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Advance Auto Parts Names North Hills Tower Home
Advance Auto Parts, the national auto parts retailer that officially moved its corporate headquarters to Raleigh last year, plans to take up seven floors in Kane Realty’s newest North Hills tower. Read more. Read more >
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Raleigh-Based Manufacturer Schmalz Inc. Announces Major Headquarters Expansion
Schmalz Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, announced the expansion of the Oak Forest Drive location on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Schmalz Inc. is the global leader in vacuum automation products, robotic end-of-arm vacuum gripper tools, material-handling vacuum lifters,… Read more >
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Raleigh Ranks #5 for Best Cities for Female Entrepreneurs
Raleigh is an up-and-coming startup city that lands at No. 5 for the best cities for female entrepreneurs. Known for being a city of research thanks to its positioning near three major research universities and the famed tech-centric “Research Triangle Park,” it’s also a gr… Read more >
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Xerox to Bring 600 Jobs to Wake County
Xerox, a global corporation that provides workplace and digital printing solutions, announced it will open a "Center of Excellence" in Wake County. The town of Cary will welcome 600 new jobs along with $18.4 million investment. The announcement was made at the Capitol building on Tuesday, Au… Read more >
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Business Facilities Ranks Raleigh
Business Facilities magazine recently released the 2019 metro rankings report and ranked the "Raleigh-Durham" metro in several prominent categories. See below for rankings. Raleigh-Durham combined metro is ranked #7 Metro for Economic Growth Potential (large metros)#9 Start Up Ecosystem… Read more >
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Research Triangle Leads Nation in NIH Funding
A recent study by the State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) reported that the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area led the nation last year in per-capita funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is the medical research agency housed within the U.S. Depart… Read more >
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Town of Cary Continues Smart City Movement
If you drive around the Town of Cary, there’s a good chance you won’t notice the technology that surrounds you. “We want to make the technology so seamless (that) they really don’t know that’s it’s there,” said Nicole Raimundo, Cary’s… Read more >
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NC State and HQ Raleigh Partner to Promote Entrepreneurship
NC State Centennial Campus and HQ Raleigh have teamed up to create the ultimate co-working space on campus. Read more >
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Research Triangle Companies Make Forbes "Best Employers" List
SAS Institute continues to live up to its reputation as a good place to work according to a new list of best employers. For its inaugural list of “America’s best Employers by State,” Forbes listed the Cary-based business software firm as the top employer to work for&nb… Read more >
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Danya Perry Featured on Podcast Raleigh
Interested in learning more about equitable economic development? Listen to Podcast Raleigh's new podcast with Danya Perry where he discusses vulnerable communities, economic mobility, and inclusive prosperity. Read more >
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