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Bloomberg Covers Talent-Dense Cities

One of our major competitive advantages is the density of talent living in the Research Triangle region. A recent article in Bloomberg shared where the best and the brightest are living and Raleigh and Durham were included. Read more >

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Why Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Fuquay-Varina

Sitting just 20 miles southwest of downtown Raleigh is the Town of Fuquay-Varina, which has become a hotbed for economic development, startup business growth, innovative technology companies, and much more. Read WRAL's story on entrepreneurship in Fuquay-Varina here. Read more >

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Raleigh Tech Company Selects New Location

Pendo, a Raleigh-based tech company, will put its new headquarters and logo atop the new 19-story 301 Hillsborough. Pendo recently announced the designation of Raleigh as the offical headquarter location and will add 590 new jobs. Read more >

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Ashley Cagle Featured on Podcast

Assistant Executive Director, Ashley Cagle, joined Nick Riashi with Consultant Connect to talk about her journey in economic development and how she manages her life at work and home.     Read more >

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Forbes Features Raleigh CEO & Entrepreneur, Jon Hayes with RewardStock

Forbes spotlights Raleigh native's entrepreneurship story.    Read more >

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TBJ Covers the ED Forum

TBJ shares an article capturing our ED Forum event that occurred on Wednesday, May 15.      Read more >

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CEO of Republic Wireless Shares His Raleigh Success Story

Entrepreneur and CEO of Republic Wireless, Chris Chuang shares how moving from Silicon Valley to Raleigh, NC improved his work-life balance and accelerated his career. Read more about his success.     Read more >

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Introducing a New Site Search Tool

Successful economic development depends on many things. One of the biggest decisions made is the site in which a company selects for its new location. Searching for sites in Wake County just got easier. The team at Wake County Economic Development has incorporated a site search tool that all… Read more >

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Raleigh Ranked Among Leading Tech Hubs

Nearly a third of the tech jobs posted on Indeed last year were located in just eight metro areas with a population of at least 1 million. These tech hubs are much more similar than different: Six of them are on the east or west coast. All lean left politically. But only one—Raleigh, N… Read more >

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Report Shows Growth in Life Science Industry

North Carolina’s 50 percent life science employment increase was fourth-highest nationally in the decade and a half through 2016. That compares to a 12 percent growth in the state’s overall private sector since 2001, “and has far exceeded the pace of national (life science)… Read more >