Backstory: A look at RTP’s growing gene therapy hub as startup brings 200+ $102,000 jobs to Durham Date Published: August 12, 2020 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – A young Boston-area gene therapy company, Beam Therapeutics, has joined a cluster of gene and cell…
Beam Therapeutics to build $83M manufacturing facility in RTP, create hundreds of jobs Date Published: August 12, 2020 RALEIGH — Beam Therapeutics, a Boston-based biotechnology company developing precision medicines through DNA base editing, plans to build a $83…
Global agriculture company UPL unveils new ‘OpenAg’ hub in RTP Date Published: August 10, 2020 DURHAM — UPL Limited, an Indian multinational agriculture company, is opening a new, “state-of-the-art” research and development (R&D) hub in…
GRO, a new incubator program for startups from CED, launches on Oct. 5 Date Published: August 10, 2020 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The Council for Entrepreneurial Development is launching a new program called GRO, a 9-week incubator for…
TrialCard wins first federal contract – for fight against HIV Date Published: August 10, 2020 A Morrisville pharmaceutical solutions company has landed its first federal contract, a huge milestone as it will help lead the…
Amazon opens Garner fulfillment center, will employ 3,000. Here’s who else is hiring. Date Published: August 10, 2020 Amazon officially opened its massive fulfillment center in Garner last week, as the online shopping giant slowly ramps up what…
How North Carolina can lure companies ditching California’s high taxes, strict regulations and Covid-19 Date Published: August 8, 2020 As more taxes and regulations are dumped on businesses in California and New York, companies are looking for outs, experts…
How NC could capitalize if remote workers flee high-cost California Date Published: August 6, 2020 Could a proposed bump in California’s already high tax rate push remote workers to states like North Carolina? Experts say…
Epic Games hauls in $1.78 billion from investors; company now valued at $17. 3 billion Date Published: August 6, 2020 With a new $1.78 billion round of funding, Cary video game developer Epic Games says it’s now a $17.3 billion…