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(which includes Raleigh,
Durham, and Chapel Hill) has a population exceeding one million.
Local institutions offer world-class
educational opportunity:
Duke University,
North Carolina State University,
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill,
Meredith College,
North Carolina Central University, and
Peace College have world-wide
reputations for excellence in their fields.
 The world-class
economic vitality, didn't just happen. Created in 1959, the
Research Triangle
Park (RTP) is the most successful planned research park in the United
States. Originally 7,000 acres of North Carolina pine forest (8 miles x 2 miles
in area), it may well be the largest in the United States also. 131
organizations are located in the Triangle, and about half of the employees there
work for multinational corporations. Estimates are that the 45,000 employees
total payroll is $2.7 billion. As envisioned by business, academia and industry
leader in this area, R&D related organizations account for more than 90% of
usage of the Park.
Cultural and recreational
facilities include dazzling multimedia star shows at
Morehead Planetarium ,
world-class traveling exhibitions at the
North Carolina Museum of Art,
the world's only Acrocanthosaurus skeleton at
North Carolina Museum of Natural
Sciences, NC Sports Hall of Fame, and an exhibit on moonshine
at the
North Carolina Museum of History, and
butterflies and bugs at
the North Carolina Museum of Life and
Science.
The climate allows a
world-class community quality of outdoor life with hiking trails, cycling trails,
campsites,
boating, picnicking and fishing for 10 months every year.
Raleigh Parks & Recreation,
Lake Wheeler,
Lake Johnson, and
Pullen Park take excellent advantage of
the Neuse River, Walnut and Crabtree Creeks and their tributaries, and are
fairly connected by the Capital Area Greenway. Both beaches (the Atlantic
Ocean) and mountains (the Great Smoky Mountains ) are within a day's drive.
 College and professional
athletics are
hosted in the
world-class
RBC Center by the NCSU
Wolfpack football and the
Carolina Hurricanes
hockey home
teams. Less than
2 1/2 hours away, is Charlotte, with its NFL and NBA
franchises.
Cultural institutions in the Triangle
are also world-class. The new
ALLTEL
Pavilion is not only successful and
beautiful, it boats the best acoustics in the world and seats over 20,000.
The
BTI Center for the Performing
Arts
includes Fletcher Opera Theater, for opera, dance, and the atrical productions
(featuring
Carolina Ballet, the National Opera
Company and the
A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute);
Kennedy Theater (featuring
Burning Coal Theatre); The Lichtin
Plaza (a 2 acre venue for festivals, concerts, and social functions; and
the
Meymandi Concert Hall featuring the
North Carolina Symphony). The Artistic
Director of Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, Robert Weiss, has single-handedly
revitalized Ballet with a stunning new innovative
production of The Nutcracker. Working from Tchaikovsky and
Petipa's original production notes, Weiss created the production to honor the
memory of George Balanchine.
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