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Success Story: CenturyLink Connects with Talent
November 19, 2009
“If we could design the perfect location for a telecommunications company to operate and grow, it would be the Research Triangle Region.”
Kevin McCarter
VP & General Manager
CenturyLink Central NC
When CenturyLink sought the ideal location for its Mid-Atlantic regional headquarters, a vibrant rural Research Triangle Region community near North Carolina’s state capitol and world-renowned The Research Triangle Park™ fit the bill.
“If we could design the perfect location for a telecommunications company to operate and grow, it would be the Research Triangle Region," says Kevin McCarter, vice president and general manager of CenturyLink’s Central North Carolina market.
“This is a terrific market, rich with the type of technical talent that makes a company like ours strong,” he says. “We are focused on broadband access and services, so we need to attract and retain employees who understand the technology and the market."
CenturyLink is a leading provider of high-quality voice, broadband and video services over advanced communications networks for consumers and businesses, the fourth-largest largest local exchange telephone company in the United States based on access lines.
It is key component of the Research Triangle Region’s informatics cluster – a critical mass of companies, service providers and support networks that help organizations of all kinds manage, analyze, transform and communicate data and information that drive innovation, decision-making and operations.
CenturyLink’s business strategy starts with helping the communities it serves grow and prosper by supporting local economic development, providing leading-edge telecommunications services and recruiting talent.
“We believe broadband access will be the key to enabling the future," says McCarter. "Our plan is to be the local service provider who can do it all: Internet, communications and video, in a high quality and affordable way. This region is the place to be to make that happen.”