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Economic Development September Recap
Announcements Align Technology, Inc. Establishes First U.S. East Coast Operations in Cary Wake County Economic Development and the Cary Chamber of Commerce announced that Align Technology, Inc. has established its first U.S. East Coast operation in Cary, with… Read more >
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NC is the #2 Best State for Business and Careers
According to Forbes North Carolina is the second-best state to do business, falling right behind Utah who was ranked number one. North Carolina is the only state to appear in the top five every year of the Best States study. According to Forbes, The state boasts a strong labor force and busi… Read more >
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Revised NC Competes Act Signed by Gov. McCrory
Raleigh Chamber and Wake County Economic Development Applaud Today Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 117, the North Carolina Competes Act, into law. Highlights of the final bill for the Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) include: An increase of JDIG funds from $15 million pe… Read more >
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Delta Adds Nonstop Service from Raleigh-Durham to Paris
RALEIGH, N.C. – September 24, 2015 –Today Delta Air Lines has announced a new daily non-stop flight between Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG). The flight will become RDU's second daily nonstop flight to … Read more >
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DB Global Technology Expansion to Create 250 Jobs in Wake County
Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that DB Global Technology, Inc. will undertake a 250-job expansion over the coming two years at its software application developmen… Read more >
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Citrix, Red Hat Boost Startup Culture in Raleigh, N.C.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- New initiatives are underway to attract even more technology jobs to Raleigh, North Carolina, where tech companies including IBM, Citrix and Red Hat already have operations. According to local economic development officials, … Read more >
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Raleigh-Durham featured in New York Magazine
Looking for a way to get creative in Raleigh-Durham? Look no further than NY Magazine's latest addition. Some people make think that Charleston and Savannah have all the charm, but dont' let them fool you. Raleigh-Durham is thriving with art, design, and it's own unique culinary scene. Accor… Read more >
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Raleigh comes in 2nd for Forbes Best Places for Business and Careers
Forbes released their annual List of the Best Places for Business and Careers, with Raleigh coming in at number 2. Forbes crunched the numbers on the 401 metropolitan statistical areas in the U.S. to gauge the best and worst business climates. The Result was their 17th annual list of the Bes… Read more >
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Triangle jumps to No. 2 in life science hub rankings
By BARRY TEATER, NCBiotech Writer, WRAL Tech Wire North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham region, a.k.a. the Research Triangle, has the nation’s second leading life science base among major metro areas, up from No. 4 since last year, according to a new report. The Triangle now ranks on… Read more >
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Economic Development June Recap
MetLife Ribbon Cutting MetLife celebrated the grand opening of its World-Class Global Technology Campus in Cary. The technology campus brings together a wide array of technologies in a single hub to help drive digital innovation. Since breaking ground on t… Read more >
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