Research Triangle Region’s
1st Quarter 2004 Selected Announcements
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Durham County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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New |
$300,000,000 |
200 |
275,000 |
USA |
Vaccine Manufacturing |
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Exp. |
$4,500,000 |
20 |
17,500 |
USA |
Vaccine Production |
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Exp. |
$1,500,000 |
0 |
10,000 |
USA |
Venture Capital |
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New |
$687,500 |
20 |
4,860 |
Japan |
Storage Technologies |
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New |
$82,000 |
18 |
4,700 |
USA |
Aerospace Products |
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Exp. |
$75,000 |
25 |
8,500 |
USA |
Meter Reading Devices |
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New |
$50,000 |
5 |
50,000 |
USA |
Furniture Distribution |
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Exp. |
$36,000 |
9 |
N/A |
USA |
Pharmaceutical R&D |
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New |
$28,000 |
7 |
N/A |
USA |
Software |
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Harnett County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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Exp. |
$8,000,000 |
175 |
250,000 |
USA |
Mfg. of Dump Body and Snow Plows |
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Lee County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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Balloons, Inc. |
New |
$4,000,000 |
50 |
100,000 |
USA |
Gift Baskets for Hospitals |
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Patriot Performance Materials |
New |
N/A |
30 |
60,000 |
USA |
Dept. of Defense Products |
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New |
N/A |
20 |
55,000 |
USA |
Lubricants |
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Moore County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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Southern Floorcovering &
Interiors, Inc. |
Exp. |
$250,000 |
25 |
20,000 |
USA |
Distribution/Installation of
Floorcoverings |
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Person County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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New |
$100,000,000 |
200 |
750,000 |
USA |
Gypsum Wallboard |
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Exp. |
$27,194,000 |
0 |
25,000 |
USA |
Engine Components |
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Wake County, NC |
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Company |
Type |
Announced Investment |
Jobs |
Square Footage |
Parent Origin |
Specialty |
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Exp. |
$3,900,000 |
5 |
16,000 |
USA |
Pet Adoption Center |
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Exp. |
$2,000,000 |
N/A |
240,000 |
USA |
Cable Television/Fiber Optic
Network |
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Prime TV/Gatelinx |
New |
N/A |
150 |
35,000 |
USA |
EchoStar Communication’s Dish
Network |
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New |
N/A |
50 |
35,000 |
USA |
Digital & Wireless
Technology |
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Exp. |
N/A |
40 |
17,000 |
USA |
Analog & Mixed-Signal
Semiconductor Prdts. |
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New |
N/A |
30 |
4,838 |
USA |
Integrated Circuits
Semiconductors |
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New |
N/A |
21 |
4,000 |
USA |
Humanitarian Organization |
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Exp. |
N/A |
20 |
N/A |
USA |
Consulting Firm for Software
Utilization |
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New |
N/A |
15 |
N/A |
USA |
Technology Consulting Firm for
Life Sciences |
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Exp. |
N/A |
12 |
N/A |
USA |
Data Protection Provider |
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New |
N/A |
10 |
11,000 |
USA |
Mortgage Bank |
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New |
N/A |
8 |
1,652 |
USA |
High Performance Poly-silicon
Carbide |
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Source: Selected Announcements
gathered from Local County Developers.