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Biogen

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“A lot has changed since we broke ground 20 years ago." The company has watched as the Research Triangle Region’s life sciences cluster has risen to global prominence. “We’ve mirrored the growth of the life sciences community here overall. The state made an effort to build the cluster, and we’ve been one of the beneficiaries of that."
-- Steven Goldsmith, head of public affairs of Biogen


Biogen: 20 Years and Growing

BiogenIt began in 1995 with two employees and a plan to produce a single drug for treating multiple sclerosis. Two decades later, Biogen’s presence in Research Triangle Park harnesses the talent of 1,400 employees and enables the manufacture of six different medications for MS and hemophilia. And with the recent acquisition of Eisai Pharmaceuticals’ 124-acre manufacturing campus on Davis Drive, Biogen is now one of RTP’s largest landowners.

The company’s importance also can be appreciated in two other facts: Biogen is the largest independent biotech company in North Carolina and is RTP’s 9th largest employer.

“A lot has changed since we broke ground 20 years ago,” says Steven Goldsmith, head of public affairs for the company, which was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.  The company has watched as the Research Triangle Region’s life sciences cluster has risen to global prominence. “We’ve mirrored the growth of the life sciences community here overall,” he says. Supporting the region’s leadership were organizations like the Research Triangle Park Foundation and Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP), as well as statewide strategies and institutions such as the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) at N.C. State’s Centennial Campus. “The state made an effort to build the cluster, and we’ve been one of the beneficiaries of that,” Goldsmith says.

One key result of those cluster development efforts has been a reliable supply of life sciences talent. Biogen’s success relates strongly to the quality of its scientists, engineers and other technical professionals. “Since our work here is centered around bio-manufacturing, we hire a large number of people in chemical engineering, biology, chemistry and other scientific disciplines,” says Goldsmith. One fact he cites speaks volumes of the company’s respect for the region’s graduates: Biogen’s 7,500-person global workforce includes more alumni of North Carolina State University than any other single institution. And this from a company founded and headquartered in the shadows of elite universities like Harvard and MIT.

In addition to its large scientific and manufacturing workforce, Biogen employs healthcare practitioners at its RTP operations. “We also have our Patient Services operations based here, which allows us to interact with patients and physicians,” Goldsmith says. That unit includes inbound and outbound call centers employing about 300, including pharmacists and other allied health professionals.

Biogen’s growth and success has rested on the Research Triangle Region’s unique biotechnology resources, says Goldsmith. “In order for our business to be successful here, we need a vibrant infrastructure that helps support the life sciences community – everything from physical infrastructure to the university and K-12 education systems that fuel our talent pipelines and provide an appealing place for our employees to raise their families,” he says. “Historically, the community has been strong here.”

In return, the company is eager to give back. “Part of our credo is that we care deeply, and we take that seriously,” Goldsmith says, “not just in terms of our patients and employees, but in how we interact with the community around us.” Biogen contributes generously to promote STEM education programs, for example, and it provides significant funding and voluntary leadership to both the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh and Durham’s Museum of Life and Science.

In October 2014, Biogen CEO George Scangos joined Governor Pat McCrory among the 75 elected officials, business and community leaders, students and teachers celebrating the opening of Biogen’s Community Lab at RTP. Based on a model Biogen pioneered in Cambridge, Mass., the Lab engages middle school and high school students through unique learning opportunities not found in a conventional classroom setting. The goal is to get young people thinking about STEM-related career options. Programs offered by the RTP Community Lab are free to students, with even the costs of transporting them to the lab offset by Biogen.

“Biogen’s Community Lab is a great model for how science-based companies can provide real-world experiments that closely align with our state’s science curriculum and workforce development goals,” said Sue Breckenridge, executive director of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education, upon the opening of the Community Lab. “The company’s program provides both teacher development opportunities and classroom enrichment programs that are helping drive our goal of improving STEM achievement across the state.”

The company also takes seriously its vocal leadership role in appealing to keep the region’s assets, infrastructure and amenities sharp. “In partnership with RTRP and others we need to continue strongly advocating for those,” Goldsmith says. “Because we’ve been successful here we want to give back and help the next generation of companies prosper in this region as well.”

Biogen’s sponsorship of the annual State of the Research Triangle Region is another way it gives back to the community. In this instance, a yearly gathering of movers and shakers under one roof helps the region stay focused on its future. “What’s unique about the State of the Region meeting is that it is one of few occasions, if not the only occasion, for convening the entire spectrum of leadership – from business and educational leaders to elected officials from every community,” Goldsmith says. “It’s great that we have a chance to put all those people in one room and hear about the successes taking place across the region.”

To learn more about Biogen, visit www.biogen.com or follow @biogen.

2016 State of the Research Triangle Region

Expansion by Fidelity Investments to Create 600 Jobs in Durham County

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Raleigh, N.C. (October 27, 2015) -- Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Fidelity Investments® will add 600 jobs during three years and invest a minimum of $8 million across its Triangle facilities, including its Durham County campus. 
 
“Fidelity investments is an innovative company that has chosen to expand in the place and state where innovation thrives,” Governor McCrory said. “Fidelity has demonstrated to the business world that North Carolina is the place to find talent, technology and an environment that appreciates business.” 
 
Fidelity InvestmentsPrivately-held for nearly 70 years, Fidelity helps more than 24 million customers with financial expertise that’s broadly accessible and effective in helping them live the lives they want.  Fidelity has $5.1 trillion in assets under administration (as of August 31, 2015) and employs 42,000 associates who are focused on the long-term success of its customers. It is also a leader in technology solutions, investing about $3 billion on technology each year across the enterprise.
 
Fidelity established a significant Research Triangle presence in 2002 with its acquisition of an employee benefits business. The firm later designated North Carolina as a regional technology center of excellence, added a data center, built a customer contact center and is also home to Fidelity Charitable and multiple operations groups. Fidelity employs more than 3,500 people across Durham and Wake counties, with walk-in investor centers in Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, and Raleigh. 
 
“Fidelity’s continued success and growth in the Research Triangle comes down to talent,” said Secretary Skvarla. “When it comes to the latest technical and business skills, nothing compares to our workforce. Firms like Fidelity can count on North Carolina.”
 
Salaries for the new jobs at Fidelity, which vary by position, will have a minimum average of at least $100,000 per year. Annual salaries for Durham County workers now average $66,599. New positions will include software developers, design engineers, systems support specialists and quality assurance professionals. In addition to technology jobs, a number of the positions will be in operations and client and customer facing roles across a number of Fidelity’s business units.  
 
“Fidelity has found North Carolina to be a great place to grow and we are pleased to be adding 600 more jobs by the end of 2018, predominantly in technology,” said Joan Vinas, senior vice president and North Carolina regional leader for Fidelity Investments. “More than half of our North Carolina employees are building careers in technology, operations and customer facing positions, and we plan to hire more of the state’s diverse and talented workforce as we continue to grow. We thank Governor McCrory, Secretary Skvarla, the N.C. General Assembly, the N.C. Community College System and Durham County for their collaboration and partnership.”  
 
Under the terms of the company’s Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG), Fidelity is eligible to receive more than $15 million in total reimbursements. Payments will occur in annual installments pending verification by two state agencies that the company has fulfilled incremental job creation and investment requirements. This JDIG is contingent upon Durham County offering local incentives.
 
By law, JDIG-supported projects must result in a net revenue inflow to the state treasury over the life of the award. For projects in Tier 3 counties such as Durham County, 25 percent of the award amount is directed to the state’s Industrial Development Fund – Utility Account to help finance economic infrastructure in less populated Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties. Fidelity’s expansion could provide as much as $5.17 million in new funds for the Utility Account.
 
Since Governor McCrory took office in January of 2013, North Carolina has witnessed the creation of nearly 240,000 private sectors jobs.
 
Joining N.C. Commerce and the EDPNC in supporting Fidelity’s expansion is the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Community College System, Durham County and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.

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RTCC Briefing on the White House Smart Cities Funding and Envision: America

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RTCC Program Series

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Program Series: Briefing on the White House’s Announced $160 Million Investment for Smart Cities Initiatives

On September 14th, the White House announced a Smart Cities Initiative that will invest $160 million in research, development and deployment of technology solutions that will help American cities tackle local and national challenges and improve city services.

Join us for a continental breakfast Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am to hear from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and Envision: America about ways Research Triangle Region communities and companies can leverage this opportunity.

Rob Edwards, Partner and Co-Team Leader of the Energy, Project Finance and Technology Team, and Ben Snowden, Environmental Litigation Associate, will give an overview of the White House announcement and highlight the programs most relevant to the Research Triangle Region communities and companies in the areas of Smart Water, Smart Transportation, Smart Grid and the Internet of Things.

Amy Aussieker, Executive Director of Envision Charlotte, is spearheading the Envision: America effort. She will discuss an upcoming workshop for city leaders to develop smart city solutions.

Program Agenda:

November 4, 2015
8:00 AM:     Registration and Breakfast
8:20 AM:     Program
9:30 AM:     Q&A

Location:
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library
NC State University Centennial Campus

Event charge:
non-members: $35
members: free


For additional information and registration visit: www.researchtrianglecleantech.org/smartcitiesbriefing

 The RTCC Program Seriesis an ongoing event series on the companies and organizations impacting and accelerating the growth of the Research Triangle Region's cleantech economy.

Singapore Offers Significant Business Opportunity for N.C. Companies, Ambassador Says

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION, N.C. (November 6, 2015) – Singapore offers significant business opportunity for innovative N.C. companies, not only as a market in itself but as a key gateway to Asia-Pacific countries, Singapore’s ambassador to the United States told business, university and economic development leaders Thursday in Raleigh.

“We are the largest investor today in China and India and a significant investor in countries around the world,” Ambassador H.E. Ashok Mirpuri said during a business roundtable co-hosted by the Research Triangle Regional Partnership with McChin Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare business consultancy.

“The companies that come to the U.S. are looking for innovation – they are looking for something special. I think that’s where North Carolina can offer possibilities for collaboration,” Mirpuri said.

Life sciences, health care, cleantech, data analytics and information technology are key areas of synergy and opportunity, but any company seeking to grow can benefit from doing business with Singapore, said Kim Chin, managing partner for McChin Healthcare Solutions.

“Our goal in hosting this event was to provide opportunities for companies, both in North Carolina and in Singapore, to develop viable and sustainable commercial relationships,” Chin said. “Part of the puzzle is for businesses here to understand what Singapore represents.”

Singapore is a small island nation off of southern Malaysia, only 276 square miles. But it is home to 5.5 million people and 5,000 multinational companies, and it is a key gateway to more than 600 million people in Southeast Asia, as well as China and India. The World Bank ranks Singapore the No. 1 place to do business in the world.

Technologically advanced, with broadband access for 99 percent of its population, Singapore is extremely business friendly and offers extensive support for companies, large and small, interested in entering Asian markets, Mirpuri said. Its container port, the busiest in the world, offers 200 shipping lines with links to 600 ports in 123 countries, and Singapore offers one of the most extensive networks of trade agreements in Asia.

The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) enacted in 2004 was the United States’ first with an Asian country. Bilateral trade volumes climbed 70 percent to $67.9 billion in 2012 from $40 billion when USSFTA was enacted in 2004. The United States, Singapore and 10 other countries representing nearly 40 percent of global GDP have negotiated a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that, when ratified, would further expand market opportunities, he said.

Research Triangle RegionNorth Carolina companies exported $688 million in goods and services to Singapore in 2013. Duke University, N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are actively involved in the country, operating a broad range of joint degree programs and research initiatives with universities there.

While companies from Singapore tend to flock to San Francisco and New York, that trend is shifting, opening opportunities for business with North Carolina, Mirpuri said.

N.C. companies would be well-served by pursuing those opportunities, said Matt Cox, a consultant leading Duke University’s telehealth program. He worked with Chin on a telemedicine partnership with a Singaporean company to help Singapore expand its access to U.S. radiologists.

“It’s a wonderful place to do business,” Cox said. “It’s very business friendly – the people, the environment, the culture. There is a lot of opportunity.”

Sean M. King, president of Align Global Consulting agreed. The company represents U.S. companies seeking to expand to global markets.

“Asia has obviously blossomed, but within Asia, Singapore is the crown jewel,” King said. “There is a tremendous infrastructure – it starts when you get off the airport at the finest airport in the world. From there you have a government that supports low tax policy, provides a fantastic workforce and a fantastic talent pool, and the resources they offer are tremendous. We’re very bullish on Singapore.”

About McChin Healthcare Solutions

McChin Healthcare Solutions specializes in global healthcare business for clinical service providers, medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. Founder and managing partner Kim Chin is a corporate advisor to healthcare companies and government institutions and a business catalyst for publicly listed companies, government and statutory boards, private equity and venture capital firms, and private sector enterprises across the global healthcare spectrum. For more information, visit www.mcchinhealthsolutions.com.

About the Research Triangle Regional Partnership

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. RTRP works to generate competitive advantage and economic growth for member counties and investors. For more information, visit www.researchtriangle.org or follow @TriangleRegion.

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Contacts: 

  • Debbie Taylor, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, (919) 840-7372
  • Kim Chin, McChin Healthcare Solutions, (919) 537-9346

Edge 5

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Wake County Economic Development – Telling Stories with an Edge

EDGE 5“Edge 5 – the Leading Edge” is Wake County Economic Development’s current five-year strategic campaign. Launched January 1, 2015, Edge 5 is driving a comprehensive strategy that includes business recruitment, exiting industry expansion, talent attraction, quality of life and sustainability, and regional competitiveness.

A program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Wake County Economic Development (WCED) has long operated as a partnership between local government, higher education, the private sector and regional allies. Edge 5, for example, leverages funding from business and public-sector investors to drive economic prosperity for Wake County.

In pursuit of its current goals, WCED organized an outreach mission to New York City in July 2015 to engage national media and site-selection consultants. Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane and Citrix Vice President Jesse Lipson were among those joining WCED Executive Director Adrienne Cole in meetings that highlighted the unique appeal of the Research Triangle as a hub for innovation.

“I think it’s also important for us to tell our story on a larger stage,” said Lipson. “That’s why I wanted to be involved in this campaign.” The group met with editorial staffs at Bloomberg Businessweek, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. Wake County-based executives from MetLife, Ipreo, Duke Energy and other major employers offered testimonials about the region’s business climate at a luncheon attended by a dozen leading site selection consultants.

The New York City mission was part of a national storytelling campaign that WCED launched in collaboration with the City of Raleigh’s Office of Economic Development in November 2014. “We have a lot of great stories that have not been heard nationally,” said Adrienne Cole, executive director of WCED. The venture taps the expertise of New York-based Development Counselors International (DCI), a go-to name in message development and media placement for communities, regions and states for more than 50 years.

“The City of Raleigh's partnership with Wake County and Wake County Economic Development is a perfect example of how we continue to work together to not only tell Raleigh's story but to support the region,” said James Sauls, economic development manager for Raleigh’s Economic Development Office. “Specifically, the City's office of economic development is utilizing this public-private partnership to position Raleigh as a top five city for innovation and entrepreneurship.”

By late 2015, the storytelling campaign had yielded coverage of Greater Raleigh by a list of national and global media outlets including Entrepreneur, Le Monde, CNNMoney, Forbes, Mother Nature Network and others. In all, there have been 22 placements worth more than $6 million in editorial impact.

Wake County Economic Development also draws global business influencers into the region for a first-hand look. This fall, it organized a “familiarization tour” that brought a dozen national site-selection consultants to the Triangle for a series of presentations, meetings and site visits. North Carolina Commerce Secretary John Skvarla and Research Triangle Regional Partnership Chief Operating Officer Lee Anne Nance were among those addressing the group.

Wake County’s Edge campaigns were launched in 1995 and have tallied a long list of accomplishments. From 1995 through 2012, net jobs in Wake County grew by 58 percent. County voters approved four bond packages for school construction totaling $3 billion. The region recruited the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes franchise. Most of I-540 is now complete, and other surface transportation improvements have taken place. 

Early evidence suggests Edge 5 efforts will yield similarly impressive results. In April 2015, WCED helped facilitate the arrival of CBC Americas’ new 67-job corporate headquarters in Cary’s Regency Park. The U.S. unit of the Japanese industrial giant relocated to Wake County from its longtime headquarters in Long Island, N.Y. Later that month, Forbes ranked Raleigh #2 in the nation for technology job creation, ahead of both Silicon Valley and Seattle. There have been numerous other relocation and expansion wins – and more accolades.

WCED also engages is long-term product development efforts. The organization’s recently-launched Site Assessment Program identifies and assists with the development of potential industrial properties in Wake County. Thus far, the program has evaluated 56 sites spanning a total of more than 4,600 acres.

With workforce assets driving the relocation and expansion plans of Knowledge Age businesses, WCED has made an unparalleled commitment to talent attraction. Its www.workinthetriangle.com talent portal is a convenient one-stop resource for those exploring the possibilities of living, studying and working in Greater Raleigh. Alongside city and regional partners, WCED took its talent recruitment message to the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Trade Show and Job Fair in Austin, as well as other local and national trade shows in order to promote the region and its career opportunities.

WCED has long been a partner and financial supporter of regional economic development strategies and programs, including Research Triangle Regional Partnership. The two organizations work in tandem taking the region’s brand and competitiveness strategies to key business decision-makers inside the region and around the globe.

To learn more about EDGE 5, visit Wake County Economic Development or follow @RaleighWake.

PSNC Energy

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“We’re smart. We’re confident. We’re focused on the future. Like the Research Triangle Region itself, PSNC has a great product to sell and a great story to tell. Natural gas is the smart fuel for a smart region.”
-- George Ratchford, PSNC’s vice president for operations

PSNC Energy – A Natural Fit for a Smart Region

For over 75 years, PSNC has provided companies, families and institutions in the Research Triangle Region with safe, reliable natural-gas service.

PSNC EnergyHeadquartered in Gastonia, N.C., PSNC operates across a 12,000 square-mile services area along North Carolina’s Piedmont Crescent and in the western part of the state. The regulated public utility purchases, sells and transports natural gas to more than 534,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in North Carolina.

“Service is part of our name and part of our mission,” says George Ratchford, PSNC’s vice president for operations. “It extends beyond energy, and includes being an engaged, involved corporate citizen in the communities we serve.”

PSNC is a unit of SCANA Corporation, the $9 billion publicly held (NYSE: SCG) parent company of electric, natural gas and other energy-related businesses. Founded in 1938, PSNC also offers installation, repair and financing services. Additionally, the company provides a wide selection of quality natural gas products including grills, gas logs, water heaters, outdoor fireplaces, space heaters and gaslights.

PSNC is a vocal advocate for smart energy. “We don’t just talk about it – we live it,” Ratchford says. The company was an early-adopter of compressed natural gas for transportation. “We’re already up and going with six CNG fueling stations in the Research Triangle Region alone – each open to the public,” according to Ratchford. The company expects that by 2017, 200 vehicles in the PSNC fleet will be running on compressed natural gas.

Abundant and affordable natural gas is a key driver of the nation’s current manufacturing renaissance. But the clean, efficient fuel also is driving the success of biopharmaceutical companies, consumer-food processors and healthcare facilities in the region, as well as its colleges and universities. “PSNC is pleased to work with them as they launch new products, pioneer new treatments, open new markets and shape the great minds of tomorrow,” says Ratchford. “Natural gas is the smart fuel for a smart region.”

In fact, PSNC is involved in just about every major development initiative affecting the Research Triangle Region. At Chatham Park, for example, the company is teaming up with the developers and designers of the first-of-its-kind community on plans to include smart meters that will enable those living there to monitor energy usage and maximize efficiency the same way industrial customers now do. “Chatham Park will be among the first neighborhoods where residents will have access to those sorts of decision tools,” Ratchford explains. The company also is playing a role in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) initiative, which will diversify North Carolina’s natural gas sourcing and open new economic development opportunities in eastern and central North Carolina. “PSNC is proud to be part of that important project as a major customer of ACP’s natural gas,” he says.

PSNC is equally committed to all the communities it serves. Its service territory includes 28 counties and 96 municipalities. The company maintains some 604 miles of transmission pipelines, as well as its own liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

Safety for its customers is the company’s first priority. That commitment also includes providing for a safe work environment for its employees. PSNC also works to maintain the integrity of its pipelines and other hard assets. Central to its corporate culture is an appreciation for its commercial, industrial and residential customers and an ongoing dedication to providing excellent customer service. PSNC also keeps an eye on the horizon, assessing the long-range energy needs of the companies, industries and communities it serves.

“We’re smart. We’re confident. We’re focused on the future,” says Ratchford, who has been with the company for nearly three decades. “Like the Research Triangle Region itself, PSNC has a great product to sell and a great story to tell.”

The company’s dedication to the vitality of communities in its service territory includes active engagement in economic development organizations, initiatives and projects. It collaborates with partners in assuring technical expertise, leadership and financial resources are available to support job growth, modernize infrastructure and attract economic investment. Company representatives accompany economic development groups on regional marketing missions and meet with prospective corporate residents.

The company also is a generous supporter of Research Triangle Regional Partnership -- especially RTRP’s yearly May meeting of regional decision-makers from the public, private, academic and non-profit sectors. “PSNC Energy was honored to be among the naming sponsors of the 2015 State of the Research Triangle Region breakfast,” Ratchford says. “It’s an important annual gathering of leaders from education, public policy, business and beyond.”

To learn more about PSNC Energy, visit www.psncenergy.com or follow @psncenergy.

Campbell University

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"The factors behind Campbell’s success are the longevity of its leadership and the ongoing commitment to the founder’s vision to build a school that was also a place of opportunities. We’re a knowledge industry. We have people here with skills that can be helpful.”   
-- Dr. J. Bradley Creed, Campbell University President


Campbell University: Opportunities to Serve, Succeed and Excel

Shortly after assuming his duties as Campbell University’s president July 1, 2015, Dr. J. Bradley Creed began holding “meet and greet” sessions on and off the school’s main campus in Buies Creek. “Two things immediately became clear: the loyalty and commitment,” says Creed. “There’s a lot of passion.”

Campbell UniversityThat Creed is only Campbell’s fifth president in its 129-year history says plenty about its sense of continuity and tradition. “The factors behind Campbell’s success are the longevity of its leadership,” Creed says, “and the ongoing commitment to the founder’s vision to build a school that was also a place of opportunities.”

James Archibald Campbell, a 25-year-old Baptist minister, founded Buies Creek Academy in 1887 at a time when there were no other schools in Harnett County. Its maiden class was all of 16 students, ages 6 to 21.

Today, the school stands as one of only three private universities in North Carolina to achieve the highest level of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. (The other two are Duke and Wake Forest.)

Campbell University also enrolls today more North Carolinians than any other private school. Over 4,000 of its undergraduate students hail from the state -- about three times the average of the other 35 private schools in North Carolina. Add graduate and professional students, and Campbell enrolls nearly 6,500 students across its main campus, online programs, and branch campuses.

In the spirit of its founder’s vision, Campbell University’s mission is strongly centered on service. “This is a place where students’ lives are changed,” Creed says. “It’s a place where people can fulfill a calling to serve.”

Complementing a solid curricular base that includes liberal arts, fine arts, business, education and divinity, Campbell’s academic offerings reflect the economic, social and civic needs of the region, state and country. Its College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences prepares students for careers in the ever-expanding arena of allied health. The charter class of the university’s School of Osteopathic Medicine is now in its third year and doing clinical rotations.

“They’re going to have a positive impact on healthcare needs in North Carolina and around the country, especially in underserved areas,” says Creed, noting the centrality of patient care -- and a holistic approach to that care -- in the school’s curriculum. “The medical school is a natural iteration of our mission to serve.”

Campbell has also started programs in public health, physical therapy, biomedical research and physician assistant practice over the past five years. Most recently, Campbell launched a School of Nursing, which held its first seminar in August 2014.

Beyond the health sciences, Campbell is home to the state’s only undergraduate program in homeland security, which in conjunction with its criminal justice program places graduates at leading state, local and federal law enforcement agencies. The university also has a strong ROTC program that commissions more Army officers each year than any other civilian school in the nation.

In addition, the Campbell Business School started the nation’s first trust and wealth management program in 1968 and is the largest supplier of trust professionals in the state. The school also has one of only 19 PGA-certified golf management programs in the nation.

This fall, Campbell will become only the second private university in North Carolina to open a School of Engineering when it enrolls its first engineering students. “An engineering school is a natural fit for us given our location in the Research Triangle area and the presence of all the high-tech industries,” Creed says.

The school will initially offer a broad, projects-based, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Engineering with concentrations in mechanical engineering and chemical/pharmaceutical engineering. Its students will have access to collaborative opportunities with other degree programs across the campus, including pharmacy, health sciences, business and law.

Through its law school, Campbell produces graduates who have had the best overall passage rate on the North Carolina Bar Exam for 27 straight years. The school’s visibility was elevated significantly in 2009 when it relocated from Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh, just a block from the state capitol. Bloomberg Business named Campbell Law the most underrated law school in the nation in 2015.

“That was a strategic move and a brilliant move to put the law school in the capital city,” Creed says. “It helped boost the profile of the law school but also the university as a whole. The facility itself serves as a visible reminder that Campbell is critical to the success of the Research Triangle Region.”

Creed and other university leaders stick to that message when they meet with local economic development organizations, tourism bureaus and chambers of commerce from Raleigh to Fayetteville. “We’re a knowledge industry,” says Creed. “We have people here with skills that can be helpful.” The university is, in fact, an economic engine in its own right. Its annual impact on the region’s economy was estimated in 2013 to exceed $452 million.

In recent years, Campbell has emerged as a vocal champion for economic development in the Research Triangle Region. It sends representatives to the annual State of the Region breakfast, for example. In 2016, Campbell will be a naming sponsor of the yearly gathering of regional business, academic, community and governmental leaders. “Partnerships are among the reasons we’re making these connections,” Creed says. “What we do is at the heart of who we are, and with whom we partner is a very important question.”

Campbell’s unwavering commitment to service extends to the economy of the region and beyond. “We want to be good stewards of what we’ve been given,” says Creed. From health and medicine to law and business, Campbell’s programs strive to raise the bar on human capital in a way that benefits everyone. “We’re looking to form partnerships for that reason, so that we can contribute to a stronger economy for the region."

To learn more about Campbell University, visit www.campbell.edu or follow @campbelledu.

Welcome to Campbell from campbelluniversity on Vimeo.

Economic Summit - Research Triangle Region North

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Economic Summit North

A unique event that brings the economic experts and the stakeholders together for an honest discussion about economic development in the region.

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A unique event that brings the economic experts and the stakeholders together for an honest discussion about economic development.

Looking for a place to invest, relocate, expand and prosper? Hear from five counties just miles away from Research Triangle Park that are rich with tradition, culture, resources and most importantly--talent. Learn about the area, it's employer base, labor force and the opportunities.

Come and mingle with all the important business, government and municipal executives under one roof.

Learn about incentives, learn about the competitive landscape and above all, learn about how you can get an upper hand in this uber-competitive landscape.

Panelists:
Ken Bowman, Director, Warren County Economic Development Commission
Stuart Gilbert, Director, Person County Economic Development
Ronnie Goswick, Director, Franklin County Economic Development Commission
Charles Hayes, President and CEO, Research Triangle Regional Partnership
Stuart Litvin, Director, Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission
Harry Mills, Director, Granville County Economic Development Department

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Holmusk to Acquire Rights in Behavioral Health Management System from Major National Academic Medical Center

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HolmuskResearch Triangle Region, NC -- Duke University School of Medicine (DUSoM) and Holmusk, a global digital health platform, recently announced that Holmusk will acquire rights in Duke’s Mindlinc software system. Holmusk will become the distributor of MindLinc and will provide further development and support for that software. With the shift from fee-for-service to fee-for- value, healthcare has to deliver better patient outcomes. Big population health care data companies like Holmusk can deliver solutions using advanced analytics that span many diseases.

Holmusk’s further development and distribution of the MindLinc software seeks to improve care management for mental health and other behavioral issues by leveraging data from electronic medical records, connected medical devices, claims and clinical research data. The ultimate goal is to develop a new generation of clinical and operational tools to facilitate better insights, feedback, recommendations and decision support. Holmusk expects these tools will enable physicians and patients to make timely, evidence-based and personalized decisions about health and disease management.

Duke University School of MedicineDUSoM has been a pioneer in behavioral health research and innovation. MindLinc offers a comprehensive behavioral health records management solution developed by experts at Duke. Thanks to Duke’s pioneering role in behavioral health research and treatment, MindLinc is the industry leader in behavioral functionality and decision support. Its solutions offer seamless integration of clinical psychiatric care at all levels; regulatory management, research, and evidence based quality improvement. Customers employ the MindLinc Rules engine to establish and enforce clinical evidence based practices, treatment guidelines. Customers also can use Mindlinc’s clinical outcomes data and MindLinc’s Global database to help improve care and demonstrate outcomes for Pay-for-Performance and ACO management. Clinicians and researchers use MindLinc data to secure grants, conduct research. The addition of MindLinc clients to Holmusk accelerates the growth of a comprehensive ecosystem of tools, data, and services to provide disease management decision support for health care providers. MindLinc clients will now have access to Holmusk’s digital platforms for chronic disease management, development, support, and services to help them deliver quality care and maximize operational efficiencies.

“We are pleased to collaborate with Holmusk to innovate further through novel data science and technology,” says Dr. Barry Myers, DUSoM.  “We believe this collaboration  has the potential to help us develop decision making tools that could allow hospitals and doctors to determine the necessity, extent and timing of specific treatments with greater precision.”

“Data science holds immense potential for healthcare sector. Global trends are clear that data science is integral part of the future of healthcare – across large healthcare enterprises as well as for specialized clinical specialties,” says Nawal Roy, CEO and Founder of Holmusk. “With this relationship, we are confident that we can help to influence the way we manage behavioral health and chronic diseases.  We are deeply honored for the opportunity to work with MindLinc’s clients and DuSoM’s clinical and research community.”

About Mindlinc

MindLinc's EMR is a comprehensive electronic behavioral health records management system developed by experts at Duke University School of Medicine. This full stack EMR-EPM system may be SaaS-hosted, hybrid-hosted, or client-server based. MindLinc seamlessly integrates clinical psychiatric care and Practice Management at all levels; regulatory management, research, and evidence based quality improvement. Our intuitive technologies and expertise provide customers the best flexible solutions to meet the needs of mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse clinics and other behavioral healthcare professionals. MindLinc is an ONC compliant system and suited for practices of all sizes. For more information, visit www.mindlinc.com.

About Holmusk
Holmusk is a pioneering big data and digital health company focused on addressing the growing epidemic of chronic diseases. Holmusk develops innovative, scalable and cost- effective digital disease management programs, combining cutting-edge clinical research, technology and design to help patients improve their health. Holmusk also integrates diverse and abundant health data tocreate powerful predictive algorithms to offer actionable insights for personalized care and populationhealth management. In short, Holmusk’s mission is to improve healthoutcomes. For more information, visit www.holmusk.com.

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Holmusk Contact Mr. Nawal Roy Founder & CEO Holmusk Email: nawal.roy@holmusk.com

Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter Symposium

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Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter Symposium (June 7-8)

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United States Senator Richard Burr, United States Senator Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Military Business Center, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the North Carolina Military Foundation and the University of North Carolina are pleased to host the Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter Symposium on June 7 in Raleigh and June 8 in Durham, North Carolina.

Day 1:  June 7, 2016
Medical: Support to the Warfighter

North Carolina State University
McKimmon Conference & Training Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, North Carolina

Day 2:  June 8, 2016
Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter

 North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Hamner Conference Center
15 TW Alexander Drive
Durham, North Carolina

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Research Triangle Regional Partnership CEO Announces Retirement

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION, N.C. (April 4, 2016) -- The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Hayes, is retiring on June 30, 2016. Mr. Hayes has served as President and CEO of RTRP since 1996.

A CEO search committee will be formed under the guidance of the RTRP board of directors.

RTRP“The impact and achievements of RTRP have been realized through the intelligent teamwork and true dedication of its staff and it has been my privilege to work alongside them for 20 years,” said Charles Hayes, president and chief executive officer of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. “As the Triangle region has grown, and continues to grow, we must refresh our vision, strategy, and course under a new leader to ensure that our region will continue to attract, retain and cultivate strong business and economic growth.”

Under Mr. Hayes’ leadership, the RTRP embarked 12 months ago on the development of a strategic plan to examine the organization’s structure and focus to anticipate and meet the future needs of the region and RTRP stakeholders.  This process will provide recommendations to the RTRP board by June 30, 2016

“We have been honored to have Charles Hayes at the helm of RTRP for the past 20 years,” said Gary Joyner, chairman of the RTRP Board of Directors. “During his tenure, the RTRP has achieved significant national recognition for its work on behalf of the many regions that comprise the Research Triangle. Charles has shaped the pathway that will ensure a promising future for RTRP.”

About the Research Triangle Regional Partnership

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. RTRP works to generate competitive advantage and economic growth for member counties and investors. For more information, visit www.researchtriangle.org or follow @TriangleRegion.

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Contact:
Charles A. Hayes, CEcD
919-412-8797


Campbell University and Delta Air Lines Named Presenting Sponsors for the 2016 State of the Research Triangle Region Event

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Research Triangle Regional Partnership Showcases Diversity in Business Offerings by Introducing “The Region of &”

RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION, N.C., APRIL 14, 2016 – The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP), a business-driven, public-private partnership who leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina, announced today that Campbell University and Delta Air Lines will be the presenting sponsors for the 2016 State of the Research Triangle Region event, which will take place on Thursday, May 19 from 7:30 a.m to 10:00 a.m.

Campbell UniversityCampbell University is a major driver of regional economic growth in the Research Triangle Region, preparing students to meet the state’s workforce needs of today and tomorrow. In the past five years alone, Campbell University has started five new health degree programs, including opening a medical school and a nursing school. The university will launch an engineering school this August that will further entrench Campbell University in the Research Triangle Region. The region will provide Campbell engineering students with resources and educational opportunities that will prepare them to make an immediate impact even prior to graduation by solving various engineering problems.

Delta Air Lines: RDU to ParisDelta Air Lines has 60 daily departures at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, making it the largest carrier serving RDU. On Thursday May 12, the carrier will add a daily, nonstop international service between RDU and the Charles De Gaulle (CDG) Airport in Paris. According to a 2014 study by Dr. Michael Walden of North Carolina State University, one international flight has the potential to create $25 million in net economic spending in a region from its first year of operation.

The annual Research Triangle State of the Region event updates attendees on economic and technology trends and examines successes, opportunities and challenges impacting the region. This year’s theme, “The Region of &,” showcases the region’s diverse offerings that may seem contrasting, but actually work collaboratively to generate economic energy and competitive advantages for talent and organizations located in the region.

The 2016 State of the Research Triangle Region event will take place at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Conference Center in Durham, North Carolina. Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. To learn more and to register for the event, visit www.researchtriangle.org/2016SOR.

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“We are pleased to tell “The Region of &” story at this year’s State of the Research Triangle Region event,” said Gary Joyner, Chairman of the Board of Directors for RTRP.  “‘The Region of &,’ showcases how learn & play; manufacturing & R&D; and entrepreneurs & global enterprises work together to create economic advantages for the region. Campbell University and Delta Air Lines are shining examples of two organizations that have shown an impressive economic impact on our region, contributing to continued growth for years to come.”

“We welcomed the opportunity to sponsor the 2016 State of the Research Triangle Region event with open arms,” said Dr. J. Bradley Creed, president of Campbell University. “It’s an exciting time to be living, working and learning in the Research Triangle Region, where innovation is alive and the economy is only getting stronger. We are honored to be part of this collective experience.”

“The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is an invaluable resource for the greater Triangle community,” said Joan Bailey, District Sales Manager at Delta Air Lines. “We are proud to be playing an instrumental role in the region, driving economic growth and stability to benefit the community as a whole.”

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ABOUT RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP:

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. RTRP works to generate competitive advantage and economic growth for member counties and investors. For more information, visit www.researchtriangle.org or follow @TriangleRegion on Twitter.

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Chatham Park

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Chatham Park: The Art of Dreaming Big

“We’re futurist, We’re imagineers. We’re dreamers. And this was a big dream for us, probably the biggest dream you could possibly have. We want to change people’s lives when they live here.”
-- Tim Smith, Co-Owner, Preston Development

Being the best of the best. That’s the objective Tim Smith and Julian “Bubba” Rawl have set for Chatham Park. The two co-owners of Preston Development say they want to do something that “sets a standard for future developers to come.” Their company’s vision for Chatham Park, a 7,000-acre community between Pittsboro and Jordan Lake, includes 22,000 residences and some 22 million square-feet of commerce space: schools, offices, businesses, research facilities, retail and restaurants.

Chatham Park

"We have a great responsibility to do what’s right for this part of the region,” says Rawl, whose company has developed many premiere retail and residential properties in the Triangle and beyond. As it comes together over the next four decades, the vision has the potential to shift the region’s social and economic center of gravity. The property is convenient to Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. “And we’re a 25-minute ride to Raleigh-Durham Airport,” Rawl says.

Plans for Chatham Park include five separate villages and over 25 unique home designs. There will be boutique shops, casual and fine dining, public venues and educational facilities. Ample greenspace and outdoor amenities also will characterize the community -- with 600 acres of parkland, three miles of frontage along the Haw River and a network of more than 50 miles of trails.

About 30 percent of Chatham Park will be open space. The new town will serve as a prototype 21st century community, one where people and families can live, work, learn and recreate.

“We’re futurist,” says Smith. “We’re imagineers. We’re dreamers. And this was a big dream for us, probably the biggest dream you could possibly have.”

Chatham Park will be nothing if not state-of-the-art. Houses will be wired to accommodate electric cars, for example. Streetlights will utilize energy-saving LED technology. “Smart” metering systems will enable residents to monitor their electrical and natural gas consumption in real time. “We want to change people’s lives when they live here,” Smith says. “It’s going to change the way subdivisions and communities are developed in the future,” according to Smith.

While the ambitious vision for Chatham Park will take more than a generation to complete, there is already tangible progress on display. On March 15th, UNC Health Care opened a 25,000-square-foot medical office to patients. Nearing completion is the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home, also part of UNC Health Care. The $4.7 million facility will serve patients at the end of life, as well as their families. The two-acre facility is the work of James Bryan II, a retired UNC physician and advocate for end-of-life dignity. It will employ skilled nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, pastoral and grief counselors, as well as utilize trained volunteers. It will be the first inpatient hospice facility in Chatham County.

Also now evident at Chatham Park is the start of Thales Academy. The private preK-12 school system was founded in 2007 and is growing its presence in the Triangle. Thales, which has partnered with Preston Development at its other campuses, is part of the initial phase of Chatham Park, with a school serving grades K-5 set to welcome students in 2018. The campus will ultimately include a middle school and a high school. With its strong emphasis on “STEM” curricula (science, technology, engineering and math), Thales will be the ideal fit for the tech-oriented companies Chatham Park hopes to attract.

The mixed-use, multi-generational vision for Chatham Park includes the latest in accessible, sustainable designs. “We hope ours is a model the whole world can look at,” Smith says. “We hope to have people coming from all over the world to study what we’ve done and carry this new technology throughout the world.”

Preston Development is already collaborating with forward-thinking companies around the region to identify technologies to weave into Chatham Park’s homes, buildings and neighborhoods. Company officials are closely involved with the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC), for example, a program that unites pioneering companies in the area in forging joint development opportunities and showcasing the Research Triangle Region’s global leadership in clean technologies, in this case on a community-wide scale.

As an RTCC Project Partner, Chatham Park and its designers have access to a wide array of advanced environmental and utility systems and solutions, as well as the RTCC imprimatur as a replicable prototype for a 21st Century cleantech community. “Since this is on the cutting-edge, there’s not a lot of people who have played on this playground,” Smith says.

Chatham Park’s anticipated economic impact is also going to be a game-changer for Chatham County and beyond. The community could generate $154 billion for North Carolina over the coming four decades, according to an economic impact study by North Carolina State University. The project’s impact for the Triangle region could total $140 billion, the study found, with Chatham County alone reaping 61,000 new jobs. Statewide job creation radiating from the project could reach 115,000.

“Chatham Park turned out to have a larger economic impact than I expected,” says Dr. Michael Walden, professor of economics at NC State. “A hundred thousand new jobs to the area is simply mindboggling – and those are permanent jobs.” The Chatham County Economic Development Commission sponsored Walden’s analysis of the project’s economic potential. “The impact is truly impressive,” Walden says.

To learn more about Chatham Park, visit www.chathampark.com or follow @ChathamParkNC.

Cisco Systems Inc.

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Cisco Systems: Innovating Globally, Engaging Regionally.

Cisco is leveraging IoT to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges that face society. It has never been a better time for Cisco to lead as the global networking and technology visionary of tomorrow. Research Triangle Park is home to one of the company’s largest hubs of innovation.

Cisco Systems

From the corporate market to small businesses and home users, there is scarcely a segment of the telecommunications and connectivity sphere that Cisco Systems, Inc., hasn’t touched. The company has defined, re-defined and innovated its way to becoming a global technology giant. And now, it’s never been a better time for Cisco’s technology to solve the world’s greatest challenges.

Founded in 1984 at Stanford University, Cisco was built around a software system originally meant for campus use. That made its products adaptable to a broader market of corporations just as growing business communications needs called for multiple network nodes. Initially operating with a lean team of systems engineers, programmers and sales associates, Cisco pioneered Internet Protocol (IP) based networking technology.

With its current market capitalization of more than $144 billion, Cisco now ranks 55th on the Fortune 500. The San Jose, Cal.-based company does business in over 165 countries and employs more than 74,000 workers.

Despite its phenomenal growth, Cisco’s spirit of innovation endures, with the company celebrating its 10,000th patent in 2013. The company has been a leader in the development of routing, switching and other advanced networking gear to support “The Internet of Things” (IoT) technology that gathers and organizes oceans of data from smartphones, mobile computers, vehicles and machines to help create better products and services through real-time insights on their performance.

Now, Cisco is leveraging IoT to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges that face society. It has never been a better time for Cisco to lead as the global networking and technology visionary of tomorrow. Cisco is securely connecting everything to drive insights that will accelerate digital transformation. Cisco’s technologies are transforming businesses, industries, and countries by making jobs safer through automated technology, making cities smarter through connected technologies, bringing water to areas that lack access to clean water, and even saving lives of endangered species.

The Research Triangle ParkResearch Triangle Park is home to one of the company’s largest hubs of innovation. Cisco first opened its RTP location in 1995 with 200 employees.  More than twenty years later, they have a twelve-building campus, complete with an onsite health center, which employs more than 5500 full time employees.  It continues to grow and invest in the RTP community. 

Cisco is the #2 employer in RTP and one of the top corporate tax payers in Wake County.  Not only does Cisco invest in local economies by providing jobs, it encourages and supports employees’ participation in charitable giving and community involvement. Consistently recognized as a leading corporate citizen, Cisco RTP employees volunteered more than 30,000 hours in 2015.

Cisco’s “Be the Bridge” annual employee giving campaign, for example, illustrates the corporate social responsibility woven through the company. In 2015, the giving campaign supported more than 400 non-profit groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide, resulting in more than $4.5M of employee donations and matching contributions from the Cisco Foundation. Locally, the campaign generated more than $305,000 for local non-profit partners that include the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity of Durham, Wake and Orange Counties, Interact, The Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina and Triangle Family Services. The 2016 “Be the Bridge” giving campaign will expand to include more than 2000 non-profit organizations.

Cisco’s centrality in the Research Triangle Region’s corporate landscape and its economic impact are not lost on North Carolina leaders. “Cisco is a premier, Fortune 500 employer that sees the value in what RTP and North Carolina have to offer,” said state Senator Tamara Barringer, who represents Wake County in the North Carolina General Assembly.

Cisco’s commitment to the region can be seen in its annual sponsorship at the State of the Research Triangle Region breakfast. The company’s community engagement also includes technical and leadership support for other state, local and regional business organizations and initiatives.

From local innovator, talent cultivator, and community contributor to a global technology pace-setter with more than 30 years of systems innovation, Cisco remains nimble by capitalizing upon its strengths and partnering with organizations like Research Triangle Regional Partnership to enhance opportunities for leadership both in the region and beyond.

To learn more about Cisco, visit www.cisco.com or follow @Cisco.

WalkMe Inc. Establishes Regional Headquarters in Raleigh

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Plans to create hundreds of jobs in Wake County over the next few years

RALEIGH, N.C. – May 24, 2016 – Wake County Economic Development (WCED) and the City of Raleigh Office of Economic announced today that WalkMe Inc., a leading software company from Silicon Valley, has established its regional headquarters in Raleigh, with plans to create hundreds of jobs in Wake County over the next few years. The downtown Raleigh location is one of only five corporate locations globally.

WalkMeWalkMe is a game-changing platform that instantly simplifies the online user experience. WalkMe Inc., founded in 2011, launched the WalkMe guidance and engagement platform in April 2012 with the vision to transform the world’s online user experience into one that was simple, effortless and efficient. Today, WalkMe’s platform is used by over 800 enterprise service providers and SaaS vendors, including many Fortune 500 companies. PayPal, 3M, Adobe, Cisco, Citrix, MasterCard, Pandora and Virgin, among other global companies, are users of the platform.

Raleigh will also serve as the global center of excellence and support for the recently launched  WalkMe Apps™ - a new and free way for app developers to create better mobile software, faster. WalkMe Apps is a brand new solution solving some of the toughest challenges that independent mobile app developers face. It enables app developers and startup entrepreneurs to focus their attention on the development of core software while providing them with the necessary user and customer engagement tools - "applets" - to drive premium upgrades, monetization, boost user experience, reduce uninstalls and improve app ratings.

WalkMe Apps is available for free to independent developers to accelerate the release cycle by negating the need to code new features and then re-submit the app to the App Store or Google Play Store.

“Wake County is quickly emerging as the leading tech hub in the southeast,” said WCED Executive Director Adrienne Cole. “Raleigh experienced the fastest growth in IT jobs in the country last year, and WalkMe’s decision to locate in Raleigh will add to this sector’s continued growth.”

Dan Adika, CEO, WalkMe: “We chose to establish our regional headquarters in Raleigh because we identified Wake County as a leading tech hub in the southeast, with a high number of skilled people who can join WalkMe. Raleigh will also serve as our global center of excellence and support for WalkMe Apps. We have big plans for 2016 and beyond, and we have plenty of positions open for smart people who share our passion,” added Adika.

"We are excited to have WalkMe, a cutting edge global software company, choose Raleigh as one of five worldwide corporate locations,” said the City of Raleigh’s innovation and entrepreneurship manager, Derrick Minor. “This further solidifies Raleigh as a leading destination for top talent and innovative companies, and we look forward to having them grow with us into the future."

The decision to locate in Raleigh resulted from months of ongoing collaboration between WalkMe and Wake County Economic Development (WCED), the City of Raleigh Office of Economic Development, Capital Area Workforce Development Board (CAWDB), the NC Community College System, NC State University and the Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP).

About WalkMe Inc.

WalkMe is a game-changing platform that instantly simplifies the online user experience. WalkMe Inc., founded in 2011, launched the WalkMe guidance and engagement platform in April 2012 with the vision to transform the world’s online user experience into one that was simple, effortless and efficient. Today, WalkMe’s platform is used by over 800 enterprise service providers and SaaS vendors, including many Fortune 500 companies. Customers use WalkMe to increase conversion rates, reduce customer service costs, increase self-service adoption, accelerate training and improve customer experience. The company has numerous open positions in its Raleigh office: http://www.walkme.com/careers/.

About Wake County Economic Development (WCED)

Wake County Economic Development (WCED), a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, is the primary economic development organization for Wake County providing economic development support for its 12 municipalities. WCED hosts clients evaluating Wake County for possible facility locations each year and facilitates corporate expansions, resulting in new jobs and capital investment for Raleigh and Wake County. For more information about WCED, visit www.raleigh-wake.org.

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Morgan Servie 
mservie@raleighchamber.org
(919) 664.7049

RTRP’s Chief Operating Officer Lee Anne B. Nance Starts New Venture

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION, N.C. (June 10, 2016) -- The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) today announced that its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Lee Anne B. Nance, is leaving the organization on June 30, 2016 to start her own consulting practice. Ms. Nance has served RTRP since 2009, managing the implementation of the region’s strategic growth plan as well as regional marketing and branding activities. Before assuming the role of COO, Ms. Nance served as Executive Vice President and as the founding director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC), a program of RTRP.

“It has been an honor to work closely with businesses, educational institutions and government organizations to create economic opportunity and foster the innovation and collaboration that have put us at the top of all those “Best places to live and work” lists,” said Ms. Nance. “I’m excited to continue to work with economic development and corporate clients in my new practice.”   

“Lee Anne has done a great job of cultivating economic opportunity and guiding the strategic direction for the Research Triangle Region,” said Gary Joyner, chairman of the RTRP Board of Directors. “Her ability to create collaboration and engagement among high-performing, technology-based companies and her passion for marketing the region have led to innovation and business growth. We’re delighted that we will be one of her first clients.”

About the Research Triangle Regional Partnership

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) leads economic development for the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. RTRP works to generate competitive advantage and economic growth for member counties and investors. For more information, visit www.researchtriangle.org or follow @TriangleRegion.

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Contact:
Gary Joyner
919-420-1750

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