Research Triangle Park in North Carolina is the largest research park in the United States. RTP is home to more than 250 businesses that have developed an abundance of engineering and life- science technologies, “from the UPC barcode to life-saving HIV drugs.”1 An important priority for these businesses is maintaining optimal physical operations at their […]
Challenge Recently the district’s administration began to address the physical and mechanical upgrades needed in the schools. Their three top priorities were lighting, plumbing, and HVAC upgrades. The first challenge they had to tackle was the perennial problem for many school systems: how to fund the needed work. They turned to the state’s performance contracting […]
The 2017-2018 academic year saw Fayetteville State University celebrating its 150th anniversary! Founded in 1867, FSU is the second oldest university in the 17-campus University of North Carolina System, and is consistently ranked one of the best educational values in the nation. FSU offers its more than 6,000 students 60 degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, […]
Live, grow, thrive! That is the motto the Durham County, North Carolina government keeps in mind as it strives to provide the county’s 300,000 residents with an outstanding place to live, work, and play. Durham County is ideally situated halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic, and is the heart […]
Duplin County is located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina. The County enjoys a friendly, rural environment as well as ready access to the beaches of the Atlantic and some of North Carolina’s major cities. Residents there are proud of many things about their community, and they are especially proud of their […]
Edgecombe Community College in eastern North Carolina recently celebrated a milestone—50 years of service to its students and communities! Since its founding in 1967, ECC has been actively committed to equipping the people of Edgecombe County and surrounding areas with the knowledge and skills that will help them improve their quality of life and the […]