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Headline
2014
- DC Briefing: North Carolina in the Global Economy, Sept. 12, 2014
- Studying NC In Global Economy Expands Perspectives, May 5, 2014
- Furniture industry slowly recovering, April 6, 2014
- Belgian Furniture Company Selects High Point for North American Manufacturing Headquarters, February 19, 2014
- Medical Financial Services Company Selects Chowan County, N.C., January 21, 2014
2013
- Duke report to secure High Point Market funding, October 29, 2013
- The Mighty Market, November 12, 2013
- High Point economic impact mostly from furniture sales, November 28, 2013
2012
- Wake Forest BioTech Place debuts in downtown Winston-Salem, February 22, 2012
- Lenovo reports robust third quarter, February 10, 2012
- GSK adjusting its R&D efforts, February 8, 2012
- Caterpillar shuns home state for N.C., February 8, 2012
- Two new movies on tap for Port City this year, February 7, 2012
- New Red Hat HQ to be called 'Red Hat Tower', February 6, 2012
2011
- NCSU takes leading role in developing Smart Grid, June 20, 2011
- Colorado hires Cary's SciQuest, June 4, 2011
- Spanish buyer set to take over Talecris, June 2, 2011
- This wind farm has a chance, April 5, 2011
- GSK raises bar for green initiatives and charity, March 29, 2011
- Red Hat says revenue is up, March 24, 2011
- 220 auto-parts jobs coming to N.C., March 5, 2011
- Liquidia wins the backing of Gates, March 4, 2011
- Years of wooing end in merger for tech companies, March 2, 2011
- SAS buys Assetlink of California, February 23, 2011
- Auto-parts maker will create 58 jobs, February 23, 2011
- Salix buys potential billion-dollar seller, February 8, 2011
- German software company to open U.S. HQ in Durham, February 6, 2011
- China joins in RTP gateway, January 19, 2011
- Lenovo gaining market share and adding jobs, January 18, 2011
2010
- Burt's Bees touts its green goals, December 8, 2010
- Pepsi will expand Winston-Salem call center, November 1, 2010
- '96% of the opportunity' lies ahead, Cree CEO says, October 27, 2010
- CipherOptics gets $3.5M as it hones security offerings, October 21, 2010
- Wood to China boosting state port numbers, October 21, 2010
- $103.8 million in funding makes for a celebration, October 15, 2010
- Green jobs are growing in N.C., October 15, 2010
- Siemens Energy to expand in Wendell, add 139 jobs, October 14, 2010
- Liquidia begins testing flu vaccine, October 6, 2010
- Cree expects to hire 244 over next two years, September 21, 2010
- Openings grow for tech jobs, September 14, 2010
- Wendell's Mortex keeps 600 textile jobs, September 14, 2010
- Agency wants to put the Triangle in movies, August 31, 2010
- Software-maker raises $40M, August 30, 2010
- DreamWorks to run on Red Hat, August 26, 2010
- RTP to get vaccine-making facility, August 11, 2010
- Cree's sales, profits light up, August 11, 2010
- $83 million for rural broadband, August 5, 2010
- IBM to add 600 jobs in RTP, July 9, 2010
- Rivals Cree, Philips team up, July 8, 2010
- Spirit enters with glitz, promises, July 2, 2010
- Consert financing worth $18 million, June 30, 2010
- Porticos plans greener dryer, June 22, 2010
- Triangle companies head to E3 conference, June 14, 2010
- Duke Energy: Charlotte, Raleigh could be electric car hot spots, June 11, 2010
- Good news, bad news for RTP, May 28, 2010
- Yarn factory growing in Lee, May 27, 2010
- Eisai opens drug plant in RTP, May 20, 2010
- Quintiles lands CRO deal with Kaiser Permanente, May 18, 2010
- INC set for growth in Raleigh, May 18, 2010
- Biotech poised for resurgence in N.C., May 4, 2010
- GSK profits on the mend, April 29, 2010
- Toyota deal means 360 jobs for Durham, April 23, 2010
- 4 times more profit for Cree, April 21, 2010
- NCSU to get $3.5 million from feds, April 9, 2010
- RTI opens shop in Sweden, April 6, 2010
- Red Hat tops high expectation, March 25, 2010
- Triangle company tapped to grow Dickey’s Barbecue in North Carolina, March 24, 2010
- Biden lifts up Cree as energy role model, March 19, 2010
- IBM relies on Red Hat, March 17, 2010
- Textiles finding new niche in the N.C. economy, March 15, 2010
- Cisco hopes to employ 10,000, March 5, 2010
- Downsizing tapers off at Hanesbrands, March 2, 2010
- Pittsboro's Biolex raises $10 million, February 26, 2010
- Cash among Cary’s riches, February 26, 2010
- Call center hiring 175 in Rocky Mount, February 25, 2010
- LabCorp to bring 346 jobs to Triad, February 12, 2010
- Booz Allen Hamilton to add 270 new jobs in Fayetteville, February 11, 2010
- Cisco's sales spring forward, February 4, 2010
- Harris Stratex hopes rebranding fuels resurgence, January 29, 2010
- State gets $545 million to beef up rail service, January 29, 2010
- Research Triangle Region Posts Record Year for Business Investment, January 26, 2010
- TransEnterix ready to move forward, January 19, 2010
- Liquidia Technologies raises $20 million, January 18, 2010
- IBM still No.1 patent winner, January 13, 2010
- Garmin will open research center in Triangle, January 13, 2010
- BDSI eyes $2B market with FDA meeting, January 12, 2010
2009
- Profits remain strong at Red Hat, December 23, 2009
- Electrolux to move headquarters to Charlotte, add 738 jobs, December 16, 2009
- 'Smart grid' making jobs, November 24, 2009
- Durham, Raleigh rank high for jobs, November 12, 2009
- RTI to develop biomass fuel, October 28, 2009
- LEDs boost Cree's profit, October 21, 2009
- Fresh catch, net profits, October 21, 2009
- Cree plans to add 575 workers, October 9, 2009
- IBM's magnet for IT insiders, October 6, 2009
- Stimulus jolts Triangle science, October 1, 2009
- EMC Corporation to add jobs in region, September 25, 2009
- Raleigh based Smart Grid software firm, Consert, to help cut power bills, September 22, 2009
- Lenovo getting in touch with consumers, September 16, 2009
- Cree plans to issue new shares, September 9, 2009
- N.C. Biotech Center growing, September 9, 2009
- DuPont plans to grow in Bladen, August 21, 2009
- LED maker Cree reports profit growth, August 12, 2009
- Nextreme raises $8 million, July 8, 2009
- Green jobs growing swiftly, June 16, 2009
- Durham company banking on solar, June 10, 2009
- Ethan Allen to expand in N.C., June 4, 2009
- FedEx moving into new Piedmont Triad hub, June 2, 2009
- LED chip sales give Cree a boost, May 27, 2009
- Lenovo goes back to basics, May 25, 2009
- Nonprofit, Chinese in medical deal, May 20, 2009
- Cempra gets $46 million boost, May 15, 2009
- Toshiba nuclear division to add 194 jobs, April 28, 2009
- Bright View gets $4 million assist, April 23, 2009
- U.S. opens way for wind power off coast, April 23, 2009
- Cardboard maker to expand in Sylva, April 7, 2009
- Report: Coast's great for wind energy, April 7, 2009
- Tax increase rankles tobacco growers, April 2, 2009
- SAS keeps moving forward, March 31, 2009
- SAS forges ahead with Cary expansion, March 20, 2009
- Quintiles chief sees opportunities, March 19, 2009
- Dell cuts jobs in Winston-Salem and Tennessee, March 12, 2009
- Pozen beats forecast, foresees good fortune, February 26, 2009
- Lenovo's latest cuts don't reach Triangle, February 25, 2009
- Rivals Red Hat, Microsoft team up virtually, February 17, 2009
- Lenovo CEO says U.S. remains key, February 17, 2009
- Tekelec tops forecasts, February 12, 2009
- Lenovo CEO out as profit plunges revenue off 20%, February 06, 2009
- Sales rise for software maker, February 05, 2009
- Cree revenues strong, but it's bracing for future, January 21, 2009
- Covation deal worth $600,000, January 16, 2009
- 'Innovate or Die' at Triangle Game Conference, January 16, 2009
- Economists positive about Triangle's prospects, January 8, 2009
- Liquidia lands drug partnership, January 7, 2009
- Lenovo to slash 11% of work force; net of 100 jobs leaving RTP, January 7, 2009
- Two views of Lenovo, January 5, 2009
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Duke Corner
Duke professor comments on engineering outsourcing debate
ON THE AIR Sociology professor Gary Gereffi, director of Duke's Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness, spoke on Jan. 10, 2006 on WUNC Radio's "The State of Things" about the current engineering outsourcing debate. Listen to archived audio, available http://www.wunc.org/tsot/. Listen here
Gereffi and Wadhwa lead study on engineering degree production in the US, China, and India
Professor Gereffi and Vivek Wadhwa lead a study of engineering degree production in the U.S., China and India. A summary appeared in Science, as "Engineered Numbers?" on January 6, 2006. The full report, "Framing the Engineering Outsourcing Debate: Placing the United States on a Level Playing Field with China and India," is located at the Master of Engineering and Management Program site at the Pratt Institute, Duke Univerisity.
Duke panel
"Global Outsourcing: Threat or Necessity to U.S. Competitiveness?" Duke University, April 13, 2004.
Feature Stories
IT outsourcing and North Carolina (2-part series by Anne Krishnan in Durham Herald Sun, Nov. 13-14, 2004)- Anne Krishnan, "White-collar Jobs Once Outside the Global Economy Are Heading Overseas," Herald Sun, November 13, 2004.
- Anne Krishnan, "Wipro extends outsourcing boundaries," Herald Sun, November 14, 2004.
Furniture's fading future in North Carolina (3-part series in Durham Herald Sun, Feb. 15-17, 2004)
- Anne Krishnan and Paul Bonner, "A fading future: The furniture industry - a pillar of the state's economy - may soon be gone," Herald Sun, Feb. 15, 2004.
- Anne Krishnan, "Not made in America: The industry may be upset with foreign competition, but for consumers, the bottom line is the bottom line," Herald Sun, Feb. 16, 2004.
- Anne Krishnan and Paul Bonner, ""The new labor market: Furniture industry, workers must develop new skills," Herald Sun, Feb. 17, 2004.
