A REMARKABLE TWO DECADES: VISION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- WITH A DASH OF BASEBALL -- HAVE TURNED THE TRIANGLE INTO AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE.

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    • Subject Terms:
      RALEIGH (N.C.); NORTH Carolina; UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      GOODMON, Jim; MEEKER, Charles
    • Abstract:
      The article focusses on the economic development in downtown Raleigh and Durham in North Carolina due to public and private investment. The author recalls the growth of these cities and names several visionaries responsible for this including Jim Goodmon, chief executive officer (CEO) of Capitol Broadcasting, Charles Meeker, mayor of Raleigh, businessman Greg Hatem, who built a restaurant empire in Raleigh and developer John Kane.