|
Chamber Supports Multimodal Approach in Proposed Wake Transit Plan Yesterday Wake County officials released the proposed Wake County Transit Plan, built upon recommendations from a broad-based, bi-partisan advisory committee that studied the topic for nearly a year. Job Growth in U.S. Exceeds Forecast The 211,000 increase in payrolls followed a 298,000 gain in October that was bigger than previously estimated, a Labor Department report showed Friday. The median forecast called for a 200,000 advance. Triangle’s Hotel Growth Spurt Highlighted The Triangle's hospitality industry gets a shout-out in trade publication Travel Weekly's "Raleigh-Durham, sharing a hyphen and a hotel growth spurt." North Hills Breaks Ground on New Tower North Hills broke ground Monday morning on a fourth high-rise tower on the east side of Six Forks Road. At completion, it will stand 12 stories tall. Startups Announce Big Funding Numbers In Q1 and Q2 alone, 85 entrepreneurial companies raised nearly $427 million in North Carolina. Within 24 hours, on Dec. 1 and 2, four companies made funding announcements. State of Mobility Recap Nearly 300 regional leaders gathered for the Regional Transportation Alliance’s 14th annual meeting on Dec. 3. Here’s a recap of the event (including the 2015 State of Mobility report and insights from our national keynote speaker Gabe Klein) and an article that appeared in The News & Observer. Chamber Welcomes New Staff Meet the Chamber’s newest staff members: John Reid Sidebotham, project manager for Wake County Economic Development; Brianne Gill, Small Business and Member Services manager; and Lisa Haun, front office coordinator. 3 Tips to Take the Stress Out of Business Planning https://www.sba.gov/blogs/3-tips-taking-stress-out-business-planning Business planning doesn’t have to be a stressful experience if you remember these three tips. Never Miss an Update! If you liked this recap, make sure you subscribe to the Chamber's e-newsletter to receive this information directly in your inbox each week.
0 Comments
By Mark Helsig
Freeways vice chair, Regional Transportation Alliance Senior director of business operations, SAS Institute, Inc. Transportation studies and hearings are not, by their nature, particularly exciting. However, the meetings next week on the Complete 540 freeway project are both exciting and essential — and we need your help to advance the regional business community’s top new freeway priority. Here is the gist of what you need to know:
Whether or not you offer feedback in person, your comments should be in writing, and include the following:
This is a re-post of a blog from the Regional Transportation Alliance, a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber. See the original blog, as well as other, here. Wake County is predicted to add 300,000 people to our population in the next 15 years. We want to maintain our great quality of life, and as one of the fastest growing metros in the United States, we need to plan for it now.
That's why building a consensus around a vision for the area’s transit is a priority for the Chamber. We have to ready Raleigh for the future. Committee takes action For nearly a year, a broad-based, bipartisan advisory group has been reviewing a variety of transit options and principles, guided by Wake County staff, regional transit partners, and transit consultants. Last week, at the final meeting of the Wake Transit Advisory Committee, the group reviewed and compared several options and endorsed four primary recommendations to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and area transit partners. Those recommendations include:
Dive deeper into the four recommendations, get a recap of how we got to this point, and find out what's next in this blog from Regional Transportation Alliance Executive Director Joe Milazzo II. Moving our community forward, together This process has been purposeful and focused and participants have been dedicated to the success of the effort and our community. Thank you to the members of the transit advisory committee their work and to the Wake County commissioners for their leadership. Be on the lookout for further information and commentary from the Chamber and RTA in the coming weeks and months. |
AuthorGreater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Archives
January 2026
Categories
All
|
Menu
RSS Feed
|
STAY CONNECTED
Join Our Email Newsletter |
© Copyright 2025 Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. All Rights Reserved