• In 2006, the Charlotte, Research Triangle, and Piedmont Triad regions accounted for nearly 62% of the state’s population and 64% of all jobs in the state
• In 2005, average annual wages were highest in the Charlotte and Research Triangle regions (above $40,000), and lowest in the Northeast region (under $27,000)
• In the last 15 years, the Research Triangle region’s population grew at the fastest rate in the state: 59%. The Northeast Region grew the slowest: 13%
The growth of Charlotte and the Triangle should be celebrated, but what can the University do to help leverage that growth in the eastern and western parts of the state. Many students desire to return home to contribute and apply their new skills in their communities, but are concerned about quality of life issues. What can the University do to help your community in this area? Should this be a concern? Where are there success stories in transforming communities in our state? Where are we lagging the furthest behind?
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The reason that Charlotte and the Research Triangle have so many jobs is because of the quantity of the businesses that operate there.
In order to create job opportunities in areas that have less business density, the UNC system would need to focus on entrepreneurial measures at every campus. If WCU and ECU can build a stronger office of technology transfer and reach out to the surrounding area to build businesses, those regions would experience growth that would be limited only by the rate at which qualified graduates could be produced.
If our graduates can create businesses when they return home they can create a job for themselves, and jobs for many other graduates that will be moving to that area.
As a researcher I can tell you that most scientists do not want to live in rural areas. I think its time for NC politicians wake up and smell the coffee before a lot of talented people leave this state. Concentrate resources around areas where people actually want to live (ie mass transit, education, improved infrastructure) rather than building highways and research campuses in the middle of nowehere. Many of my colleagues are leaving the area (RTP) for other locales such as No. California, Boston, and Toronto where more emphasis is placed on investing in mass transit and educational initiatives rather then just talking about it all the time.
Agree, do not like Big city living either. tried to live in a city for 6 months, was not for me.
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