Research Triangle Park

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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Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill - Research Triangle - North Carolina

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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.

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High-tech - Research and development - United States - Silicon Valley - 1959 - Universities - Karl Robbins

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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.

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Pine - Forest - R&D - Interstate 40

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The park is home to the largest IBM operation outside of Armonk, New York and the company has around 16,000 employees in RTP.

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