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.
Nash County Recap: Looking back on 2020 and ahead to 2021
For Press Inquiries Contact Andy Hagy Nash County Economic Development Director 252-462-2737 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nash County Economic Development recaps first year and looks forward to a prosperous 2021. Nash County and the world faced an unprecedented year in 2020 due to the challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. The emergence of the coronavirus sped […]
How to land a biopharma job: Check out this virtual symposium on Jan. 28
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Even amidst a pandemic, North Carolina’s biopharma market is booming. In just the last few months, companies like KBI Biopharma and Thermo Fisher Scientific announced expansion projects, bringing more than a thousand new jobs to the state. Could one of those be for you? The Bioprocess Development Group (BPD) thinks so. On […]
Latest spinoff from UNC’s Gene Therapy Center wants to find a cure for hemophilia
UNC-Chapel Hill’s gene therapy center has birthed yet another startup in the Triangle. The latest spinoff is Raleigh-based GeneVentiv Therapeutics, which announced earlier this month that it has signed a license agreement with the university. The agreement allows GeneVentiv to develop a hemophilia treatment based on research from Dr. Chengwen Li, who runs a lab within the gene […]