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Raleigh Named A Top City for Job Seekers in Nationwide Study

Raleigh Named A Top City for Job Seekers in Nationwide Study NerdWallet considers income, affordability, population growth, and unemployment rates San Francisco, CA (January 8, 2014) – NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, recently conducted a study to find the best places fo… Read more >

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NC State University's Office of Technology Transfer Formalizes Collaboration with HQ Raleigh

Shovel award for economic development Metlife Celebrates Grand Opening of World Class Facility Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Metrics Dashboard Tracks Economic Impact Economic Development May Recap Several Wake County Towns Make the "10 Best Cities in NC to Get a Job" List Ra… Read more >

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Economic Development November Recap

New & Expanding Companies: Baxano Surgical | Advanced Medical Technologies | Expanding Baxano Surgical, a medical device company, has expanded its office space at Horizon at Six Forks by 8,504 square feet. Baxano Surgical focuses on designing, developing, and marketing minimally i… Read more >

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Forbes: Raleigh-Cary Metro is the #2 Area for Creating the Most Technology Jobs

by Joel Kotkin of ForbesFull Article Excerpt on Raleigh-Cary  "Much the same can be said about Austin’s East Coast doppelganger, Raleigh-Cary, N.C., which ranks second on our list. Like Austin, Raleigh-Cary is a big college metro area, and also hosts the state capital, something… Read more >

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Economic Development October Recap

New & Expanding Companies:   Aloft Hotels | Hospitality | New Aloft Hotels, a hotel chain, is opening a new location at the Bell View property across from North Carolina State University's bell tower monument on Hillsborough Street. Aloft Raleigh will be a 135-… Read more >

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Medical Technology Company to Create 75 High-Paying Jobs in Research Triangle Park

Teleflex, a global provider of medical technology products, will relocate its existing operations in Research Triangle Park to a new facility to be constructed in Morrisville 11/7/2013 [North Carolina Office of the Governor] RALEIGH -- Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secr… Read more >

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Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center is a Top 20 Workforce Development Provider

North Carolina State University's Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center has been named to the 2013 Top Workforce Development Providers list compiled by TrainingIndustry.com. The website publishes Top 20 lists annually for various training-related markets. Selection to the Top … Read more >

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Greater Raleigh Chamber Announces Incoming Wake County Economic Development Executive Director

Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce President Harvey Schmitt announced hiring Adrienne Cole as Economic Development Vice President and Wake County Economic Development Executive Director effective Dec. 23. Cole will succeed Ken Atkins who is retiring  at the end of December, as the top … Read more >

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ATI Industrial Automation To Break Ground On Operations Expansion

From ATI Industrial Automation's Website ATI Industrial Automation will celebrate the ground breaking for an operations expansion at its corporate and manufacturing headquarters in Apex, NC, on Friday, October 18th at 4:00 PM. In addition to creating up to 200 new jobs, the expansion will m… Read more >

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Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce's "Work In The Triangle" Recognized At IEDC Annual Conference

Greater Raleigh Economic Development Agency Wins Gold And Silver Awards From International Economic Development Council For Regional Marketing Efforts RALEIGH, N.C. – The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Wake County Economic Development (WCED), and&… Read more >