Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park headquarters

Founded	1959
Headquarters	Research Triangle Park, NC

The Research Triangle Park (RTP) is a research park in the United States.^[1] It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. A small part of the Park stretches into Wake County, but the majority of the land is in Durham County.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Companies and institutions in or near the Research Triangle Park 3 Universities 4 See also 5 References 6 External links 7 Bibliography

Overview

It is one of the most prominent high-tech research and development centers in the United States. It was created in 1959^[2] by state and local governments, nearby universities, and local business interests. Karl Robbins bought the land where the park is now built. The park is 7,000 acres (2,833 ha) situated in a pine forest with approximately 630 acres (255 ha) for development. The park is an unincorporated area, and state law prohibits municipalities from annexing areas within the park.^[3]

The park is adjacent to Interstate 40 and the Durham Freeway. It is managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, a private non-profit organization.

The park is home to the second largest IBM operation in the world, dwarfed only by India; the company has around 11,000 employees in RTP. The park hosts one of GlaxoSmithKline's largest R&D centers with approximately 5,000 employees.

Companies and institutions in or near the Research Triangle Park

Universities

• Duke University
• North Carolina State University
• North Carolina Central University
• Skema Business School
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

See also

• The Triangle

References

1. ^ http://www.rtp.org/main/
2. ^ Carolyn Sakowski, Sue Clark, Angela Harwood, Steve Kirk, Artie Sparrow, Anne Holcomb Waters (2010), Travel North Carolina: Going Native in the Old North State (4 ed.), John F. Blair, ISBN 9780895873798, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=S1S_YOXAEhgC&pg=PA273&dq=triangle+park+North+Carolina&hl=en&ei=VPPoTsfWEs2y8QORhLSFCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=triangle%20park%20North%20Carolina&f=false, retrieved 2011-12-14 
3. ^ "Could RDU do more for Durham?", Raleigh News & Observer, 13-Sept-2009, p.13A

External links

• Research Triangle Park Web site
• Research Triangle Regional Partnership
• North Carolina's Research Triangle Park: An Investment in the Future UNC-TV documentary commemorating RTP's 40th anniversary, produced by John Wilson and narrated by Carl Kasell of NPR News

Bibliography

• Link, Albert N. (1995). A Generosity of Spirit: The Early History of the Research Triangle Park. Research Triangle Park: Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. ISBN 9780964805101. OCLC 33045964. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZO6YAAAACAAJ. 
• Link, Albert N. (2002). From Seed to Harvest: The Growth of the Research Triangle Park. Research Triangle Park: Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. ISBN 9780964805118. OCLC 50694901. http://books.google.com/books?id=grSlAAAACAAJ. 

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