Charles Hayes

In defense of JDIGs: Do they create rural jobs? Yes

Posted by Charles Hayes | May 7, 2015

Editor’s note: Charles Hayes, chief executive officer of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, which includes several rural counties adjacent to the Triangle, defends Job Development Investment Grants as a mans of creating jobs in rural areas. Critics say JDIGs are too focused on the state’s metro areas. The General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory are at odds over JDIGs and other jobs incentive programs. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Though both thoroughfares would make ideal locations for any number of businesses, Cary’s Weston Parkway and Daniel Drive in Tarboro would likely never be mistaken for each other. Weston Parkway...

Charles Hayes goes to Moscow: Can Russia replicate Research Triangle model?

Posted by Charles Hayes | Oct 6, 2014

Editor’s note: Charles Hayes, CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, recently went to Moscow to participate in an economic development forum at the Moscow School of Management. WRAL TechWire asked Hayes to share with our readers his experiences. He discusses what might hold Russia back. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In early September I traveled to Moscow to address a group of Russian university executives at the Moscow School of Management’s Skolkovo Campus. They had invited me because they knew of our region’s leadership in “Triple Helix” – the nexus of partnerships between businesses, government entities and educational...

Charles Hayes goes to Washington: What I learned at the White House

Posted by Charles Hayes | Sep 5, 2014

Editor’s note: Charles Hayes, CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, recently went to the White House to participate in an economic development forum. WRAL TechWire asked Hayes to share with our readers just what he learned. And it was a lot. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – On August 5th, I had the privilege of joining an elite group of economic development professionals from around the U.S. at the White House Business Council’s Forum on Economic Development. Some 58 attendees from 25 states and the District of Columbia took part in the all-day event at the Old Executive Office...

State of the Triangle: ‘A good place’ but ‘troubling times’

Posted by Charles Hayes | May 24, 2012

Editor’s note: Charles Hayes, chief executive officer of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, delivered the group’s annual state of the region report on Thursday. The text of his remarks follows. Good morning! And wow what and impressive area we live in. I am Charles Hayes, President and CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. Welcome to the 9th annual STATE of the REGION! I’m happy to have the opportunity to once again stand before you and tell you what you already know: And that is that you and I have the good fortune to live and work in one...

Nanotechnology cluster grows on strength of Triangle region’s biotech innovation

Posted by Charles Hayes | Sep 20, 2011

Editor’s note: Charles Hayes is chief executive officer of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina, home of The Research Triangle Park and the 13 north-central N.C. counties of Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Nanotechnology may be tiny but its potential impact is large and growing in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina, an emerging hub of nanotechnology innovation, particularly in the area of nanobiotechnology. The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies ranks the region fourth in...