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Wendell - Wake County Municipality Highlight
Wendell, population 6,135, has a motto of “Small Town, Big Charm.” The town was incorporated in 1903 and named after Oliver Wendell Holmes, a local schoolteacher’s favorite poet. Wendell maintains small town charm while offering a high quality of life for its residents. Wen… Read more >
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Advance Auto Parts Establishes Corporate Support Center in Raleigh
Full Press Release Raleigh, NC - Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Advance Auto Parts, Inc. will locate a corporate support center in Wake County. The company plans to create 600 jobs in Raleigh by the end of 2017 and invest more t… Read more >
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Economic Development May Recap New & Expanding Companies:
Distil Networks | Raleigh | Software/IT | NewDistil Networks, a security software firm, is opening a new office in Raleigh and expects to hire 10 employees by the end of 2014. Distill Networks is currently working out of a temporary space at HQ Raleigh. Distil N… Read more >
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Cisco Expanding in RTP
Full Press Release from Governor Pat McCrory's Office Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Cisco will expand its workforce in Research Triangle Park. The company plans to create 550 new jobs in North Carolina by … Read more >
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Zebulon - Wake County Municipality Highlight
Zebulon, population of 4,591 is known as the Town of Friendly People. The Town was incorporated in 1907 and was named after Zebulon B Vance, the governor of North Carolina during the Civil War. Zebulon maintains a small town charm while offering a high quality of life for its … Read more >
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Wake County Economic Development Names Michael Haley Director Of Business Recruitment And Expansion
Wake County Economic Development, a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the lead economic development agency for Wake County, has announced that Michael Haley has been promoted to director of business recruitment and expansion. In his new role, Haley will lead the county&#… Read more >
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Wake County Monthly Municipality Highlight
Wake County Economic Development is beginning in June an initiative to highlight all 12 municipalities in Wake County through an economic development lens over the next year. WCED plans to focus on a different municipality monthly by highlighting what makes that municipality a great place to… Read more >
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Economic Development April Recap New & Expanding Companies:
Angler Environmental | Garner | Engineering | New Angler Environmental, a design-build firm that specializes in ponds, streams, and other water resources, is opening a new office in Garner. Angler has already grown its office to six people with plans to add more in the future. … Read more >
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Global Biotechnology Company Novozymes to Expand in Wake County
Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Novozymes will expand its North Carolina presence by adding a new bioagriculture research and development facility in Wake County. The company plans to create 100 new jobs and invest mor… Read more >
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MetLife continues hiring binge in the Triangle
By Amanda Jones Hoyle of the Triangle Business Journal MetLife is already ahead of its hiring projections for its new global technology and operations hub in the Triangle and still receiving about 1,000 new resumes a week. That's according to Geoff Lang, who has been leading the Triangle o… Read more >
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