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Trilliant Networks Moving Global Headquarters to Cary

Investing $1.8 million and bringing 130 jobs to Wake County  Gov. Roy Cooper, N.C. Commerce Secretary Tony Copeland and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Trilliant Networks will establish its global headquarters in Wake County, c… Read more >

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Executive Director, Wake County Economic Development Wake County Economic Development is a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and is the primary economic development program in Wake County providing business recruitment, existing industry retention and expansion, talent att… Read more >

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Raleigh is a Top U.S. City Attracting the Most Bay Area Investment

According to PitchBook, the industry's most comprehensive M&A, private equity and venture capital database, Raleigh is one of the top cities in the country attracting the most Bay Area investment. The report notes that although Bay Area-based VCs have long invested heavily in star… Read more >

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Morrisville Innovation Foundation Announces 2017 HOTTovation Call for Applications

The Morrisville Innovation Foundation, a program of the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the call for applications for 2017 HOTTovation participants. The HOTTovation program is a startup “percolator” program designed to support entrepreneurs developing the t… Read more >

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Cary #1 Boomtown of 2016, Raleigh Also Makes List

SmartAsset took a look at places experiencing rapid population and economic growth. To find the top ten boomtowns they ranked 572 of the largest U.S. Cities. They measured five different metrics including:  unemployment rate GDP growth rate net migration rate (the difference betwee… Read more >

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Citrix Expands ShareFile Headquarters in Raleigh

Citrix, a leader in mobile workspaces, providing virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services to enable new ways to work better, has expanded its ShareFile headquarters in Raleigh. The expansion will create 400 new jobs in Wake County over the next four years. Read more >

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Milken Institute Names Raleigh a Best-Performing Large City

While most all larger metros are experiencing stronger economic fortunes, some metros are showing a significant competitive advantage. The Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities index looks into these metros and provides an objective benchmark for examining the underlying factors and… Read more >

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INC Research Expands Global Headquarters in Wake County

Creating 550 new jobs over the next five years RALEIGH, N.C. – December 13, 2016 – Wake County Economic Development (WCED), the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Morrisville and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), announced today that INC R… Read more >

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Raleigh Is One of the Easiest Cities to Find a Job Right Now

Forbes ranked Raleigh as "One of the Easiest Cities to Find a Job Right Now." Read more >

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Raleigh Named a Top 25 U.S. City for Small Business in 2016

Invoice2go has released it’s second annual ranking of the top 25 cities for small business in the U.S. The ranking was determined by looking at the aggregate invoicing data of more than 20,000 businesses across every industry. They looked at the average dollar amount invoiced per … Read more >