Editing Wake County, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
Wake County's economy is heavily influenced by the Research Triangle Park (RTP), located between Durham and Raleigh. RTP is the country's largest [[industrial park]] and a primary center in the United States for [[high-tech]] and [[biotech]] research, as well as textile development. The park is home to more than 160 companies employing over 50,000 people.<ref>[http://www.rtp.org/main/index.php?pid=178&sec=1 The Research Triangle Park<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102124235/http://www.rtp.org/main/index.php?pid=178&sec=1 |date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> The largest employers in the Park include [[IBM]] (11,000 employees), [[GlaxoSmithKline]] (6,400 employees), and [[Cisco Systems]] (3,400 employees).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071104012420/http://www.rtp.org/main/index.php?pid=166&sec=1 The Research Triangle Park<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Wake County's industrial base includes electrical, medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment; clothing and apparel; food processing; paper products; and pharmaceuticals. The agriculture industry is visible in rural areas of the county, with tobacco, cotton, wheat, soybeans, and corn being the most common products grown.

[[SAS Institute]], one of the largest privately held software companies in the world,<ref>[http://www.sas.com/corporate/overview/index.html About SAS | SAS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802112744/http://www.sas.com/corporate/overview/index.html |date=August 2, 2009 }}</ref> is located in Cary, and Raleigh is home to the headquarters of [[Fortune 500]] retailer [[Advance Auto Parts]]. Other major companies based in Wake County include [[A10 Networks]], [[Verizon]], [[3Dsolve]], [[Carquest]], [[Butterball]], [[Cotton Incorporated]], [[Epic Games]], [[Lord Corporation]], [[Lenovo Group]] (U.S. headquarters), [[Tekelec]], [[Red Hat]], [[Golden Corral]] and [[Martin Marietta Materials]].

In 2007, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine listed Raleigh and Cary among the best cities to find jobs in the United States,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/home/2007/02/15/best-cities-jobs-leadership-careers_cx_hc_0216cityjobs_slide_2.html?thisSpeed=15000 | work=Forbes | title=By The Numbers: The 25 Best U.S. Cities For Jobs | first=Hannah | last=Clark | access-date=September 17, 2017 | archive-date=October 9, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009184603/http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/02/15/best-cities-jobs-leadership-careers_cx_hc_0216cityjobs_slide_2.html?thisSpeed=15000 | url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as being the area ranked as the best place for business and careers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/1/07bestplaces_Raleigh-NC_100138.html | work=Forbes | title=#1 Raleigh NC | date=April 5, 2007}}</ref> Also in 2007, [[CNN]] ranked the region as the third best area for job growth, the top region for technology workers,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0704/gallery.jobs_markets.biz2/3.html | work=CNN | access-date=May 27, 2010 | title=America's best jobs in the hottest markets}}</ref> and Bizjournals.com ranked it as the fourth best place for young adult job seekers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/73.html |title=bizjournals: Rank of large metros for young adult job seekers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629140822/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/73.html |archive-date=June 29, 2008 }}</ref>

On April 26, 2021, [[Apple Inc.]] announced that they would build a $1 billion hub in the Wake County portion of the [[Research Triangle Park]]. It is expected to house a 1,000,000 square foot facility and hire more than 3,000 people with a minimum average salary of $185,000 per year.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Joel|last2=Kaplan|first2=Jonah|date=April 26, 2021|title=Apple unveils $1B investment to build east coast hub in Research Triangle, create at least 3,000 jobs|url=https://abc11.com/10547896/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham|language=en}}</ref>