TBJ: After being put ‘dangerously on hold,’ Credit Suisse breaks ground on massive RTP expansion

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By Lauren K. Ohnesorge  – Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal 

 

At Credit Suisse’s Research Triangle Park campus, “you can feel the energy right now,” says Jim Captain, site executive.

“There’s definitely a buzz,” says Dan Seabolt, managing director and deputy chief operating officer.

At a reception in a glass-walled lobby, executives and state officials, including Gov. Roy Cooper, gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate a day that even Captain wasn’t sure would arrive: the groundbreaking for the massive expansion the company announced last year.

(L,R) Credit Suisse Managing Director Dan Seabolt, Site Lead Jim Captain and Wilson Ervin, vice chairman of Credit Suisse’s group executive office in New York, gathered at Credit Suisse's building in Research Triangle Park on May 9, 2017, to announce the company will be creating 1,200 new jobs in the region.

(L,R) Credit Suisse Managing Director Dan Seabolt, Site Lead Jim Captain and Wilson Ervin, vice chairman of Credit Suisse’s group executive office in New York, gathered at Credit Suisse’s building in Research Triangle Park on May 9, 2017, to announce the company will be creating… more

In addition to bringing 1,200 jobs to RTP, the expansion has also been credited with pressuring legislators to repeal House Bill 2.

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