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  Research Triangle Park, North Carolina City Profile.
The Research Triangle Committee was formed in September, 1956 to explore the idea of creating a research park to be located between Duke University in Durham, N.C. State University in Raleigh, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Research Triangle Institute was the Park's first tenant and served as a focal point for companies interested in the Park, as it still does today -- RTI is now the fourth-largest non-profit contract research organization in the United States.
And Park Research Center, a campus of about 12 buildings that was formerly occupied by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was established to provide wet lab space to smaller and mid-sized research companies.
www.chrisedwardsgroup.com /city-tours/triangle-park.aspx   (719 words)

  
  Research Triangle Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the world, and it is located near Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
The park is 7,000 acres (28 km²) situated in a pine forest with approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) for development.
Research Triangle Park: The Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, 1995.
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 The Triangle (North Carolina) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and the town of Chapel Hill.
The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Dunn CSA is generally considered to comprise 7 counties, although the U.S. Census Bureau divided the region into 2 metropolitan statistical areas and 1 micropolitan area in 2003.
The major research universities of the Triangle are North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Research_Triangle   (918 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Research Triangle Park Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Research Triangle Park is a research park located near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is a research park located near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
The park is 7,000 acres (28 km²) situated in a pine forest with approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) for development.
www.ipedia.com /research_triangle_park.html   (205 words)

  
 Marriott Courtyard Durham Research Triangle Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This Courtyard by Marriott Durham hotel is conveniently located just minutes from the 7,000 acre Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the United States with over 100 research and development companies.
The Courtyard Durham Research Triangle Park is also just eight miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport RDU as well, making this RTP hotel a convenient stop for any business government or leisure traveler.
Designed for the business traveler, yet pleasing for government and leisure travelers as well, the Courtyard Durham Research Triangle Park hotel knows what is important to its guests.
www.marriott.com /hotels/travel/rdurt-courtyard-durham-research-triangle-park   (306 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park :: About Us: Park History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is a public/private, planned research park, created in 1959 by leaders from business, academia and industry.
The Research Triangle Committee was formed in September, 1956 to explore the idea of creating a research park to be located between Duke University in Durham, N.C. State University in Raleigh, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
And Park Research Center, a campus of about 12 buildings that was formerly occupied by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was established to provide wet lab space to smaller and mid-sized research companies.
www.rtp.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=about_us_history.html   (868 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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 Research Triangle Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Today, Durham-based Research Triangle Park is the most recognizable park of its kind in the world and still growing.
The Park gets its name from its affiliation with three major universities, Duke University in Durham and nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and further to the southeast, North Carolina State University in the state capital, Raleigh.
The Park was developed by Research Triangle Foundation and jointly marketed with organizations like the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.
www.durham-nc.com /stats/news_story_ideas/stories/rtp.php   (377 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. in Durham, the Univ. of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State Univ. in Raleigh, it is one of the largest research complexes in the United States.
The park was created in 1959 by leaders from business and academia; by the late 1990s it was home to nearly 140 organizations, more than a hundred of which were related to research and development, and employed about 50,000 people.
Companies represented there engage in high-technology research, development, and manufacturing in such areas as the health sciences, pharmaceuticals, computers, optics, and many other for-profit and nonprofit enterprises.
www.bartleby.com /65/re/ResearchTrP.html   (212 words)

  
 WetFeet.com > City Profile > Research Triangle Park
RTP is a research community, planned by leaders of business, academia, and industry, and built with public and private funding, starting in 1959.
The name was derived from the triangle formed by three nearby universities: the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and Duke University in Durham.
RTP grew slowly through the early 1960s, but toward the end of that decade the arrival of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) accelerated its expansion.
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 Research Triangle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Location: Research Triangle Park is located in North Carolina and draws it's name from the triangle formed by the large three universities in the area: Duke University at Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Research Triangle Park benefits from the North Carolina Information Highway, a state-wide fiber optic network for high speed transmission of computer data, graphics, images and voice communications.
The Research Triangle Institute was the first tenant, which is now the fourth-largest non-profit contract research organization in the United States.
www.american.edu /carmel/ab5293a/Casestudy/Research_Triangle/research_triangle.htm   (529 words)

  
 Case Study:  Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park, a collaboration of government, industry and the three local universities (UNC, Duke, and NC State), has been the catalyst for the development of the Raleigh-Durham area, providing over 30,000 people with jobs and attracting other businesses to the area.
The park was founded in 1958 after state government officials decided that the area between the three universities can be a good area for research and economic development.
The RTP area has mostly recovered from the dot-com bust and continues to grow, though not at the rate of the 1990s.
www.unc.edu /~eversole/rtp.html   (286 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park Realtor : Find Realtor in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (NC)
Welcome to Research Triangle Park, which began in the late 1950’s forming an area of extreme research in business, industry and environmental health.
Research Triangle Park, NC Real Estate Agents report that the businesses are national and international, bringing people from all over the globe to live in the surrounding areas.
Research Triangle, NC Real Estate Agents report that there are a number of residential communities surrounding the triangle including Morrisville, Durham, Cary, and Raleigh.
www.homebuyersinformationcenter.com /realtors/NC/Research+Triangle+Park.html   (281 words)

  
 Headlines/Breaking News from Triangle Business Journal - bizjournals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- Ganymede Software will be leaving First Flight Venture Center to take up new quarters in Morrisville in December -- leaving one-fifth of the incubation center vacant for new start-ups.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- On Nov. 1, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in Research Triangle Park will celebrate 30 years of biomedical research and prevention and the treatment of diseases related to the environment.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- One of the state's largest voice-mail companies is expected to be acquired as part of a nationwide deal that could be worth as much as $57.5 million.
www.bizjournals.com /site_map/triangle_sitemap_3.html   (6885 words)

  
 News @ Cisco: Cisco Systems Officially Opens RTP Facility; Eastern US Headquarters Established
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, May 19, 1995 -- Cisco Systems, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer John T. Chambers joined area business leaders and elected officials today to dedicate the company's new eastern headquarters in Research Triangle Park, and to announce eminent ground breaking for a second building on the 43 acre site.
"Research Triangle Park continues to be a hotbed for the growth of ideas, innovation, and economic development.
The mission of the RTP facility is both to provide headquarters for the IBM Internetworking Business Unit and to house other engineering, customer support, and sales functions serving the entire company.
newsroom.cisco.com /dlls/1995/corp_051995.html   (698 words)

  
 Energy TechNet: Research Triangle Park
Program description: The 7,000-acre Research Triangle Park is the largest research park in the United States, and is home to roughly 140 organizations.
Recognized internationally as a center for cutting-edge research and development, the Park is owned and developed by the private, not-for-profit Research Triangle Foundation.
The Research Triangle itself is named for the Triangle formed by the three universities: Duke University at Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
www.eere.energy.gov /inventions/energytechnet/resources/resultdetails/711/print=yes   (118 words)

  
 Hotels in Research Triangle Park
Durham, NC This three-story hotel, in Research Triangle Park, is 13 miles south of Durham.
Durham, NC This six-story hotel is 1.5 miles from Research Triangle Park, and within 20 miles of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
Durham, NC This Research Triangle Park hotel is two miles from Raleigh-Durham airport and 10 miles from the Museum of Natural History.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/NorthCarolina/ResearchTrianglePark.asp   (758 words)

  
 Radisson Hotels & Resorts - Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park
The ideal Research Triangle Park location for a variety of meetings and social events, the Hotel Research Triangle Park provides flexible, well-appointed meeting and banquet space for up to 300 people.
The Hotel Research Triangle Park is located in the heart of Research Triangle Park, a leading center for cutting edge research just minutes from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
The Hotel Research Triangle Park is convenient to Duke University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
www.radisson.com /researchtrianglenc   (377 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park, Durham Hotels Motels
The Research Triangle Park Marriott is located eighteen miles west of downtown Raleigh close to the IBM facilities at Research Triangle Park.
The Clarion Research Triangle Park Hotel is located only three miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and minutes from downtown Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, homes to North Carolina State University, Duke University and University of North Carolina.
The DoubleTree Guest Suites Raleigh Durham is adjacent to the Research Triangle Park, minutes from the Raleigh Airport, downtown Durham, the historic town of Chapel Hill, and nearby Raleigh.
www.point-travel.com /durham/hotels-research-triangle-park.htm   (469 words)

  
 LeadingTravel.com -- global discount hotel reservations
The Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park is strategically located 3 miles from Raleigh Durham International Airport, in the heart of Research Triangle Park.
The Courtyard at Research Triangle Park is conveniently located off of Hwy 54 and I-40, just minutes from the heart of Research Triangle Park.
The Residence Inn Durham at Research Triangle Park promotes the extended-stay experience by combining all the comforts of home.
www.travelnow.com /hotels/hotels.html?cid=38738&city=research+triangle+park&state=NC&country=USA   (540 words)

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