Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the Western Wake 100!
Optometrists. Land developers. Auto dealers. Hospitals.
You’ll find them and other business sectors represented in the inaugural Western Wake 100, our list of 100 of the most influential companies in Western Wake County.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses have had a significant impact on the economy and lives of the residents in Western Wake County this year, and following is a list of companies that stand above the rest in 2008. While this isn’t a comprehensive list of all the companies, it’s one …
Most companies hope they can exist for 25 years. A lucky few make it to 50. Progress Energy this year celebrated its 100th year in business.
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is a huge economic driver for Western Wake County. The company employs about 5,000 people in its Research Triangle Park office.
Burt’s Bees’ mission is twofold: provide a quality, natural product and be socially responsible.
Written By David McCreary
Photographed By Jonathan Fredin
Remember the days when “recycling” simply meant putting aluminum cans in a separate bin? Where yellowing skyscrapers made from stacks of old newspaper patiently waited in the basement for that annual trip to the waste facility? Not that long ago, calls to “save the environment” were often openly refuted and dismissed as delusions of the counter culture. Well, that time has passed. Say hello to the new green revolution.
Perhaps the most progressive trend to sweep the country this decade, environmental responsibility (also called “going …
Written By Richard Greene
Photographed By Jonathan Fredin
Some two decades in the making, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport will finally get its new terminal this fall.
RDU’s Terminal 2 is scheduled to open on the morning of Oct. 26 and the Triangle’s burgeoning traveling clientele will immediately experience convenience, comfort and Carolina’s culture taken to a higher degree, officials say.
When the two-phased project is fully completed three years from now, the $570 million Terminal 2 will be nearly three times larger than its predecessor — Terminal C — and is …
Written By Jonathan Yeomans
Streetscape Renderings Courtesy of the Town of Cary
When town officials needed a symbol for The Downtown Cary Streetscape Project, they found one that was literally close to home: the front porch.
Town officials hope that the renovation project, a $36.6 million undertaking slated for completion in 2012, will transform downtown Cary into the warm, inviting face of an area that is exploding with growth.
“In the South, front porches are where people gather and where you see the face of the house and people that live there,” said Denise …
If there’s a word that sums up the Triangle communities, it’s “growing.” Any business owner or resident who has been in the area for the past 10 years can attest to that. More businesses and competition, more residences and customers — Western Wake is no longer the bucolic community it once was.
But how are the towns keeping up with the growth? As the population explodes and higher demands are placed on the infrastructures and economy, towns need to either keep ahead, keep up or get left in the dust. Here’s …
What better way to celebrate the milestones in a child’s life than with a pink limo, a new look and the ultimate spa experience? That’s exactly what Dixie Drake-Davis, founder and CEO of Sweet & Sassy, had in mind when she opened her first kid-friendly spa and salon in Southlake, Texas.
Today, Sweet & Sassy has more than 34 locations and continues to grow as fast as the “tween” crowd it caters to. Sweet & Sassy provides a fun and wholesome environment where kids can celebrate being kids.
Brenda Sizemore, of Cary, …