New & Expanding Industries
In the early 2000s and continuing today, the Research Triangle Region has surged of new and expanded industry investment. During the most recent period for which data is available, 2003, new and expanded industry investment in the region topped $856 million and resulted in an estimated 5,038 jobs.


New & Expanding Industry Investment

Area

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Chatham

$143,593,049

$5,500,000

$1,985,000

$15,177,554

$50,220,000

Durham

$314,916,308

$334,478,200

$192,721,075

$341,622,912

$77,989,500

Franklin

$25,298,000

$137,900,000

$5,916,671

$37,037,500

$3,450,000

Granville

$12,855,000

$62,000,000

$7,000,000

$32,211,000

$27,000,000

Harnett

$9,500,000

$2,300,000

$6,100,000

$30,386,000

$34,300,000

Johnston

$10,000,000

$1,300,000

$7,000,000

$13,347,750

$12,500,000

Lee

$23,610,000

$37,500,000

$0

$215,498,545

$6,500,000

Moore

$21,802,000

$8,000,000

$8,049,658

$3,097,206

$2,000,000

Orange

$40,100,000

$500,000

$9,500,000

$2,452,000

$600,000

Person

$31,400,000

$16,800,000

$707,152,500

$1,208,519

$429,400,000

Vance

$12,900,000

$27,500,000

$46,000,000

$47,000,000

$5,200,000

Wake

$401,480,000

$1,278,600,066

$138,280,000

$742,058,441

$204,003,000

Warren

$62,000,000

$1,150,000

$31,000,000

$23,000

$1,500,000

Research Triangle Region

$1,109,454,357

$1,913,528,266

$1,160,511,129

$1,481,120,427

$856,662,500

Source: Research Triangle Regional Partnership & Local County Developers

For selected announcements by County, please go to our Expansion & Relocation Announcements.


Research Triangle Regional Partnership
PO Box 80756 - RDU Airport, NC 27623 - Voice (919) 840-7372 - Fax (919) 840-0142