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Old 12-01-2009, 08:32 AM
 
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Overall, what is the economy like in the Triangle area right now? Are all sectors suffering or are there some that are doing okay or even better than usual?
Noticed your post on the Greenville, SC forum with this question....figured I would answer here. I moved back to NYC not too long ago because of the lack of industries located in the southern states. At the time I was living there was laid off from my job, had resumes going out in both North Carolina and South Carolina..............after months of looking for work and finding nothing went back to NYC. Most of the jobs in the southern states revolve around manufacturing or healthcare. Manufacturing is a hurting industry of course due to everything being made in Asia. For example in Greenville the Sara Lee plant will be closing there in early 2010, which will put a lot of people out of work. The south has made some progress within the past 10-20 years but not enough to offer enough jobs for the influx of people who want to move there.

Low wage jobs are still the norm there, the unemployment rate is over 10% in most areas.

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Old 12-01-2009, 12:53 PM
 
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1. Sucks.
2. Nurses and doctors are employed.


You are correct, but wait... someone will soon write this area is great for jobs...and they live in a huge house.
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Old 12-01-2009, 01:01 PM
 
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You are correct, but wait... someone will soon write this area is great for jobs...and they live in a huge house.
Maybe, but it won't be someone working in IT...
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Old 12-01-2009, 04:14 PM
 
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Maybe, but it won't be someone working in IT...
or finance, sales, construction...
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Old 12-01-2009, 04:22 PM
 
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For years, some of us have been warning folks not to believe the bunk in the magazines.

It's a shame they are now finding out the hard way that NC is not "the land of milk and honey".
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Old 12-01-2009, 04:31 PM
 
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For years, some of us have been warning folks not to believe the bunk in the magazines.

It's a shame they are now finding out the hard way that NC is not "the land of milk and honey".
Thank You for doing this, please continue. If you can help one person get accurate information it is worth it.
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Old 12-01-2009, 04:50 PM
 
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South Carolina and Georgia are not the land of milk & honey either....but what NC, SC and GA all have in common is the fact that they all have a few metropolitan areas that have begun making some progress in the last 10-15 years. So now those who would probably never have considered a move to these states start to believe that they can escape the high cost of living in the northern states. Life is a trade off and a utopia does not exist so moving from one state to another with these expectations is a recipe for disaster.

I only wish someone would inject some truth and reality in the South Carolina forum.....the people there would rather cover the truth just to keep newcomers moving to the south!
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Old 12-02-2009, 08:46 AM
 
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Thank you all so much for your recommendations! I really and truly appreciate them. Will check out Carrboro, Durham and Wake.

Francois- We've heard great things about NC. More specifically, Asheville. However, my husband needs to be near a larger city in case he loses his job (which is long-distance, so he works from home). Not likely to happen in the short-term, but better safe than sorry.
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Old 12-06-2009, 03:57 PM
 
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Life is a trade off and a utopia does not exist so moving from one state to another with these expectations is a recipe for disaster!
This quote should be a sticky.
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Old 12-06-2009, 07:22 PM
 
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Thank you all so much for your recommendations! I really and truly appreciate them. Will check out Carrboro, Durham and Wake.

Francois- We've heard great things about NC. More specifically, Asheville. However, my husband needs to be near a larger city in case he loses his job (which is long-distance, so he works from home). Not likely to happen in the short-term, but better safe than sorry.
puggal, I would also add Hillsborough, NC to your list. I see you currently live in Hillsboro so at least your city name wouldn't change. Hillborough has a nice historic area.... somewhat artsy. But it's is more than 25 mins from RTP.

As others stated, this area is very different from Portland. It's much more spread out and not as much density of historic housing stock as Portland.

Good luck with the research.
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