A new report from an international consulting firm ranks Raleigh as No. 25 among the 100 Best Cities in the US with Durham coming in at No. 44 and Charlotte at No. 34. Here are the details.
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Expectations for more high-tech jobs and continuing growth in openings are key factors in keeping the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area at the No. 13 spot on the annual “Tech Town” report from business trade group CompTIA.
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Durham-Chapel Hill is one of the top tier cities that will make the “most dynamic recoveries” from the economic devastation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.
Read MoreChapel HIll-based venture capital investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners (“TrueBridge”) closed its fifth venture capital fund-of-funds, TrueBridge Capital Partners Fund V.
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The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is collaborating with the Soil Health Institute to highlight the impact of soil health on plant, animal and human health at the 2018 Ag Biotech Summit.
Read MoreWRAL TechWire’s continuing expansion of startup, tech and life science coverage as well as related workforce and economic development includes several features focusing on events and an interactive calendar. We believe this is the most comprehensive collection of information about what’s happening as the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow. Enjoy!
Read MoreDuring the 2007 recession, Clark Harris became frustrated with the credit card rewards program he was enrolled in. “I couldn’t travel, so I could only redeem my points on gift cards, but there wasn’t an option to use my loyalty points on local companies,” says Harris, a real estate and marketing professional in Asheville. Harris wanted to support local businesses with the rewards he was accruing, so he began mapping out an idea for a local rewards program run through a mobile app rather than a physical card. He later met Matthew Simpson of Nashville, and together they developed...
Read MoreForbes Travel Guide editors named Raleigh one of 2017’s top 12 places to visit in the world. Though Raleigh has been commended over the years for its tech industry, urban living and startups, what made North Carolina’s capital city a must visit for the Forbes editors was the thriving food scene. Eateries like Poole’s, Chef and the Farmer and The Durham Hotel have received a lot of that praise, but a growing bench of artisanal and niche food makers may draw attention once a trio of food halls open across the Triangle. Food halls are an evolution of the traditional mall food court—local makers...
Read MoreMany students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are eager to share their thoughts and ideas with the world. 1789 Venture Lab was founded four years ago by serial entrepreneur and UNC entrepreneur-in-residence Jim Kitchen as an incubator lab to help students make those ideas a reality. The facility is free to all UNC students, giving them a place to work on their businesses, to collaborate and nurture one another’s ideas. They also get help from program assistant Stefano Rivera (in video below), professors from the Kenan Flagler Business School and mentors involved in the city’s startup accelerator, Launch Chapel Hill. New this...
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