbase News breaks down Pendo's capital funding, acquisition history, and product development that resulted in their newfound Unicorn status.     Read more >

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Is Raleigh following in Silicon Valley's footsteps?

Wral Techwire shares findings from an IoT panel presented at Innovate Raleigh's Summit. When asked if Raleigh is tracking the same path as Silicon Valley, Dr. Sarah Glova, director of Growth and Communications with RIoT answered, yes. "IoT is absolutely our revolution,” said Glov… Read more >

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The Triangle is No.2 Hottest Real Estate Market

The 41st annual report from the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers cites a wide variety of factors, from tech jobs to real estate investment, in calculating the ratings. The report stated on the Triangle's high ranking, " This market’s concentration of educational institut… Read more >

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Cary-Based Epic Games to Expand

Epic Games is expanding its Cary headquarters with a new facility that will add extra work and recreational spaces for employees. "We are elated that Epic Games is expanding their Cary headquarters," said Harold Weinbrecht, Mayor of the Town of Cary. "We know that Epic could locate anywhere … Read more >

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Top 10 Cities Where Techies Can Afford to Live - Raleigh Ranks No. 8

SF Gate examined the 500 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, which include the main cities and surrounding towns, and used the following criteria to rank them: number of people employed in the tech sector, number of public tech companies, percentage of tech job listings, average tech job s… Read more >