Wake County
Centrally located in the Triangle area of North Carolina, Wake County is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation and the second-most populous county in the state with approximately one million residents. The County was founded in 1771, currently encompasses about 860 square miles, and is the center of the state government, with the Capitol Building, legislature, and many government offices located in Raleigh, the County seat. Wake County is a thriving community whose population has grown approximately 142% since 1990, 52% since 2000, 14% since 2010 and is forecasted to maintain substantial growth of approximately 25,000 new residents per year for the next few decades.
Organizations
- Raleigh4U
Raleigh’s Economic Development and Innovation Office works to attract new jobs and investment; encourage existing industry expansion and retention; strengthen small business development; catalyze entrepreneurship and innovation; and advance workforce development priorities – all to cultivate a place of prosperity for those who call Raleigh home. - Downtown Raleigh Alliance
The Downtown Raleigh Alliance’s mission is to advance the vitality of Downtown Raleigh for everyone. Its goals include building a culture of authentic engagement and inclusion with Downtown’s diverse community; fostering a thriving and diverse storefront economy; facilitating strategic partnerships to produce positive, balanced activations across Downtown and improving physical connectivity and accessibility within and around Downtown. - Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
The mission of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is to sustain and further develop a thriving economy and to enhance Raleigh’s quality of life. As the Triangle’s largest business membership organization, its more than 2,200 member firms represent two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County. - Wake County Economic Development
As part of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, it’s all about access. Access to talent and technology, access to fast-growing markets, and access to a jaw-dropping network of resources designed to help people and companies prosper. - Work in the Triangle
The Research Triangle is home to hundreds of companies, including tech giants like Citrix. Find a job or networking events, research salaries and wages, learn about key industries, employment facts and more.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Innovate Raleigh
Innovate Raleigh was established in 2011 by former City of Raleigh Councilwoman Mary-Ann Baldwin and Dr. Terri Lomax, then Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at NC State University. Innovate Raleigh quickly became a tool used to harness the robust entrepreneurial and business innovation community that had just begun to gain momentum. Important initiatives were developed from early work, such as devising the concept of HQ Raleigh and brokering a direct flight from RDU to SFO. - HQ Raleigh
HQ offers a broad range of workspaces and a collaborative community for professionals seeking a highly dynamic and inspiring work environment, welcoming start-up entrepreneurs, freelance creatives, corporate pioneers, or someone seeking refuge from the mundane. - Startup Map
Raleigh has transformed over the last few years into a city that fosters innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship and this map showcases Raleigh’s growing startup community.
Development
- VisitRaleigh
Major new visitor developments contributing to the Raleigh area’s stature as a modern establishment and the thriving state capital of North Carolina. - City of Raleigh
Find useful and timely information about the status of all development cases or use the Development Dashboard to look up cases by type, date range, or location including radius searches. - Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County
The voice of the home building industry for Wake County, NC. - State of Downtown Raleigh
In the last decade, downtown Raleigh has reinvented itself. Transitioning from a quiet main street pedestrian mall with a small retail base and few residents to the center of a City that keeps finding itself on the top of national lists for best places to live, work, and play, this annual report dives into the details.
