Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina

With multiple facilities in Durham and Morrisville, the Research Triangle Park area is PPD's second largest location.

Services include clinical operations, medical communications and other drug development functions.

Research Triangle Park is world-renowned for numerous prominent high-tech companies and major research facilities.

• Research Triangle Park is the heart of the region known as the Triangle in central North Carolina. The area is comprised of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, plus several other communities (Cary, Morrisville, Carrboro and others).

• The Triangle is a leader in knowledge-based industries and home to major employers in technology, health care, education and agribusiness. The area provides a wide range of employment opportunities and two of its cities, Raleigh and Durham, ranked high on Forbes' 2009 Best Places for Business and Careers list. Raleigh grabbed the top spot for a third straight year, while Durham was ranked third.

• Money magazine consistently ranks the Triangle as one of America's top places to live. Even with its rapid growth, there's still a comfortable quality of life to be enjoyed in the Triangle's appealing and affordable neighborhoods.

• The area's educational opportunities make the grade for you and your children, with three major universities University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Duke University and North Carolina State University, a total of 50 colleges within a 25-mile radius and some of the best K-12 schools in the nation.

• Spectator sports is a major appeal of the Triangle, with the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and perhaps the best college basketball in the nation. The great weather means local recreation options abound, and the beach and mountains, as well as prestigious Pinehurst , are just hours away.

• There's fun for all ages, with a cultural scene including renowned art, science and history museums; arts and crafts fairs; classical music; dance; and a rich local music tradition. Major acts visit the area's many venues throughout the year, and you never know whom you might run into at the nation's premier documentary film festival.

For additional information, please visit the following Web sites:

For Raleigh and Cary:
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Greater Raleigh Visitors and Convention Bureau

For Durham:
Durham Chamber of Commerce
Durham Visitors and Convention Bureau

For Chapel Hill:
Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
Chapel Hill / Orange County Visitors Bureau