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
2021
- 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
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
Announcements
2021
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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