Yes, like every other article of this nature, it's not exactly tautological, but I always enjoy any good press our area gets.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14625179/


"Silicon Valley ranks last in an annual ranking of 12 U.S. technology hubs because of the region's notoriously high housing costs, traffic congestion, unemployment rate and other quality-of-life problems.

According to a survey by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the nation's top-ranked tech hub is North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham area, which enjoys relatively affordable housing and a thriving job market. The region also wins points for local kids' performance on eighth-grade math tests, as well as comparatively low sales taxes and affordable utility bills."

9/4/2006 8:31:40 AM

#3

9/4/2006 10:11:18 AM

awesome advertising for RTP...

9/4/2006 6:32:40 PM

GREAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA AS WE SPEAK. THANK YOU SPRAWL

9/4/2006 6:48:22 PM

RTP is also hosting the 2009 IASP World Conference.

9/4/2006 7:06:31 PM

can't wait until rtp gets as bad as charlotte

9/4/2006 8:46:09 PM

I can't wait till charlotte gets as bad as Atlanta.

9/4/2006 8:53:45 PM

We're all going to die in 2015.

Population +115%, traffic +500%, taxes & crime +1,000,000%

Or something...

9/4/2006 9:20:59 PM

atlanta is the definition of sprawl

9/6/2006 4:47:57 PM

ahh beautiful New Jersey, PA

9/7/2006 12:22:16 AM

You're kidding me, there's a New Jersey, PA?

9/7/2006 12:30:47 AM

new jersey is in PA

not really but if you look at the map new york and philly are basically in new jersey. look how the borders curl. new jersey really is getting shafted.

9/7/2006 12:44:50 AM

when they say we are the first, what does that mean?

i mean ok so what, we have the best place for tech jobs, what benefits does that give north carolina?

what makes it a good thing that the raleigh area of nc is the best tech hub

not trolling, just trying to figure out what benefits this brings

9/7/2006 1:08:03 AM

WTF? Are you retarded? It brings in more jobs, which brings in more people, which brings in more money, which allows more people to spend money in the community, which makes the standard of living higher.

[Edited on September 7, 2006 at 1:42 AM. Reason : x]

9/7/2006 1:41:13 AM

well i dont want all those people cramming up my roads anymore!!11

9/7/2006 2:07:57 AM

Quote :

"GREAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA AS WE SPEAK. THANK YOU SPRAWL"

recently disproven myth

US cities are growing yes, but they are just becoming larger versions of what already exists....

there is some article on it showing growth around several major cities and it's not much, just seems like it




US cities tend to sprawl to begin with... something I'm not a fan of but there isn't much you can do about it

9/7/2006 8:49:09 AM

yes number 11!

probably because san diego has the same problems as silicon valley except with better weather/location.

9/7/2006 10:42:32 AM

Although this listing is new, this is [OLD] news...everyone knows it's one of the best tech places in the country and has been so for the past several years.

9/7/2006 10:47:40 AM

everyone [here] knows that

9/7/2006 10:49:43 AM

Why bring in Tech Jobs when we can bring in Wal-Marts. They make jobs too!

9/7/2006 11:22:36 AM

Quote :

""GREAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA AS WE SPEAK. THANK YOU SPRAWL" recently disproven myth US cities are growing yes, but they are just becoming larger versions of what already exists.... there is some article on it showing growth around several major cities and it's not much, just seems like it "

your statement really makes no sense to me
are you saying there is not much sprawl around Raleigh - it just "seems like it"?

are you fucking insane?

9/7/2006 11:27:45 AM

Good, I should show this to my boss. He's always talking about how RTP sucks and DC is the greatest, despite the ridiculously high cost of living, infuriating traffic, and high crime rate.

9/7/2006 11:35:53 AM

Seattle Represent - more like Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland

9/7/2006 11:41:24 AM

Always a good idea to clash with your boss.

9/7/2006 12:10:12 PM

this is cool

9/7/2006 12:40:36 PM

RTP having a good job market means a lot of NC grads in the technology and science sectors can stay here and work in their state and improve the state economy, which if you'll remember is why state universities exist. It also means people don't have to leave home because the job prospects suck in their chosen fields, which is what many of my friends from western PA have had to do, leaving for New York, Ohio, or the DC area.

9/7/2006 4:13:13 PM

The only emerging tech hub in US.

6/5/2014 9:40:23 PM

Quote :

""GREAT MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA AS WE SPEAK. THANK YOU SPRAWL"

Studies have shown that the general trend is urbanization and re-gentrification of major cities rather than increase sprawl. Millennial tend to disfavor having their plop of land, fence, and new house on the edge of the city in the suburbs.

BTW I have been passively looking for a new electrical engineering controls job and would love to move back to Raleigh. Recruiters always hit me up for new jobs in

Charlotte
Columbia
Greensboro
Shit-Hole Small town NC/SC
Rocky Mount

I do not think I've had a single call about a potential job engineering job opportunity in the triangle over the last year even though i tell recruiters I'd be interested in jobs there

[Edited on June 6, 2014 at 8:37 AM. Reason : gh]

[Edited on June 6, 2014 at 8:37 AM. Reason : aa]

6/6/2014 8:35:11 AM

^ uhhhh... because software

6/6/2014 11:25:21 PM

?

6/7/2014 2:27:34 PM