Southern TriEx to Open Early

Cary, NC – The southernmost portion of the Triangle Expressway is set to open on Thursday, December 20, 2012. That’s 13 days ahead of schedule.

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Tech Thursday – Gifts!

Cary, NC – In keeping with toady’s theme of Tech Thursday, here are some techie gift ideas for your friends and loved ones. Read more

Tech Thursday: Triangle Datapalooza?

Story by Ian Cillay, member of the Town of Cary Technology Task Force. Republished from CaryTTF.com.

Cary, NC – Jason Hare, the Open Data Program Manager for the City of Raleigh, moments ago posted this comment:

Chris, Nick and I will be working on organizing a regional “Datapalooza” and with Nick’s help get the Whitehouse down here to kick off regional open government for the Triangle. Exciting times.

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Tech Thursday: Big Data

Story by Hal Goodtree, first published on Cary Innovation Center.

Cary, NC – Big Data is the flood of information that surrounds every company in 2012. Creating meaningful information from that data is a challenge to companies large and small. Here’s what you need to know about Big Data for 2013. Read more

CIC Resident Durdana Ricchiutto Knows SEO

Story and photo by Lindsey Chester. Republished from Cary Innovation Center.

Cary, NC – All businesses want their website and information to come up high in a search of the internet. Some think you must pay for ad words. Other folks think you must create a convoluted “dot com address” encompassing all you wish to represent. And to many, their website ranking is a mystery and happens by sheer luck. Not to CIC resident Durdana Ricchiutto. Read more

Morrisville Launches “HOTTies” Entrepreneur Program

Morrisville, NC –  The Morrisville Chamber of Commerce is looking for entrepreneurs to enter new program called HOTTies, an acronym for Heart Of The Triangle. Read more

Cooking with Elise at The Matthews House

Cary, NC – The Matthews House is pleased to announce their very first Cooking with Elise at The Matthews House on Tuesday December 11, 2012. Proceeds from the event will go to Dorcas Ministries, located in Cary, NC. Read more

Business: 2012 State of Downtown Cary

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Last year, we reported on six new businesses that opened in Downtown Cary in 2011. This year, a dozen more have opened their doors. In fact, this might be the most transformational year in more than a generation. Read on for our 2012 State of Downtown Cary.

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SAS Ranked Best Place to Work. In the World.

Cary, NC – Great Place to Work Institute, a global business ranking firm, in association with Fortune Magazine, has named SAS (headquartered in Cary) as the 2012 World’s Best Multinational Workplace. Read more

Silicon Prairie Rises from the Corn Fields

Story and illustration by Hal Goodtree. First published on CaryInnovationCenter.org.

Cary, NC – First there was Silicon Valley in California. Then New York got in the act with Silicon Alley. Now, the new hotspot is in the Midwest. It’s been dubbed Silicon Prairie. Read more