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Encyclopedia > Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Research Triangle Park, or RTP is a research park near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.


It is one of the most prominent high-tech research and development centers in the United States and has been compared to Silicon Valley. It was created in 1959 by nearby universities and enterprises. Karl Robbins bought the land where the park is now built.


The park is 7,000 acres (28 km²) situated in a pine forest with approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) for development. As of the early 2000s, more than 100 R&D facilities exist at RTP with some 38,500 employees. The park is next to Interstate 40 and the Durham Freeway.


Companies and institutions in or near the Research Triangle Park

Universities

External links

  • Research Triangle Park Web site (http://www.rtp.org)
  • RTP-TV (http://www.rtp.org)
  • Triangle TechJournal (http://www.triangletechjournal.com)
  • The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (http://www.cednc.org)

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Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the world, and it is located near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
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