Business in Cary continues to grow and prosper, and our community is consistently recognized as one of the best places to live, work, play, and raise a family. Keep up with the latest news here.
News & Accolades
Accolades & Announcements
2023
- Cary’s growth not just due to natural advantages – Business North Carolina, bussinessnc.com
- Raleigh developer to build hotel in booming Cary near Apple RTP campus – Triangle Business Journal
- Cary shopping center adds Marriott hotel with bar, pool – Triangle Business Journal
- 2023’s Top 10 Retail Center Experiences: No. 3 Fenton – Al Urbanski, Chain Store Age
- Raleigh and Durham Named in 2023 Top 25 Fastest Growing Places in U.S. – Wake County Economic Development
- Cary #2 on Top 25 Best Places to Live in the Southeast – Livability
- Cary ranked 3rd according to, ‘Best place to buy a house’: Three NC cities rank among the nation’s top choices. Why? – News & Observer
- RDU is now the nation’s top fastest-growing large airport, by this measure – Richard Stradling, The News & Observer
- With a world-class workforce and a booming economy, North Carolina repeats as America’s Top State for Business in 2023 – Scott Cohn, CNBC
- Cary development near Apple campus hits $500M price tag, adds more housing – Triangle Business Journal
- Cary, NC, Is One of the Best Cities To Live in America – Livability.com
- The Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranks #7 in the Nation, #1 in NC for Millennials to Live – CommercialCafe, Raleigh-Cary Metro
- Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranks #5 in the US for Job Opportunity and Earning Potential – Checkr, Raleigh-Cary Metro
- Cary, NC Ranked the #1 Safest Affordable City in the US – SmartAsset, Cary
- Raleigh-Cary Ranked #1 Affordable Large US metro with the most 6 figure jobs – Herald Courier, Raleigh-Cary
2022
- Raleigh-Cary metro is second fastest-growing metro in the U.S. – Inspection Support Network, Raleigh-Cary
- Cary Ranked #1 Safest Place in NC – GoodHire, Cary
- Cary ranks as a top U.S. city to attract corporate headquarters, report says – The Boyd Company, Cary
- Cary Ranks #1 ‘most resilient’ Economy in the Nation – SmartAsset, Cary
- RDU Ranks Top 5 Large Airports by JD Power, Second Year in a Row – JD Power, RDU International
- Cary Ranked #3 Safest City in America to Trick-or-Treat – ChamberOfCommerce.org, Cary
- Cary, NC Ranks #4 Healthiest Housing Market in the US – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranks #1 Safest City in the US – GoodHire, Cary
- Cary Ranks #3 Safest City in the Nation – HomeSnacks, Cary
- The Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranked No. 2 in Fastest Wage Increases Among Major U.S. Metros – Smartest Dollar, Raleigh-Cary Metro
- The Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranks #8 in the Nation for Millennials Who Want to Relocate – CommercialCafe, Raleigh-Cary Metro
- Cary Ranks #1 Richest City in America – HomeSnacks, Cary
- By putting partisanship aside, North Carolina ranks No. 1 in America’s Top States for Business, with the nation’s strongest economy – CNBC, North Carolina
- Cary Ranks #7 HQ Destination Town In The US By Site Consultancy Firm – The Boyd Co, Cary
- Cary Ranks #1 NC City For Starter Homes; #8 In The US – StorageCafe, Cary
- NC tops nation in economic development for second year in a row – Site Selection, North Carolina
- North Carolina ranks No. 1 in US for hospital safety – Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, North Carolina
- Cary Ranked #7 Safest City & #1 Most Affordable Safe City In The US – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranks 10th In Best Overall City To Start A Business In The US – Policygenius, Cary
- Cary Ranked #18th best place to live in America – Stacker, Cary
- Cary hotel remains atop elite list of best in North Carolina – U.S. News & World Report, The Umstead Hotel & Spa
- Cary Ranks #2 for the Safest Cities in America – moneygeek, Cary
- The Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranked #1 in the Nation for Starting a Small Business – LendingTree, Raleigh-Cary Metro
2021
- WakeMed Cary Hospital Named as one of 46 Top General Hospitals In The US – The Leap Frog Group, WakeMed Cary Hospital
- NC Takes #1 in 2021 Business Climate Rankings – Site Selection, North Carolina
- The best public elementary schools in Wake County for 2021-22, Cary Tops the List with 8 out of 20 – Niche, Cary
- RDU Ranked #3 Overall Among Large Airports By JD Power – JD Power, RDU International
- North Carolina Ranked #1 Tax-Effective State For New Corporate Headquarters – Tax Foundation, North Carolina
- North Carolina Ranked #2 State To Do Business In 2021 – CNBC, North Carolina
- Cary Rank #1 Safest Midsize City In The US – AdvisorSmith, Cary
- Cary Ranked #3 In The Nation For Lowest Property-Crime Rate – WalletHub, Cary
- Cary Ranked #6 Best Place To Live In America For 2021; #1 In NC – HomeSnacks, Cary
- Cary Ranked #7th Most Popular Large City People Moved To In 2020 – moveBuddha, Cary
- Cary Ranked 6th In The Nation Where Asian Americans Fare Best Economically – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranked #1 City In NC Where Women Are Successful, #14th in US – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranked 17th Safest City in America – SmartAsset, Cary
- Cary Ranked #7th In The Nation For Millennials Moving To, #1 Spot In NC – SmartAsset, Cary
- Raleigh-Cary Ranked #5 Best Performing City In US, Up From #11 – Milken Institute, Raleigh-Cary
- Cary Disc Golf Course Rated 7th in The World – UDisk, Cary
- Raleigh-Cary metro back in top 10 in elite ranking of U.S. cities – Milken Institute, Raleigh-Cary Metro
- The Umstead Ranked #1 Hotel In NC – U.S. News, Cary
- Cary Ranked #2 Best City to Work From Home in the US – RetailMeNot, Cary
- The Triangle Ranked as one of Travel + Leisure’s Best Places to Travel This Year – Travel + Leisure, The Triangle
- Raleigh-Cary Metro Ranked #1 In The Nation For 2021 Small Business Outlook | Strong Showing For NC Recovery – SmartAsset, Raleigh-Cary Metro
2020
- Raleigh-Cary ranks No. 12 on ‘Best Places for Women Entrepreneurs’ – SmartAsset, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- Town of Cary Wins Public Sector Project Award at 2020 NC Tech Awards – NC TECH, Cary
- Raleigh ranks as No. 3 ‘Tech Town’ in new study – CompTIA, Raleigh-Cary MSA
- North Carolina Ranks as Top Business Climate in 2020 – Site Selection, North Carolina
- Triangle Ranked #5 Life Science Cluster in the US – CBRE, The Triangle
- Triangle Ranked #1 best real estate prospects in 2021 – Urban Land Institute | pwc, The Triangle
- 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
- Cary Ranked #15 Best Real Estate Market in the Nation – WalletHub, 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
Announcements
2023
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06/21/2023Cary among best cities to live in
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05/19/2023Cary’s proposed town budget increases spending without boosting property taxes
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05/10/2023SAS & Town of Cary Partner on Sustainability
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05/10/2023From Siemens to startup. How a Cary coaching platform was born
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05/10/2023Business boom: North Carolina wins top economic development honor for 3rd year in row
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05/01/2023Fast-growing Cary company to swell to 700 employees with merger
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05/01/2023Cary Ranked #6 Safest City in the US
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05/01/2023Wood Partners Breaks Ground in Rapidly Growing Cary, North Carolina: Alta Ivy
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04/24/2023Northwest Cary stays hot with new Marriott-brand hotel in the works
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04/24/2023New office space in Downtown Cary project fills up
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04/21/2023Golf simulator bar to bring swinging time to downtown Cary
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04/21/2023Cary considers plan for 1,000+ housing units, hotel and shops in Green Level community
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04/21/2023Cary’s oldest mall to be transformed with hotels, sports complex, apartments and more
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04/14/2023Michael Lee’s sixth restaurant M Test Kitchen opens at The Fenton
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04/14/2023Apartments, offices & shops coming to downtown Cary
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03/29/2023Bars, axe throwing and a mechanical bull. Here’s where you can go for nightlife in Cary
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03/29/2023New rooftop bar in Cary’s Fenton to bring dancing, cocktails and Mediterranean dishes
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03/17/2023Millennia opens brand new headquarters in Cary, North Carolina
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03/14/2023Here’s RDU’s $140M expansion plan for Terminal 2
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03/10/2023North Carolina Football Club Announces Fan Experience Upgrades for 2023
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03/10/2023Next up for Cary’s Fenton – new hotel and potential for 10-story buildings
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03/03/2023Cary owner eyes $1M per acre for prime property
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03/01/2023Fenton developers shift strategy to fill offices as more attractions open
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02/28/2023Cary and NCDOT Partnership Brings Autonomous Shuttle to Bond Park for Three-month Pilot
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02/09/2023Frontier, Southwest add RDU flights to New York, Houston, Vegas
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02/07/2023Major Cary development near Apple to feature 600 apartments, hotel, restaurant and office space
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01/27/2023CLEAR biometric security lanes at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
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01/24/2023Deutsche Bank picks Cary for new business unit
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01/23/2023Million dollar soccer tournament coming to Cary
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01/23/2023Cary development features ‘big house’ units near Centrum at Crossroads
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01/18/2023Avelo Airlines CEO updates growth plan, new flights for RDU in 2023
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01/16/20232022: RDU Airport | Beyond the Recovery
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01/10/2023NC Chinese Lantern Festival breaks record, welcomed 216K visitors this season
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01/10/2023Early Intervention Autism Center Expansion in Cary, NC
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01/09/2023Child care company picks Cary site near Apple for first of many Triangle schools
2022
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01/02/2023Cary’s $1 billion development features an appealing mix
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01/02/2023Active investor scoops up Cary apartments near Bond Park
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12/14/2022Enzyvant Announces Merger with Altavant & New Cary HQ
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12/05/2022Cary Holiday Inn trades for $11.7 million to Morrisville group
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11/30/2022High-end Cary apartments near Prestonwood Country Club sell for $149M
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11/30/2022Cary VC teams up with NC State investment arm
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11/22/2022Cary development with new homes, office space near Crossroads advances
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11/11/2022Avelo Adds New Destinations at RDU, Creates Local Jobs
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11/09/2022More Cary development planned near RTP
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11/04/2022The 10 best new restaurants in Cary – the Triangle’s newest foodie town
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10/25/2022Largest Hindu temple in North America unveiled in Cary
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10/17/2022Ashley Christensen Opens new Cary restaurant
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10/11/2022Big Cary development charts hundreds of apartments, office, retail space in key corridor
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10/10/2022Cary Life Science Company, BioLink Life Sciences Announce contract for developing a novel treatment of COVID pneumonia and prevention of long COVID
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10/07/2022Cary is a top U.S. city to attract corporate headquarters, report says
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09/27/2022Large Cary development proposes new hotel, hundreds of residences, office buildings
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09/23/2022Cary-based pharma Chiesi USA funds DEI program to help create BRITE future
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08/30/2022Florida developer keeps Cary focus with $111M apartment deal
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08/30/2022Why NC? The Deutsche Bank story in North Carolina & its Cary campus
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08/24/2022Cary to Develop 130 Mixed-Income Units
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08/24/2022Bull-riding cowboy bar slated for Cary’s Fenton development
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08/22/2022Town of Cary Makes Like A Startup In RIoT’s Accelerator Program
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08/22/2022Cary Retail Property Sold Crossroads Plaza
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08/10/2022MetLife to add 400 more workers in Cary
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08/08/2022Cary adds new champagne bar to vibrant downtown
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07/28/2022From Apple to Epic Games: 5 key projects shaping Cary’s explosive growth
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07/27/2022Four Transportation Projects Transforming Cary
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07/26/2022New Cary Startup Develops Financial App for Small Businesses, Secures $74 Million in Venture Capital
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07/05/2022ABB’s Cary HQ trades for $18 million
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07/05/2022Texas investor buys Cary office buildings in $75M deal
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06/27/2022Siemens buys Cary software firm in $2B deal as value triples
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06/20/2022Fenton’s luxury movie theater opens soon in Cary with ‘largest screen in NC’
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06/20/2022Fenton developer buys popular Cary mall for $88 million
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06/09/2022Cary medical buildings sold for $27M to Tennessee REIT
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05/19/2022‘Iconic:’ First look at ‘The Center’ sports complex plans for South Hills Mall
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05/17/2022Cary office park could become big life sciences hub
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05/16/2022Executive Voice: They find niche with Cary, Durham hotel operations
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05/13/2022Fidelity steps up hiring in NC, plans to add 1,700 jobs
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05/13/2022Cary firm partners with Amazon to tackle shipping crisis
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05/09/2022Fast-growing Raleigh firm moving HQ to Cary in Highwoods office park
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04/29/2022Cary is one five cities and regions across the country have built a visitor following through sports
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04/28/2022The Duke University Health Complex coming online in Cary as the nation’s 16th biggest overall
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04/28/2022US leaders in Triangle to review bid for massive sports event
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04/28/2022Cary development finally back on track, but costs are way up
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04/26/2022Apple planning to spend $19.3 million upgrading MetLife building in Cary
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04/21/2022Serac Capital Partners Acquires Office Project in Cary, North Carolina for $19.3M
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04/21/2022New RDU Runway Provides Greater Economic Development Opportunity For The Triangle
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04/21/2022Transformation of downtown Cary continues with condo development
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04/20/2022Serac Capital Partners Acquires Office Project in Cary, North Carolina for $19.3M
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04/19/2022Cary area leaders celebrate early college high school opening
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04/17/2022$200M sports complex could be ‘game changer’ for Cary
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04/15/2022Raleigh real estate veterans launch new firm, plot Cary development
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04/13/2022Governor Cooper Proclaims April as North Carolina STEM Education Month
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03/31/2022Two Cary Companies Partner Up For Collaboration
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03/30/2022Cary shopping center anchored by Wegmans sold
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03/30/2022After acquisitions, Cary firm partners with Amazon to improve clinical trials
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03/29/2022Cary Oil Promotes Industry Veteran R. Mark Maddox To President And Chief Executive Officer
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03/29/2022Maryland developer eyes Cary land for industrial park
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03/28/2022Cary approves $87.5M ‘major’ mixed-use development
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03/17/2022Merritt Properties Acquires 142 Acres to Build the Companies Largest Flex/Light Industrial Business Park in Cary
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03/08/2022Out of the Three Billionaires that made it onto the Forbes 400 for 2021 From NC, All Three Live in Cary
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03/08/2022Cary firm with 20,000 employees to be taken private in $5.8B deal
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03/04/2022New Cary coworking office focuses on providing space for women, with child care
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02/22/2022‘Sky’s the limit’: Cary sees more than $2 billion in recent projects invested in the town
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02/10/2022Famed chef’s fresh take on Mexican food opening soon in Cary
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02/03/2022French chemical maker picks Cary for new R&D operation
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02/03/2022Epic Games invests in future of metaverse by funding West Coast firm
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02/03/2022Existing Affordable Housing in Cary to get Renovated
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01/28/2022Cary is already one of the Triangle’s most diverse towns. Why it’s not stopping there.
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01/24/2022Cary’s downtown park already is enticing developers. Here’s what else is being built
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01/20/2022New Small Business Grant Funds Available For NC Technology Companies
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01/10/2022Cary clinical firm enhances European footprint with merger
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01/10/2022Job hunters take note: 3 upcoming events in Triangle look to match candidates, careers
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01/06/2022Dude Solutions in Cary makes another acquisition
2021
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12/20/2021Cary Town Council approved a $13 million expansion of the USA Baseball National Training Complex
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12/17/2021Cary dealership sells for $27M after Fortune 500 subsidiary signs lease
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11/18/2021Town of Cary, NC Deploys Innovative Technology Solutions from SAS and Semtech to Improve Its Community Services
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11/17/2021Builder plots 200 homes in west Cary by American Tobacco Trail
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11/03/2021New 120K SF facility in Cary, near RDU will host 3D printing company, Protolabs’ expansion
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10/21/2021SAS Ranked Among Best Places To Work In The World
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04/29/2021Cary agtech focused on crop yields expands portfolio, global reach with acquisition
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04/22/2021Cary Company, Epic Games, Ranked #8 Most Valued Startup In The World
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03/26/2021NCAA to hold men’s, women’s soccer tournaments in Cary, North Carolina
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01/28/2021Connecting workforce & town: How Cary rose to challenge of COVID with ‘Anywhere Operations’
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01/28/2021Upscale Movie Theater Coming To Fenton
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01/28/2021National Mortgage Company to Create Hundreds of Jobs in Cary
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01/26/2021Cary will play host to first-ever MLB Draft combine this summer
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01/19/2021High-tech jobs surge in Raleigh-Cary MSA as IBM, Oracle, Cisco up hiring, report says
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01/19/2021‘Wonder and exploration:’ Cary’s plan for expanded Downtown Park unlike anything Triangle has seen before
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01/05/2021Office building near WakeMed Cary Hospital sold for $11M to local investor
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01/05/2021Epic Games Cary expansion could kick off banner year for Triangle, NC
2020
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12/16/2020Drucker + Falk Awarded Leasing and Management of The Walker, Luxury Apartments in Downtown Cary, NC
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11/13/2020Momentum at Fenton continues with closing of second largest commercial construction loan in Triangle history
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11/03/2020Start date set for $1B development in Cary
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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
2017
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10/27/2017MetLife expansion to create 500 new jobs in Cary
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10/17/2017Cary’s Regency Woods expands as two area firms relocate
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10/04/2017Columbia Development Unveils Name, Plans for Mixed-Use Community in Triangle
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10/04/2017100 jobs coming to Cary as Swedish firm expands
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09/21/2017FRG Breaks Ground on New Downtown Cary Headquarters
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08/16/2017Two Cary companies make Inc. 5000 list
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07/19/2017Startup moves HQ from Raleigh to Cary
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06/22/2017Infomerica plots Cary expansion
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06/13/2017Zift Solutions Relocates NC Headquarters in Cary