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Feb 17, 2009
Raleigh-Durham in pretty good shape, retail-wise

A national study conducted by Madison Marquette, a retail investor and developer out of Washington D.C., found that the Triangle region was less distressed than 44 other markets surveyed.
Feb 16, 2009
Council for Entrepreneurial Development releases podcast on the state of biotechnology in North Carolina

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 current state of biotechnology in North...
Feb 13, 2009
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...
Feb 13, 2009
Garner names 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 and bring more jobs to the town.
Feb 13, 2009
Small business optimism increases

Small business bosses are feeling a little more optimistic than they were a few months ago. In November, only 37 percent expected their business prospects to get a lot or a little better. In January, 63 percent expected conditions to get a lot or a little better.
Feb 12, 2009
New downtown Raleigh campaign: 'YOU R HERE'

The Downtown Raleigh Alliance is launching a new branding campaign for downtown Raleigh entitled "YOU R HERE". This effort is aimed at improving the way in which our Capital City is marketed.
Dec 12, 2008
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 Regional...
Nov 25, 2008
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 Nichols,...
Sep 18, 2008
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.
Aug 4, 2008
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 five years and...

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