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The
Triangle Park
metropolitan of Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham was named "The Best Place to Live in
America" by Money magazine and "The Best City for
Business" by Fortune magazine. Pick up a magazine or
check with the BBB about Research
Triangle Park, NC, and you will continually hear the
adjective "world-class".
Vibrant
and beautiful, the Triangle region (which includes
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) has a population
exceeding one million.
Local
institutions offer world-class educational opportunity:
Duke University,
North Carolina State
University,
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Meredith College,
North Carolina Central
University, and
Peace College
have world-wide reputations for excellence in their
fields.
 The
world-class economic vitality, didn't just happen.
Created in 1959, the
Research Triangle Park
(RTP) is the most successful planned research
park in the United States. Originally 7,000 acres of
North Carolina pine forest (8 miles x 2 miles in area), it
may well be the largest in the United States also. 131
organizations are located in the Triangle, and about half
of the employees there work for multinational
corporations. Estimates are that the 45,000 employees
total payroll is $2.7 billion. As envisioned by business,
academia and industry leader in this area, R&D related
organizations account for more than 90% of usage of the
Park.
Cultural and recreational facilities include dazzling
multimedia
The
climate allows a world-class community quality of outdoor
life with hiking trails, cycling trails, campsites,
boating, picnicking and fishing for 10 months every year.
Raleigh Parks &
Recreation,
Lake Wheeler,
Lake Johnson,
and
Pullen Park
take excellent advantage of the Neuse River, Walnut and
Crabtree Creeks and their tributaries, and are fairly
connected by the Capital Area Greenway. Both beaches (the
Atlantic Ocean) and mountains (the Great Smoky Mountains )
are within a day's drive.
 College
and professional athletics are hosted in the world-class
RBC
Center by the
NCSU Wolfpack
football and
Carolina Hurricanes
hockey home teams. Less than 2 1/2 hours away, is
Charlotte, with its NFL and NBA franchises.
Cultural institutions in the Triangle are also
world-class. The new
ALLTEL Pavilion
is not only successful and beautiful, it boats the best
acoustics in the world and seats over 20,000.
 The
BTI Center for the
Performing Arts includes Fletcher Opera
Theater, for opera, dance, and theatrical productions
(featuring
Carolina Ballet,
the National Opera Company and the
A. J. Fletcher Opera
Institute); Kennedy Theater (featuring
Burning Coal Theatre);
The Lichtin Plaza (a 2 acre venue for festivals, concerts,
and social functions; and the Meymandi Concert Hall
featuring the
North Carolina
Symphony). The Artistic Director of Carolina
Ballet in Raleigh, Robert Weiss, has single-handedly
revitalized Ballet with a stunning new
innovative production of
The Nutcracker. Working from Tchaikovsky and Petipa's
original production notes, Weiss created the production to
honor the memory of George Balanchine. |
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