I
have been here all my life. By here, I literally mean in the Triangle
of North Carolina. I grew up outside of
Raleigh, spent four of the best years of my life in Chapel Hill and now work at CED, located in downtown Durham. I could not control where my parents raised
me, true, but I've chosen to stay in the Triangle and have absolutely zero intentions of leaving.
I choose to stay here because the Triangle is home to some of the
nation’s best universities (I won’t say which is actually the best). After
college, I stayed to take advantage of the many top-notch job opportunities in thriving
industries available here (the Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill unemployment rate is 2% lower than the statewide average). No one had to
convince me live in the Triangle – it was a no-brainer.
A New Initiative Highlighting the Triangle
If
only it was that easy of a decision for those outside of our region. Luckily, there are great local initiatives
working to highlight the benefits of living the Triangle and attract talent in
a fun and dynamic way. Last Wednesday,
May 9, I had the pleasure of learning about one of those initiatives while attending
Work In The Triangle, Smarter From Any
Angle, Wake County Economic Development’s annual economic development
forum, which debuted the new web talent portal www.workinthetriangle.com. Julie Curtin, executive vice president and
partner at Development Counselors International, and Joel Kotkin, author and
leading expert on the evolution of cities, spoke about the best “angles” for living,
working and playing in the Triangle. The concentration of technology and
educational resources, the appeal to families and low cost of living, are just
a few of our best attractions.
It
seems Triangle residents knows why this is a great place to live (note my
sentiments above), but highlighting, promoting these attractive angles is essential
in attracting and physically moving new and exciting talent to the area – a
major concern among CED’s entrepreneurial members. Wednesday’s Forum introduced a new way we cando this – a web talent portal
designed to convey why it is smarter to live, work and play in the
Triangle. If you have not checked out
the portal – do it now!
Triangle
residents have the opportunity to create a “What’s Your Angle” profile about
themselves and address the reasons they choose to live in the Triangle.
If you already live here and think you know all there is to know, this
portal is still for you, and you can help promote the region by becoming a Triangle Smarty Pants Ambassador and
share all your knowledge about Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and everywhere in
between. This portal offers many ways
for current, everyday residents to get involved and promote this place we call
home, so check it out!
I
feel lucky to call the Triangle home – home to my childhood and family, home to
my education and home to my career. The Work In The Triangle, Smarter From Any Angle
economic development forum and web talent portal are great strides in
continuing to better our region and make it a desirable location to live, work
and play. Who wouldn’t want that? Go
Heels – oops!
This post is authored by CED's own Jane Royall, development manager for membership and individual giving. Jane can be found on Twitter @janeroyall.
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