RTP

Research Triangle Park was founded 45 years ago on farmland between Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. Today that collaboration of university research and private sector development yields one of the top biotechnology centers in the world. But the RTP dream isn’t hitch-free. Traffic congestion, scarce local housing and competition from other research parks are just some of the challenges. What’s being done to solve these problems? And what lies ahead for North Carolina’s biotechnology research center? Host Melinda Penkava looks at the past, present, and future of RTP with: Monica Doss, president of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development; Elizabeth Rooks, vice president of Planning and Development for the Research Triangle Foundation; and Leoneda Inge, the changing economy reporter for North Carolina Public Radio — WUNC. Listener Call-In. (40:00)

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