Commute of 30 min. or less from HS and WS (home, babysitter)

[VickiR]

NewUser...according to city data...you joined in December 2006. I don't do much math but when December 2010 rolls around, you will have been here FOUR YEARS. ALMOST 4 years, not 5!!! Of course, you could have been a lurker for a year and then you'd be accurate...almost 5 years. I say that because I've been here about as long as I remember when you appeared! So, which is it? Almost 5 or almost 4?

No matter which one it was, I don't think it was ALL wasted!!! Ha ha ha (can't find my laughing face)!

Vicki

[NewUser]

Originally Posted by VickiR

NewUser...according to city data...you joined in December 2006. I don't do much math but when December 2010 rolls around, you will have been here FOUR YEARS. ALMOST 4 years, not 5!!!

You're right! For some reason I thought that I had discovered City-Data back when we lived in Dallas and were considering a move to Raleigh, but I guess we moved here first. My first post in Dec 2006 was a delightfully insightful post on the state of the Raleigh real estate market. . . . . something that we don't see here often enough Thanks for keeping me honest Vicki.

[Nonna2trips]

Thanks for the input. New User, the one part I meant to say where can he work that would be 30 minutes or less of a commute from Holly Springs. I guess if Raleigh and RTP have very few IT jobs requiring a clearance, we might do better to look in Fayetteville.

[NewUser]

Originally Posted by Nonna2trips

The one part I meant to say where can he work that would be 30 minutes or less of a commute from Holly Springs. I guess if Raleigh and RTP have very few IT jobs requiring a clearance, we might do better to look in Fayetteville.

It's not that RTP and Raleigh have few IT jobs requiring a clearance, it's just that you'll be hard pressed to commute from HS to either RTP or downtown Raleigh in 30 min or less during rush hour.

And you never mentioned what kind of security clearance your SIL has. . . . . . is it DoD, or some private industry TS clearance? I've only had the DoD kind and that's all I'm familiar with (so that's what I've assumed for this thread), but I'm sure there must be other kinds. I know that there is a Raytheon office here in Raleigh that does government work, mainly communications.

[Nonna2trips]

New User, it is a TS clearance for Northrop Grumman who does mostly or all government contracts. Where would you suggest looking for homes to live within 30 min. commute to RTP if that is where the jobs would be available for him?

[NewUser]

Originally Posted by Nonna2trips

Where would you suggest looking for homes to live within 30 min. commute to RTP if that is where the jobs would be available for him?

I think that you are putting words in my mouth again.

I have limited knowledge of where a person with IT experience could find a job that required a TS DoD clearance. I'm not in that field (DoD work) anymore and consequently have not shopped for jobs with companies that do DoD work in a LONG time.

However, in my recent job hunting experiences, I came across a few companies that do DoD work in the Triangle area. These are just a few and are not meant to be an exhaustive list.

1. Lord Corp in Cary.
2. iRobot in Durham
3. Research Triangle Institure in RTP
4. Tyco Electronice in Fuquay
5. Bennett Aerospace in Cary
6. Raytheon in Raleigh
7. Kidde Aerospace in Raleigh

These are a few. I'm sure that there are lots more. You can see that the ones I have seen are located throughout the Triangle.

This may be an obvious question, but if your SIL is a sharp guy, shouldn't he be doing this legwork? Once he finds a job, then he can find the place to live that is within 30 minutes of his job.

[zinner]

Originally Posted by NewUser

This may be an obvious question, but if your SIL is a sharp guy, shouldn't he be doing this legwork? Once he finds a job, then he can find the place to live that is within 30 minutes of his job.

I can answer that. Mother in Laws like to "doublecheck".

[LoopDeLoop]

if zinner were the SIL, i would giggle so hard right about now. this thread has been an interesting development.

[Nonna2trips]

To New User:The reason that I am doing the research is because in addition to being a husband and father(to 2 year old triplets and a 3 month old), he works full-time, is doing self study of a Linux program, trying to make improvements to his home for selling next year, has church responsibilities, etc. My work has slow periods when I can take a few minutes to do this. And as you can imagine, my daughter keeps pretty busy. Thanks for the info as it can narrow down for us our home search area. I don't believe he should have difficulty getting a job as he is being recruited by a couple of companies here trying to lure him away from Northrop. FYI, we actually have a great MIL/SIL relationship. LOL!

[SaucyAussie]

You might also try Novartis, they have a huge facility right there in Holly Springs. Not exactly IT, but it doesn't hurt to check. And then there is also Shearon Harris, again not sure what they would have in the IT field though...