GLOBAL ECONOMY

Staff from North Carolina Congressional offices, representatives from Governor Pat McCrory's Washington office, and individuals representing North Carolina-focused businesses gathered in a Capitol Hill meeting room on Friday morning to learn more about the North Carolina in the Global Economy (NCGE) project, a Duke-created website that provides information and insight into North Carolina's traditional and emerging industries... During the last three decades as the IT industry has experienced substantial growth, North Carolina has been increasingly successful in attracting investments from a variety of IT firms differentiated by size, geographic reach, and technical function. In doing so, North Carolina has carved a unique niche within the southeastern portion of the US, that has and continues to generate significant economic growth, as well as new to the world innovations and patents. Through a number of available state-issued subsidies, IT firms of all sizes have access to numerous..