Fighting worker shortage, Wake, Raleigh & N.C. offer bonuses, other perks
In a tough labor market, state and local governments are turning toward what now seems a common practice for in-demand workers: cash incentives.
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Durham-Chapel Hill soars 32 spots on Best Performing Cities list; Raleigh slips; Wilmington rises
A new index of US cities ranked “Durham-Chapel Hill, NC” at No. 11. The hyphenated metro combination of Durham and Chapel Hill jumped up 32 spots from last year’s ranking of No. 42. But Raleigh fell.
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New Director of Equity and Inclusion starts Raleigh duties Jan. 31
Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David has named Dr. Aretina Hamilton as the new Director of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Raleigh. Here are the details.
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Is Raleigh doing enough to support innovation? City managers want to know
This Friday, as part of Innovate Raleigh’s 10-year anniversary celebrations, city officials will hold a “roundtable-style” discussion inside the Raleigh Convention Center. The agenda: what the community feels about past initiatives, and what they envision going forward.
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City of Raleigh, Chamber hire new exec for joint economic development
Economic development will be the focus of a joint effort between the City of Raleigh and Wake County Economic Development, and a executive has been added to help lead the initiative.
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City of Raleigh creating new office of strategy and innovation, hiring exec
The City of Raleigh is soliciting community feedback, ahead of hiring a new executive to lead the newly created Office of Strategy and Innovation, which the City says will start in the middle of the current fiscal year, with nearly $400,000 budgeted.
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More good grades for Raleigh: No. 3 among state capitals for best place to live
Raleigh is No. 3 among the 50 US state capitals, a new study says. Only Austin, Texas, and Madison, Wis., rank higher according to data compiled by financial information site WalletHub.
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Raleigh’s ‘East Coast Made Easy’ campaign unveiled for upcoming SXSW
The initiative is a partnership between Wake County Economic Development, the City of Raleigh Office of Economic Development and Innovation and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit Raleigh).
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District C, Wake Tech among grant recipients awarded $15-25K from City of Raleigh
The initiative aims to support the city’s innovation ecosystem, enhancing programs to and services for Raleigh entrepreneurs and small business owners across various sectors including the arts, workforce development, and nonprofit. In total, four regional innovators received the awards.
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