education
√ NC State Ninth On Princeton Review Best Value Public College List (2nd Best Value in 2006; 6th Best Value in 2009; 13th Best Value in 2010)
√ NC State Makes Best Workplace List (NC State Bulletin, August 25, 2011)
√ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill: # 1 Best Cities for education (Places Rated Almanac, February 14, 2003)
business
√ Raleigh named top five "nano metro" cluster (NC State Nanotechnology Initiative: Annual Report FY 2009-2010)
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Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill: #5 of America's Geekiest Cities (Forbes, August 5, 2011)
√ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill: #3 for Biotech/Life Sciences (Milken Institute, June, 2004)
√ RTP: #2 Best Place for Business (Forbes, May 24, 2004)
√ Raleigh: #5 Most Entrepreneurial City in the US (Visa's New Innovation Index, October 2004)
√ Money Magazine calls Cary "most desirable" in America (December 16, 2003)
nc links
√ Movies for Triangle area
√ Raleigh's The News & Observer Online
√ Research Triangle Park
√ RTPnet, a community network for RTP region of NC
√ Science in the Triangle: News and discovery, where you live
√ Triangle, CitySearch
√ Virtual Raleigh