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• Raleigh - The Hub of Wake's Economic Activity

  By Ken Atkins | Filed in: Municipalities, Raleigh, Wake County | Comments (0)

  Even if it was not located in the middle of Wake County, Raleigh no doubt would be considered the hub of economic activity for the county.   It has the most diverse economy of all the municipalities in the area – make that in the state of North Carolina.   You can find state government jobs that employ tens of thousands in the downtown area, since Raleigh is the state capital; two... Read More >

• Cary Still Booming

  By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Municipalities, Wake County, Cary | Comments (0)

  When people talk about Cary , they think growth.   Its population of more than 121,000 residents makes it North Carolina’s seventh most populated city as well as the second biggest in Wake County behind Raleigh.Read More >

• Wake Forest Monitoring How Big Projects Turn Out

  By Ken Atkins | Filed in: Education, Leisure, Municipalities, Real Estate, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

  In her State of the Town address Feb. 16, Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones said that in regard to future growth, “We’re just going to try and sit back and look at where we are and make sure our finances are coming in properly and try to make sure we are just keeping... Read More >

• Holly Springs Keeps On Growing Distinctively

  By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Leisure, Municipalities, Personal, Real Estate, Technology, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

  If there was any doubt that Holly Springs has moved up its status in Wake County these last few years from being just a small town – and it definitely has – it was erased on Jan. 15, 2009.   That was when Read More >

• Knightdale - Gateway to Many Places

  By Ken Atkins | Filed in: Leisure, Municipalities, Personal, Real Estate, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

  Knightdale used to be known as the first town you encountered outside of Raleigh when heading east towards Wilson, Greenville, Rocky Mount or the Outer Banks.   But within the last five years, with the U.S. 64 Bypass in place, and Interstate 540 having completed its... Read More >

• Wake County a Leader in Business Recycling

  By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Biotech, Education, Leisure, Municipalities, Real Estate, Serious Games, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

  If you lead or work for an environmentally conscious company and wonder how your recycling practices will be impacted by a move to Wake County, relax.   Wake is one of the state’s leaders in proactive business recycling programs. Read More >

• Wendell Offers Window of Opportunity

  By Ken Atkins | Filed in: Municipalities, Personal, Real Estate, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

  Situated between Knightdale to the west and Zebulon to the east, Wendell used to be best known as a town people went through... Read More >

• Research Triangle Park - 50 Years of Helping Wake Grow

  By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Biotech, Municipalities, Research Triangle Park, Technology, Wake County, Work | Comments (1)

  To some people outside North Carolina, the Research Triangle Park , or RTP, is what made Wake County famous.   Going back to when Wake was established in 1959, most people knew it only as the... Read More >

• Apex a Top Community in Wake County

  By Ken Atkins | Filed in: Leisure, Wake County, Work, Municipalities | Comments (0)

  They call the town Apex because at 500 feet above sea level, its train depot in the late 1800s was the highest elevation of any stop along the old Chatham Railroad line between Richmond, Va. and Jacksonville, Fla.   But plenty of its more... Read More >