Raleigh NC Business News — Page 2
As the seat of North Carolina's state government, Raleigh's single largest employment sector is public administration, anchoring the local economy against national recession cycles. The county economy was a $108.0 billion engine (2023). Unemployment ran at 3.4% through 2025-Q2, against a state rate of 3.9%. North Carolina is a right-to-work state.
What anchors the Raleigh economy
- State of North Carolina.
- Wake County Public School System.
- WakeMed Health & Hospitals.
- Food Lion.
Beyond the headlines
The economy reaches into Technology & Research Triangle, Healthcare Services, Higher Education, and Finance & Banking. Raleigh is corporate home to First Citizens BancShares, Martin Marietta Materials, Advance Auto Parts, and Vontier Corporation. The single largest taxpayer in the county is State of North Carolina (government property is tax-exempt; largest private taxpayers include First Citizens BancShares and major commercial REITs).
Trade & infrastructure
- Foreign Trade Zone 214 (Piedmont Triad) — federal duty-deferral zone for manufacturers and distributors here.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of North Carolina State University, Meredith College, Shaw University, St. Augustine's University, William Peace University, and Wake Technical Community College — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Raleigh employers fill every year.
Who moves the room
Major institutional power centers shaping local business decisions include Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. HERERaleigh covers their boards, agendas, and announcements.
How HERERaleigh covers it
We track every layer of the Raleigh economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Wake County, it's HERE.
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Work Begins on 200 Affordable Chapanoke Homes in Raleigh
Raleigh NC Business News RALEIGH, N.C. — Construction is officially underway on Chapanoke, a 200-apartment affordable housing community in south Raleigh, after city, county and college leaders gathered Wednesday to break ground on land that once belonged to the public. The complex will rise at 326 Chapanoke Road, beside the Wake Technical Community College Public […]
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Raleigh is in Wake County, North Carolina. Major employers in the Raleigh area include State of North Carolina, Wake County Public School System, WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Food Lion.
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Labcorp $722M Deal Expands North Carolina Testing Business
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Rural Grants Worth $2.2 Million Back 219 Manufacturing Jobs
RALEIGH, N.C. — Nine small-town and county projects across North Carolina are getting state help, after the Rural Infrastructure Authority approved $2,236,000 in grants tied to 219 jobs,…
STERIS Sanford Campus Plans Head to Oct. 29 Review
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Gas Station Complaints Top 220 During NC Gas Tax Holiday
RALEIGH, N.C. — Drivers who suspect North Carolina gas stations are pocketing the state gas tax break have already filed more than 220 complaints with a new reporting…
Coalition Asks NC Attorney General to Probe Atrium-WakeMed
RALEIGH, N.C. — A coalition of state employees, patient advocates and nonprofit groups is pressing Attorney General Jeff Jackson to dig into the planned takeover of WakeMed by…
Floor & Decor Opens First Raleigh Store on Capital Blvd
RALEIGH, N.C. — Shoppers looking for tile, hardwood and vinyl now have a new warehouse stop on Capital Blvd after Floor & Decor unlocked its first Raleigh location…
NC Child Support Guidelines Updated for 2027
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Visit Raleigh Names Loren Gold Next President and CEO
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau Visit Raleigh board voted unanimously to name Executive Vice President Loren Gold as president and CEO effective Jan.…
Wake Farmers Use Preservation as Development Presses
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Breeze Adds RDU Nonstops to Buffalo and Nassau
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NC gas tax holiday may not cut pump prices by 41 cents
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