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Cary - Municipality Highlight

Cary, North Carolina is consistently ranked among the top places in the country to live and work.  It has continuously built upon its assets, taking advantage of its unique location in the Triangle, to create a nationally recognized community of excellence. Regardless of what qualities … Read more >

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Economic Development March Recap

New & Expanding Companies    Carusele | Cary | Marketing | New Ignite Social Media has launched Carusele, a standalone content marketing subsidiary. Through its network of content producers, Carusele creates branded social content and then actively manages… Read more >

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CBC AMERICA Corp. Moves North America Headquarters to Cary

Relocation to create nearly 100 N.C. jobs RALEIGH, N.C. – April 22, 2015 – CBC AMERICA Corp. announced today that it will move its North America headquarters to Cary, N.C. CBC AMERICAS is the largest organization of the CBC Group, a global network of manufacturing, import, … Read more >

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North Carolina Earns Title of "Innovation Champion"

Consumer Electronics Association named North Carolina to the list of Top 10 Most Innovative States in the U.S., earning the title of “Innovation Champion” due to its status as a right-to-work state with a favorable tax system and more successful business start-ups per capita… Read more >

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Job growth study: Raleigh No. 2 in tech, No. 1 in STEM

By Rick Smith of WRAL A new study finds that the Raleigh metro area ranks just behind Austin in technology job growth over the past decade. But North Carolina's capital area is No. 1 in job growth related to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills. The news comes as GSK dona… Read more >

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Raleigh tops 'American Cities of the Future' list

By Rebecca Troyer of the Triangle Business Journal Raleigh ranks No. 1 overall on a list of the top mid-sized "American cities of the future" for 2015-16 published by fDi, a division of Financial Times. The report is based on multiple factors: Economic potential, human capital and lif… Read more >

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Raleigh ranks No. 3 in the U.S. for overall well-being

By Rebecca Troyer of Triangle Business Journal Raleigh ranks No. 3 on the " 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings" released this week by Gallup-Healthways. The report evaluates the 100 largest cities in the U.S. in five areas: Purpose, social, financial, community and physical.… Read more >

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Raleigh - Municipal Highlight

During the last 30 years, growth in Raleigh, and the surrounding Research Triangle Region, has consistently and significantly outpaced the nation. Fueled by an impressive mix of education, ingenuity and collaboration, North Carolina’s capital city has become an internationally recogniz… Read more >

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Economic Development February Recap

New & Expanding Companies    Kadro Solutions | Raleigh | Software/Information Technology | Expanding   Kadro Solutions, an e-commerce-focused software firm, has signed a seven-year lease for 701 Corporate Center. The growth is driven by e-commerce success… Read more >

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Economic Development January Recap

New & Expanding Companies  Biogen Idec | Morrisville | Biotechnology | Expanding  Biogen Idec, North Carolina's largest biotechnology company with 1,300 employees in the Research Triangle Park, announced that it will add 100 jobs over the next few months. The com… Read more >