Business in Cary continues to grow and the Town is consistently recognized as one of the best places to live, work and play. Keep up with the latest news here.
Awards & Accolades
2020
- Cary Wins 2020 Public Sector Innovation Award in Leveraging IoT for Increased Flood Protection – Public Sector 360, Cary
- Site Consultants Rank NC a Top 5 State for Doing Business – Area Development, North Carolina
- RDU International Airport Ranked #9 in Satisfaction by JD Power – JD Power, RDU International
- Cary Named #4 Happiest City in the US, #1 in NC – Zippia, Cary
- Cary Named #1 Safest City On The Road in NC – Insurify, Cary
- NC Ranked 5th Best State To Play Highest Rated Golf Courses – Golfweek, North Carolina
- Triangle ranks No. 10 among world’s startup ecosystems – Startup Genome, Triangle
- Cary Ranked #1 for women achieving success in business in the US – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranked 8th In US For “Recession-Resistant” Cities | #1 In NC – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranked 10th Best Mid-Sized City For Money Management – WalletHub, Cary
- Cary Ranked 11th City Where Millennials Are Buying Homes In US – SmartAsset, Cary
2019
- UNC Rex Named Among the Top Teaching Hospitals in the Nation – Leapfrog, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- Cary Named #3 In Nation and #1 In NC For Job Seekers Over 50 – GoBankingRates, Cary
- Cary Ranked #17 In The US For Cities With Abundant Housing and Jobs – GoBankingRates, Cary
- The Cary Police Department Received Its Ninth Consecutive Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) – CALEA, Cary
- Cary Named #1 Most Connected City in NC – CenturyLink, Cary
- Cary Named #7 Most Livable Mid-Sized City In The US – SmartAsset, Cary
- RDU International Ranked No. 5 Among Large Airports – JD Power, RDU International
- Cary Named #6 in the US & #1 in NC in Affordability Study – GoBankingRates, Cary
- Triangle Named #2 in the Nation for Overall 2020 Real Estate Prospects, #1 for Homebuilding Prospects – Urban Land Institute | pwc, The Triangle
- Triangle Ranked Nation’s Fourth Best Life Science Metro – JLL, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- Cary Named 4th Best Place to Buy a House in the U.S. – WalletHub, Cary
- Cary Named #10 City in the US for Soccer Fans – WalletHub, Cary
- Cary Named #2 Healthiest Housing Market in NC – SmartAsset, Cary
- North Carolina Named #1 State For Economic Growth Potential – Business Facilities, North Carolina
- North Carolina Leaps to No. 3 on CNBC’s Top States for Business List – CNBC, North Carolina
- Cary Named #1 City In NC To Raise A Family – WalletHub, Cary
- Wake Tech Earns #1 National Ranking for Community College Online Programs – Best Value Schools, Wake County
- NC 4th in Tech Employment – CompTIA, NC
- Cary Named #4 Best Place to Live in America – HomeSnacks, Cary
- Cary Named #1 Safest City to Live in the US – HomeSnacks, Cary
- Cary Named #9 Safest City in America – SmartAsset, Cary
2018
- #4 Most Livable Mid-Sized City in the U.S. – SmartAsset, Cary
- #2 Best Tech Town – CompTIA, Raleigh MSA
- #1 Best North Carolina City for Income Equality – American Community Survey, Cary
- #5 Best Place to Live in America – Money, Cary
- #14 Safest City for Drivers – Allstate, Cary
- #9 Safest City in North Carolina – SafeWise, Cary
- #3 Best Midsize Real-Estate Market – WalletHub, Cary
- One of the Best Hidden Gems in America – Expedia, Cary
- #5 Safest City in North Carolina – HomeSnacks, Cary
- 2018 Gold Shovel Award – Area Development, North Carolina
- #13 Best Soccer City in America – WalletHub, Cary
- #3 most internet-connected municipality in U.S. – NDIA, Cary
- #1 Least Severely Housing Cost-Burdened City – SmartAsset, Cary
- #7 Best Big City for Jobs – Forbes, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- #2 Healthiest Housing Market in North Carolina – SmartAsset, Cary
- #4 Safest City in North Carolina – National Council for Home Safety and Security, Cary
- #7 Best Place to Live in the USA – U.S. News & World Report, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- The Umstead Ranked #1 Hotel in North Carolina – U.S. News & World Report, Cary
- #25 City Where Millennials Are Buying Homes – SmartAsset, Cary
- #5 Safest City in North Carolina – HomeSnacks, Cary
- #6 Best Place to Live in America – HomeSnacks, Cary
Announcements
2020
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10/19/2020The Town of Cary has been Awarded 11 National Championship Events Across Four Sports
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10/05/2020Massive overhaul for Cary Towne Center has start date – and a name
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09/29/2020California developer plots expansion for Cary Affordable Housing
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09/23/2020Downtown Cary Park project takes big step toward breaking ground (Renderings)
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09/18/2020Cary Company Releases the First UV Handheld Proven to Inactivate COVID Virus in 2 Seconds
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09/14/2020Xerox Opens NC Center of Excellence in Cary
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09/09/2020JPMorgan Chase adds third Cary branch to Triangle lineup
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09/03/2020SAS ranks as one of People magazine’s ‘Companies That Care’
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08/11/2020Here’s how Triangle life science industry is working overtime to defeat COVID-19
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08/07/2020Epic Games hauls in $1.78 billion from investors; company now valued at $17. 3 billion
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08/05/2020Cary businessmen add to collection of downtown properties
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07/30/2020CEO Joe Juliano charts more growth for Cary firm despite uncertainty
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07/27/2020Boston investment group lands upscale Cary apartments for nearly $70 million
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07/16/2020JPMorgan expands roll-out plans with branches in Cary
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07/09/2020Cary-based Epic Games lands $250M from Sony in exchange for minority stake
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06/16/2020Amazon to open Cary facility, create ‘hundreds of jobs’
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06/15/2020Building connected communities: lessons from the CIO of Cary, N.C.
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06/15/2020Better together: SAS and Microsoft are accelerating the power of AI for everyone
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06/09/2020Why this Cary company is accelerating growth in a downturn
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06/09/2020Colorado firm to occupy 153K SF in Cary owned by national REIT
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05/04/2020More action for downtown Cary with retail, office project near Bond Brothers brewery
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03/11/2020Newly acquired agtech startup Growers partners with SAS to bring AI to agriculture
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02/21/2020Cary restaurant best in NC – again – in AAA’s Diamond ratings
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02/20/2020World Health Organization picks NCSU to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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02/20/2020Wake County, Raleigh approve multi-million dollar sports complex for Cary Towne Center
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02/13/2020Town of Cary proposes $193 million indoor sports stadium to be involved in the revitalization efforts for Cary Towne Center
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02/13/2020Former Nike exec is new president of Cary’s Epic Games
2019
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12/04/2019SAS Honors Its Roots with New Agricultural Technology Unit and NC State University Plant Sciences Partnership
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11/21/2019National Community College Entrepreneur Group Moving HQ to Cary
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11/05/2019UPS Debuts Home Delivery of CVS Medicine by Drone in Cary, NC
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11/03/2019Multi-Million Dollar Regional Library Opens in Cary
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10/16/2019Wake County School Board Buys Cary’s Previous Crossroad Ford Site For $13 Million
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10/03/2019Epic Games to expand campus in Cary, making room for up to 2,000 employees
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08/14/2019Xerox Brings 600 Jobs & $18.4 Million Investment to Cary
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08/02/2019Cary Boast 6 Companies on the Inc. 5000
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07/15/2019Blue Cross Blue Shield Expands and Adds 200 Jobs To Cary, NC
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04/24/2019Telerent Leasing Corporation (TLC) Moves HQ To Cary
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02/15/2019SAS & Kimley-Horn Announced as Top 100 Companies to Work For In 2019 by Fortune
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02/11/2019PrinterLogic Moved Second Location to Cary
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01/14/2019Bayer Crop Science Moves to Cary
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01/08/2019Lord Corp. Becomes Cary’s newest $1B Company
2018
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10/29/2018Cary planning two 20-acre parks
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10/26/2018Epic Games raises $1.3B from investors
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10/09/2018TAC to open new 50-meter pool
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10/02/2018Scott Crawford to open new restaurant in Fenton
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09/25/2018Duluth Trading Co. coming to Cary
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07/24/2018MetLife launches new startup accelerator in Cary
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06/29/2018WakeMed has plans for more expansion in Cary
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06/21/2018Medfusion lands funding, plans to add jobs
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06/14/2018Downtown Raleigh’s Buku Moving to Cary
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06/08/2018Cary 1 of Only 5 Towns in U.S. to Receive Tech Grant
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05/02/2018Red Storm Entertainment Expands Cary Operations
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05/01/2018Trill AI Moves Headquarters to Cary
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04/11/2018New SAS division means jobs in Cary
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04/11/2018Verdesian Life Sciences Continues to Grow Headcount
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01/19/2018Cary Chamber of Commerce Hires Evan Stone as Vice President of Cary Economic Development