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The Research Triangle Park was founded in January 1959 by a committee of government, university, and business leaders as a model for research, innovation, and economic development.
By establishing a place where educators, researchers, and businesses come together as collaborative partners, the founders of the Park hoped to change the economic composition of the region and state, thereby increasing the opportunities for the citizens of North Carolina.
The RTP vision was to provide a ready physical infrastructure that would attract research oriented companies.
Today, more than 42,000 full-time equivalent employees work in RTP with an estimated 10,000 contract workers. These employees have combined annual salaries of over $2.7 billion.

Kansas’ Place in the Rankings
6th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
7th Cost of Living
9th College Affordability
10th Median Family Income
14th Export Intensity Growth
15th Higher-ed Efficiency
16th Productivity Growth
16th Export Intensity
18th Growth in Share of National Exports
18th Budget Gap
21st Per Capita Income Growth
21st Export Growth
22nd Higher-ed Degree Output
23rd High-tech Share of All Businesses
24th Academic R&D Intensity
20th Educational Attainment

New Hampshire Innovation Research Center
NHIRC was created by the legislature in 1991 for the purpose of creating high quality jobs through technology development and innovation.
NHIRC fosters collaboration between New Hampshire businesses and universities to promote applied and basic scientific research, engineering, and associated technology transfer.
NHIRC’s goal is to assist New Hampshire industry in becoming more competitive and, thereby, retain and increase employment.
NHIRC helps New Hampshire companies upgrade old products or develop new products. With NHIRC support, university-industry collaboration fosters innovation and helps to preserve and increase the number of jobs.