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The Research Triangle Regional Partnership promotes economic development for the 13-county region of Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren, North Carolina. |
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Top Story
Fighting bio threats
Nurturing the region’s biological agent and infectious disease cluster
can help the region do well while it does good – part 2 of a 10-part
series on “clusters of innovation” creating jobs and opportunity.
read
the story
Around the Region
Regional
recession is over, regional economy strong
Employment, wages and retail spending are rising as 13 counties embark
on a five-year, $5 million initiative to create 100,000 jobs, officials
reported at the inaugural State of the Research Triangle Region event.
Region wins top national award for job creation strategy
The region’s new Staying On Top: Winning the Job
Wars of the Future job-creation strategy wins an Excellence in Economic
Development Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
New
air service flies into RDU
Low-fare Independence Air begins direct service from RDU
to Washington Dulles International Airport beginning June 16 as other
airlines expand service to meet increased passenger traffic.
Community College board awards biotech grants
Community colleges in the region get a share of $4.4 million in funding
to prepare workers for jobs in the biotechnology industry.
Johnston
biotech training center wins funding
Johnston County receives a $3.95 million loan to build a job-training
center to support the growth of its biotech cluster.
Golf's
U.S. Open organizers love Moore County
Moore County’s challenging golf courses and smooth organization
prompts the U.S. Golf Association to repeat engagements for men’s
and women’s U.S. Open tournaments in 2005 and in 2007.
Delegates
market region at Bio 2004 conference
Executives and economic developers from the Research Triangle Region will
play a major role at the world’s largest biotechnology conference
in San Francisco.
Regional Initiatives
Staying
on Top
The Research Triangle Region is undertaking a five-year, $5 million initiative
to create 100,000 jobs and boost employment in all 13 counties of the
region.
Read the plan
Visit the Web
site
Attracting
Rural Investment
Community leaders in the Kerr-Tar Region are developing an innovative
multi-county mid-tech hub recommended as a rural development strategy
by a recent RTRP study.
Read
a March
25 update
Read
the mini-hub feasibility
study (.pdf)
Blueprint
for Life Sciences Growth
Protecting and growing the region’s life sciences industry amid
fierce competition from areas is the topic of an RTRP life sciences industry
report.
Read the report
(.pdf)
Investor Salute
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Selected
Recent Investments
Novozymes North America Inc.’s $5 million expansion of its Franklinton
facility is among the $448 million in investment and 1,215 new jobs announced
in the region during the first quarter of 2004.
Regional
Accolades
North Carolina has overtaken Maryland and now has the nation's third largest
biotechnology industry, according to the latest study by Ernst & Young,
one of many recent accolades for the Research Triangle Region.
Recruiting
Schedule
Economic developers will visit key contacts worldwide in coming months
to recruit investment to the Research Triangle Region.
RTRP
Board
Southgate Jones III, BB&T ASURA, RTRP Chairman
Charles A. Hayes, RTRP President and CEO
Board Members
Gordon Allen, N.C. House of Representatives
Jennifer S. Andrews, Attorney
John Atkins, O’Brien Atkins Associates
Ken Atkins, Wake County Economic Development Program
Roland Beauchaine, Warren County Economic Development
Commission
David Benevides, IBM-RTP
Weldon “Chip” Capps, Arcola Logging Co.
Moses Carey Jr., Piedmont Health Services Inc.
Jack Clayton, Wachovia Bank
Alan Ciamporcero, Verizon
Fred Day, Progress Energy
Don Donadio, Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice PLLC
Benny Finch, Vance County EDC
Stanley Fox, N.C. House of Representatives
Mike Gallagher, Huntington Learning Center
Terry E. Garrison, Vance-Granville Community College
Ronnie Goswick, Franklin County EDC
Andrea Harris, N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development
Bob Heuts, Lee County EDC
Alan S. Hicks, Attorney
Fred Hobbs, Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates
Chris Johnson, Smithfield Downtown Development Corp.
Gary Joyner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Marvin Joyner, Central Carolina Community College
Allen Kimball, Warren County EDC
Donald Lancaster, First Citizens Bank
Paul McCoy, retired
Joe McDonald, BB&T Regional Insurance
Lee Anne Nance, Harnett County EDC
Glen Newsome, Person County EDC
Ray Ogden, Moore County Partners in Progress
Jerry O’Keeffe,
PSNC Energy Co.
Travis Porter, Maupin Taylor PA
Billie Redmond, TradeMark Properties Inc.
Dianne Reid, Orange County EDC
James Roberson, Research Triangle Foundation
Michael Ruffin, Durham County Manager
Henry "Hank" Scherich, Measurement Incorporated
Harvey Schmitt, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Michael de Sherbinin, Johnston County EDC
J. D. Solomon, CH2M
James R. Talton Jr., Impact Design Build Inc.
Katherine Thomas, Progress Energy
N. Johnson Tilgham, Investor/Developer
Steve Toler
Tony Tucker, Chatham County EDC
Leon Turner, Granville EDC
Robert Wellons, Wellons Realty & Construction Co.
Tom White, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
Pratt Winston, Winston International
Lee Yarbrough, Novozymes North America Inc.
Special Adviser
James E. Holshouser Jr., Sanford Holshouser Law Firm
