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Raleigh-Durham in pretty good shape, retail-wise
A national study that ranked 63 metropolitan areas based on their potential for distressed retail assets placed the Triangle region at No. 45 on the list. This means the Triangle market is less distressed than 44 other markets. According to Walter Bialas, vice president of research for Madi… Read more >
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Council for Entrepreneurial Development releases podcast on the state of biotechnology in North Carolina
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Joan Siefert Rose, president of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) a private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in the Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced the release of a new podcast discussing the c… Read more >
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Garner names economic development director
The town of Garner has named a new economic development director. Tony Beasley has been promoted from senior inspector in the Inspections Department, where he has worked for the past two years. In his new job, he will be responsible for leading Garner’s efforts to recruit companies an… Read more >
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Small business optimism increases
Small business bosses are feeling a little more optimistic than they were a few months ago. But that optimism is accompanied by a deep conservatism toward expansion, and an expectation that it will take time for the economy to recover, a new Network of City Business Journals survey of 776 s… Read more >
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Essays on freedom and North Carolina's Bill of Rights published
RALEIGH – In celebration of the March 2008 Wake County Superior Court ruling that North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights belonged to the state, the Historical Publications Section of the Office of Archives and History has published “Liberty and Freedom: North Carolina&… Read more >
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New downtown Raleigh campaign: 'YOU R HERE'
The Downtown Raleigh Alliance is launching Thursday a new branding campaign meant to boost the way the Capital City is marketed. The new campaign will be called “YOU R HERE,” according to a release from the downtown alliance. The organization plans to release more inf… Read more >
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WCED Promotes Area to Consultants and Brokers
Wake County Economic Development project manager James Sauls traveled to Charlotte, N.C., and Greenville, S.C., Dec. 10-11, 2008, to call on-site location consultants and brokers. Sauls joined the trip organized by Debbie Lilly, vice president of client services for Research Triangle Regiona… Read more >
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WCED Promotes Area to Prospective Companies
Wake County Economic Development project manager James Sauls traveled to the Atlanta area Nov. 20-21, 2008, to call on site location consultants and brokers. Sauls was joined on the trip by edge3 investors Pat Gilliard, senior business development executive with Progress Energy, and Jim Nich… Read more >
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Raleigh is Second Best Performing City In U.S.
Powered by outstanding job growth, Raleigh-Cary has seized the No. 2 spot in the latest edition of the Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities index. It is joined at the top of the 2008 rankings by other growing metro areas in Utah, Texas, Washington, Alabama and the Carolinas. The Ra… Read more >
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HCL America to Create 513 New Jobs
Wake County Economic Development is pleased to announce that HCL America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Technologies Ltd., India’s leading global IT services firm, will establish its first US Delivery Center in Wake County. The company will invest $3.2 million over the next fiv… Read more >
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