The Research Triangle Region
The RTRP is your direct connection to some of the fastest growing companies and communities in the world.
The Best Place To Do Business
With diverse businesses, highly skilled talent and low tax rates, it’s no wonder the Research Triangle Region is the first choice for growing businesses.
A Place To Call Home
An affordable cost of living, vibrant culture and world-class universities are enticing to employers and employees all looking for the life they want to live.
Fast Facts
Our regional population is over two million people.

Ranked 4th highest concentration of PhDs in the United States.
Our regional workforce is over one million (ages 18 to 64).

Over 113,000 degrees conferred each year.
64 people move in daily.

The median home price is $174,830.

Chatham County land adjacent to VinFast factory site hits market with $50M price tag
Chatham county is looking for a neighbor for the electric vehicle company VinFast. The electric SUV maker based in Vietnam has a $4 billion dollar commitment to build a factory near Moncure. Now the property next door is poised to fetch a premium price.

Textiles Researchers Prepare Stem Cells to Become Organ Tissue
Nearly 3,000 people died waiting for an organ transplant in 2022, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and more than 100,000 people remain on the waitlist. Envisioning a future without the need for donor organs, an NC State researcher is laying the foundation to grow stem cells into replacement organ tissue.

Launch Chapel Hill opens new space for startup community
Launch Chapel Hill remains open for business in its new space in downtown Chapel Hill’s first innovation hub building. Founded in 2013, Launch is still the same award-winning accelerator that supports the startup community and is the first tenant in the newest building in downtown Chapel Hill, offering even more programming and resources to the Chapel Hill […]