Article: Breathing new life into NC's Research Triangle: leaders in North Carolina's Research Triangle launch five-year initiative to stay competitive in today's global marketplace.(Geographical Focus)

In the 1950's a group of innovative leaders conceived the idea for the Research Triangle Park, an idea that changed the economic course for the central region of North Carolina with the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary. As successful as that idea has been, it alone does not ensure a prosperous future. Despite 40 percent job growth and 70 percent wage growth since 1990, over the past few years the region has faced the decline of traditional industries, lay-offs from leading industry clusters, and the acceleration of global outsourcing.

When we look to the future, amidst considerable uncertainty, some economic realities seem clear. We are entering a ...

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