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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
Region snags major cluster win
Merck & Co. Inc.’s new vaccine plant in Durham is a home run
for the region’s biotechnology cluster and a model of how a region
should collaborate to attract investment.
read
the story
Around the Region
Rural
counties rebound with new jobs and investment
RTRP’s 10 rural counties are at the leading edge of economic recovery,
benefiting now from worker retraining and marketing investments made during
the downturn.
RTRP tapped as finalist for national competitiveness award
The U.S. Commerce Department selected the Research Triangle
Regional Partnership as a finalist for its top economic development awards
for innovation in developing the regional competitiveness initiative,
“Staying on Top.”
State
of the Region event set for May 25
Registration is under way for RTRP’s inaugural “State
of the Research Triangle Region” event, offering an in-depth look
at the region's economic health and competitive position.
Region’s biotech assets showcased at world’s largest biotech
conference
North Carolina’s considerable biotechnology cluster and competitive
assets will be showcased for prospective companies and site selection
consultants worldwide at the premier biotech conference to be held in
San Francisco in June.
Harnett
County mission sparks Swedish investment interest
Harnett County and Dunn economic development officials traveled to Gothenburg,
Sweden, in April, and established promising business ties.
Regional
council recommends strategies to clean the air
The Greater Triangle Regional Council Air Quality Task Force on April
12 released its recommendations for how the Research Triangle Region should
improve its air quality, and highlighted successful initiatives already
under way.
Regional
developers recruit investment from site consultants in May
Regional developers travel to Charlotte and Greenville, S.C. in May to
market the region to consultants that help companies worldwide make location
decisions.
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 an 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 other areas is the topic of an RTRP life sciences
industry report.
Read
the report (.pdf)
Investor Salute
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Selected
Recent Investments
Eaton Corp.’s $27 million expansion of its Roxboro plant is among
the $448 million in investment and 1,216 new jobs announced in the 13-county
region during the first quarter of 2004.
Recruiting
Schedule
Economic developers will visit key contacts worldwide in coming months
to recruit investment to the Research Triangle Region.
Regional
Events
Key players in the Research Triangle Region’s biotech cluster host
the 13th Annual Biotech 2004 event, “Fusing Science, Technology
and Business Leadership,” on May 26-27. It is one of several May
events for regional business people and entrepreneurs.
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 & Ellis 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, Verizon
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
