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RDU International Airport Elevated from Medium to Large Airport
Record-setting passenger growth elevated Raleigh-Durham International Airport from a medium to large airport in a 2019 J.D. Power study of North American airports. RDU ranked fifth in passenger satisfaction in its new category. “We are thrilled that passengers consider RDU o… Read more >
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5 Things You Need To Do in Raleigh
Budget Travel released an article with the Top 5 Things To Do in Raleigh, North Carolina. "North Carolina is known for its destination-worthy beaches and dynastic college basketball teams, among other things. Home to North Carolina State University, not to mention world-class cuisine, stand… Read more >
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Black Entrepreneurship Week Successes
The Carolina Small Business Development Fund and Shaw University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center held their third annual Black Entrepreneurship Week on Sept. 16- 20. The program aims to capture the strength of diversity in entrepreneurship. More than 20 free sessions were… Read more >
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Garner, NC, The Gem Next Door To Raleigh
Just a hop, skip, and a jump from downtown Raleigh—10 minutes to be exact—sits the town of Garner, North Carolina, a community of over 33,000 residents that is the 13th fastest-growing municipality in the state. Garner is becoming increasingly connected to downtown Raleigh given … Read more >
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Refrigeration Startup Heating up in Raleigh
Phononic found its first home at NC State. Now, the startup’s innovative solid-state cooling technology is heating up the refrigeration industry. Read the full story on Phononic. Read more >
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Business Insider calls Dix Park the next 'Central Park'
As a result of our in-person meeting during the New York City media tour last month, Aria Bendix published a Business Insider article featuring Dorothea Dix Park titled, “The site of an abandoned mental hospital in North Carolina is being transformed into the next 'Central Park.'… Read more >
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Business Insider Covers Raleigh & Dix Park
Local leaders, Ashley Cagle, Assistant Executive Director of Wake County Economic Development and Veronica Creech, Director of Economic Development for the City of Raleigh, sat down with Business Insider to discuss Raleigh and Dix Park. Ashley and Veronica shared information about smart grow… Read more >
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Raleigh Ranks No. 1 on 2019’s Best & Worst Cities to Drive in
Raleigh ranks number one in WalletHub's Best & Worst Cities to Drive in compared the 100 largest cities across 30 key indicators of driver-friendliness. The data set ranges from average gas prices to annual hours in traffic congestion per auto commuter to auto-repair shops per … Read more >
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Fast-growing D.C. Digital Firm Relocates HQ to Raleigh and Wants to Hire You
Go Fish Digital, a marketing agency with big-name clients like GEICO, United Way, and Adobe, has moved from Washington, D.C. to the Oak City.As part of its relocation, the firm has scaled up its workforce by almost 50 percent — from 25 to 39 employees, with 14 new hires. It has also ad… Read more >
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Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Firm Picks Raleigh for Second HQ
The Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity firm Agari has picked the Oak City for its new innovation hub, with the average salary: $130,000 a year. “The jobs represent high-wage positions, spanning software developers, product leaders, and customer success professionals,” Agari&rsquo… Read more >
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