Research Triangle Region’s
2nd Quarter 2004 Selected Announcements

Durham County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

Exp.

$3,520,000

0

32,000

USA

Legal Services

Teleflex, Inc.

Exp.

$3,250,000

50

130,000

USA

Medical Instruments

James Scott Farin

Exp.

$2,604,080

80

26,000

USA

Legal Services

Iron Mountain

New

$2,500,000

5

50,000

USA

Document Handling

Harris Microwave

Exp.

$1,305,000

258

18,000

USA

Microwave Division HQ

Sterling Health Care

Exp.

$1,200,000

0

48,000

USA

Health Care Insurance

VA

New

$848,000

32

8,000

USA

HealthCare

MERIX Bioscience, Inc.

Exp.

$500,000

20

N/A

USA

Pharmaceutical R&D

Molex

New

$353,390

10

2,849

USA

Electronic Subcomponents

Design Distribution

New

$290,000

10

58,000

USA

Building Materials Distributor

Isagro

New

$280,000

15

2,000

Italy

Ag Biotechnology

Knowledge Vector Inc.

Exp.

$100,000

25

6,600

USA

Software Development

MetaMetrics, Inc.

Exp.

$100,000

10

10,000

USA

Educational Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Flextronics International

Exp.

$7,800,000

108

N/A

Singapore

Contract Manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards

Novozymes North America, Inc.

Exp.

$5,000,000

0

28,000

Denmark

Food & Industrial-grade Enzymes

Captive-Aire Systems, Inc.

Exp.

$3,500,000

0

78,000

USA

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Equipment

Apogee Medical, Inc.

Exp.

$2,000,000

0

41,000

USA

Disposable Medical Devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harnett County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

SAAB Barracuda LLC

Exp.

N/A

100

20,000

Sweden

Defense Mechanisms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moore County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Blarney Stoneworks, Inc.

New

$180,000

5

3,200

USA

Fabrication of Kitchen and other surroundings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wake County, NC

Company

Type

Announced Investment

Jobs

Square Footage

Parent Origin

Specialty

Pergo

Exp.

$36,000,000

86

N/A

Sweden

Laminate Flooring Manufacturer

Partners III/Centennial Campus

New

$24,000,000

N/A

N/A

USA

Nanotechnology Center at N.C. State University

Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

New

$10,300,000

157

33,000

USA

Branded and Generic Drug Developer

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

New

$9,000,000

7

33,000

USA

Institute for Education Innovation

WakeMed North Healthplex

Exp.

$7,100,000

44

13,500

USA

Medical Center

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Exp.

$6,000,000

20

N/A

USA

Snack Food Manufacturer

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

New

N/A

250

45,000

USA

IT Outsourcing Solutions

Renaissance Raleigh Hotel

New

N/A

160

N/A

USA

Luxury Hotel/ Restaurant/Spa

Red Hat, Inc.

Exp.

N/A

100

N/A

USA

Linux and Open Source Technology

Shea Homes

New

N/A

60

N/A

USA

Home Builder

Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Exp.

N/A

50

25,000

Sweden

Construction & Property Development

Aeroglide Corporation

Exp.

N/A

40

N/A

USA

Industrial Drier Manufacturer

AccessPoint, Inc.

Exp.

N/A

10

19,146

USA

Integrated Communication Services

MeadWestvaco Healthcare Packaging

Exp.

N/A

7

N/A

USA

Packaging for Healthcare/Pharma Industry

Springboard Managed Hosting

Exp.

N/A

4

N/A

USA

Web Hosting

Kucera Pharmaceutical Company

New

N/A

3

1,300

USA

Therapeutic Drug Development

 

Source: Selected Announcements gathered from Local County Developers.


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