NC Triangle Largest Employers (by industry)

LARGEST EMPLOYERS

For the third year in a row, Raleigh was named the Best Place for Business & Careers by Forbes.com (March 09). And this year, #3 was Durham. So two of the top three cities for business and careers in the country are in the NC Triangle, according to Forbes.

For years, Raleigh, Durham and Cary have been showered with spots in the top 10 lists of business-related accolades, and the reason is obvious. A number of different industries have a strong presence in the Triangle, including IT, pharmaceuticals/biotech, healthcare, and banking/financial services. This diversity makes for a healthy local economy.

Research Triangle Park, or RTP, is a 7,000 acre campus that is home to more than 170 companies & organizations that employ about 40,000 Triangle residents (and pays around another 10,000 as consultants). RTP has been around -- and growing -- for more than 40 years, and RTP employees have an average salary of $56,000.

The Triangle area is experiencing a solid job market and even new business growth, despite the recent overall downturn in the economy.

Here's a list of local job resources:

Research Triangle Park (lists employment webpages of RTP companies)

Triangle Business Journal (the local business journal's job listings)

Raleigh-Durham Jobing.com (formerly WorkTriangle.com)

Aerotek staffing agency

The Select Group (IT recruiting)

Greene Resources (local recruiter)

VACO Raleigh (executive palcement and consulting in several fields)

FYI -- Don't bother trying the local paper's online listings (the Raleigh News & Observer) -- they use CareerBuilder.

For a list of top area employers (by industry), click one of the following:

Healthcare

Pharma/Biotech/CROs/Medical Devices

Agrochem

IT/Telecom/Electronics

Banking/Financial Services

Government

Education

Creative/Marketing-PR/Advertising

Other

Healthcare/Health Research/Health Insurance (for more information on area hospitals click HERE)

Duke Univeristy and Medical Center (Durham and Raleigh, the hospital is about to undergo a huge $596 million expansion, with 1,000 new jobs expected to open) US News & World Report named Duke Hospital the #10 Best Hospital in the US for 2009-2010)

Rex Healthcare (Raleigh, Cary and surrounding towns)

WakeMed Health and Hospitals (Raleigh and Cary)

UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill and Raleigh - Rex (above)is now a UNC hospital)

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) -- non profit research and development institute (RTP; employs 2,200)

Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Durham)

US VA Hospital (Durham)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (private foundation for research to advance medical science, RTP)

Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (studies chemical and drug safety/RTP)

Integrated Laboratory Systems (research for health and environment, RTP)

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Pharma/Biotech/CROs/Medical Devices

Argolyn (Biopharma in RTP)

Becton Dickinson (BD) (medical supplies and devices; 274 new jobs to be added in the near future)

BioDelivery Sciences (biotech, Raleigh). Had the area's fourth best performing stock in 08.

Biogen IDEC (biotech in RTP that makes multiple sclerosis treatments; employs 525, looking to expand, possibly by a couple hundred more)

Biolex (biotech in Pittsboro) Just raised $60 million in venture capital

CeNeRx BioPharma (biotech in Cary) Just raised $15 million in venture capital

Diosynth Biotechnology (biotech owned by Schering Plough/RTP; 900 employees)

Diagnosoft (cardiovascular MRIs/Morrisville) just got a new $4 million investor

Eisai (pharmaceuticals/RTP)

GlaxoSmithKline (pharmaceuticals/RTP and Zebulon; employs 6,400 in RTP, making it the second largest employer there; plans were recently announced to consolidate GSK's Philadelphia headquarters to RTP)

Icagen (biotech, Durham)

Inspire Pharmaceuticals (Durham)

Merck (pharmaceuticals/Durham -- a vaccine plant is being built, will employ 400 when finished)

Novartis (pharmaceutical manufacturing/Holly Springs)

Novo Nordisk (insulin manufacturing, Clayton). Fortune magazine chose it as one of the "Best Company to Work For."

NC Biotechnology Center (non profit/RTP)

Onoscope (medical devices in Durham)

Oriel Therapeutics (drug development, RTP)

Parion (biotech/Durham)

Pozen (biotech, Chapel Hill), makers of Treximet (migraine medicine)

Quintiles Transnational (pharmaceutical services/CRO; currently employs 1500 -- about 5,000 jobs will be added between 2007 - 2011 in 4 locations - they are building new facilities)

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) -- non profit research and development institute in RTP; employs 2,600)

Salix Pharmaceuticals (biotech for gastrointestinal treatments, Morrisville) Salix had the area's best performing stock in 08.

Stiefel Laboratories (skin care pharmaceutical in RTP; will add about 250 new jobs between 2008 - 2012)

Talecris (biotech/RTP)

Trimeris (biopharmaceutical/RTP and Morrisville), makes AIDS vaccines, partners with Roche

United Therapeutics (biotech in RTP; 250 new jobs to come once their new facility is built)

Viamet Pharmaceutcials (pharma company in Durham)

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Agrochem

(Five of the top eight global agrochem companies have facilities in the Triangle area)

Athenix (ag biotech, RTP, currently employs 60, but is building new greenhouse/research facilities in partnership with Monsanto)

Arysta (crop protection, Cary)

BASF Corp (German company with US R&D center in RTP; employs 700)

Bayer Cropscience (US headquarters in RTP; employs 500)

Cheminova (manufactures insecticides, HQ in RTP)

Nufarm (R&D facility in Raleigh)

Makhteshim Agan (N. American headquarters in Raleigh; employs about 50)

Monsanto (agriculture/RTP; employs 70)

Syngenta (R&D center in RTP; employs 250)

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IT/Telecom/Electronics

Alcatel-Lucent (telecom equipment/Raleigh)

Allscripts (healthcare software, Cary; employs about 1,000 - just merged with MiSys Healthcare Systems)

Amkor - (semiconductor interconnect services/RTP)

ChannelAdvisor (Internet sales enabler in RTP) Just raised $20 million in venture capital, employs about 200 here

Cisco Systems (internetworking hardware and software/RTP; employs 4,600 in the Park). Fortune magazine recently chose it as the 6th "Best Company to Work For"

Cree (semiconductors and LEDs for electronics/RTP and Morrisville) You know all those lights in the Olympic opening ceremonies in China? Cree made them ...

Delta (develops energy saving products/RTP)

DuPont Electronic Technologies (RTP)

Epic Games (video game maker in Cary)

Harris Stratex Networks (products and services for mobile networks in Morrisville)

Hatteras Networks (telecom equipment manufacturer/RTP; employs about 60)

IBM (RTP; employs 10,500, making it the largest employer in the Park)

iContact (software designer for email marketing and surveying in Durham)

Inlet Technologies (media & entertainment company - digital video tools - in Raleigh) Just raised $10 million in venture capital

Integrian (Telecom in Morrisville) Just raised almost $15 million in venture capital

Lenovo (in RTP now, moving to Morrisville) this was IBM's PC division - now its own separate company headquartered here; employs 1300

Lulu.com - (self publishing on the web/Raleigh)

Network Appliance (NetApp) (data storage and management, RTP) Plans to add 650 new jobs in the near future, currently has about 1,000 employees here. Fortune magazine recently chose it as the #1 "Best Company to Work For."

Nextreme Thermal Solutions (electronics in Durham) Just raised almost $14 million in venture capital.

Nortel (switching equipment and networks/RTP; employs 2,000) Currently in chapter 11, and there is talk it will sell its assets, possibly to an area company like Sony/Ericsson )

Red Hat (operating system developer/Raleigh)

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) -- non profit research and development institute (RTP; employs 2,200)

ROI Revolution (Google adwords partner in Raleigh)

rPath (software, Raleigh)

SAS (information software/Cary; employs 4200, looking to add employees). Fortune magazine recently chose it as one of the top 20 "Best Company to Work For" - and it made the list last year, too.

Siemens Medical Solutions (medical equipment; will add about 300 new jobs between 2008 - 2012)

Sony Ericsson (mobile communications/RTP; employs 750 in this area, their US headquarters; was about to add 100 more jobs but just announced they're cutting 400)

Tekelec (network switching equipment/Morrisville). Tekelec had the area's second best performing stock in 08.

Ultimus (business software, Cary)

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Banking/Financial Services

Capital Bank Corp (Raleigh)

Credit Suisse (IT and transaction processing for the bank, RTP, will employ 1,000 when fully staffed)

Crescent Financial (Cary)

Fidelity Investments (financial services, RTP, will employ 2,000 when fully staffed)

First Citizens BancShares (Raleigh). Had the area's thrid best performing stock in 08.

Investors Title Company (Chapel Hill)

James River Group (Chapel Hill)

Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) (US headquarters in Raleigh; employs 500 in the Triangle)