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It truly amazes me that we so accept if some posts YIPPE YEAH post for the the triangle no one comments on please we've had enough of that sunyside is always up never a gloomy day here in the triangle krap.
You have to be joking on this part right? 90% of what is posted is doom and gloom here. ANYTIME anyone posts anything remotely positive, there is an assault of no you must be wrong or you are drinking some Kool-aid or you are lying or whatever. I don't know what is worse, NBC or here. It's like people just don't want to even attempt to see any good in anything. It's actually quite depressing here, then I go out into the real world and things seem better.
Okay guys, it is bad enough that I have to listen to all the doom and gloom news on CNN, now there is the "City-Data" version too .
Firstly, is there a reason the above poster is hiding who he or she is? Anyway, I am an IT professional and do agree that there have been layoffs and overall job loss in this sector which does not make me feel very comfortable at the moment. However, prior to the economic debacle most of the jobs in the RTP were and still are short term contract jobs anyway, which in my opinion was not that great to begin with. Realistically, NOWHERE is recession proof; however, there was an article that came out in Forbes that included North Carolina as one of the places to ride out the recession... America’s most recession-proof cities - Forbes.com- msnbc.com …. I think this what you may be referring to.
Although jobs are being lost everywhere and probably more than we would like to see in the Triangle, I understand clearly what the article means. Despite the economic hardships being experienced by everyone, unless you have been living in a cave somewhere at the edge of the world, things are much better here than it is in a lot of other states within our union. The shopping malls are not a ghost town yet, and people are still dining out. My kids and I showed up at Magiano's Little Italy about 4pm on the day of our wedding anniversary (last month) for dinner; I was told that a reservation was not necessary, to my surprise, the maître d' told me that I would have to wait until 9pm because they were book solid. He stated that they take reservations up to 90 days in advance, go figure.
In addition, the new home builders in the triangle don't seem to be getting off their price either, although some of them have slowed down the building process. Education and Medical fields in NC are still flourishing despite some cut backs in services. Having born and raised in what many would call a 3rd world country, it amazes me to see how easily many folks here are panicking not because they are without a job (which is understandable) but merely because they do not know how to deal with adversity and are no longer enjoying some of the luxury they were so accustomed to having at their finger tips.
I guess my point here is yes, there are real problems here, but not as bad as many other states right now. We should be grateful for what we have and focus on the glass being half full instead of half empty. In addition, it is times like these that test our true character. We should all pray for our nation and for our fellow citizen that may have it a little worst than us; In addition, help someone whenever we can and keep it moving.
No offence mystery member, but like many other negative news reports out there, yours focusing on the “doom and gloom” of the IT job market may make one feel like blowing their own brains out due to lack of hope. We should all expect the worst, but hope for the best. I really believe that things will turn around, this was the same feeling many had directly after 9/11 in New York and before we realized that we were out of the down moments things were back to normal.
Why does this forum always view pragmatism and realism as "the sky is falling"?
They are building all kind of stuff here in Morrisville. Takes me 4 minutes to get on I40 for work and I see road construction, shops going up, and housing developments being built in that time. Maybe Morrisville is the place to ride out the recession.
I love the doom and gloom by the way and all the predictions. I hear if you make enough of those, then one or two might actually come true (see Nostradamus). Then you can bring about those one or two, nobody will bring up all the predictions you got blatantly wrong.
They are building all kind of stuff here in Morrisville. Takes me 4 minutes to get on I40 for work and I see road construction, shops going up, and housing developments being built in that time. Maybe Morrisville is the place to ride out the recession.
I love the doom and gloom by the way and all the predictions. I hear if you make enough of those, then one or two might actually come true (see Nostradamus). Then you can bring about those one or two, nobody will bring up all the predictions you got blatantly wrong.
i'm moving in to the exchange at brier creek, which is in that area, if i am correct? they seem to have nothing but stuff going up. i just hope it doesnt all come crashing down in a year.
i'm moving in to the exchange at brier creek, which is in that area, if i am correct? they seem to have nothing but stuff going up. i just hope it doesnt all come crashing down in a year.
The pace of stuff in that area has slowed down a ton. Many of the apartment buildings and office are empty. They are filling up slowly but the pace has been cut back big time on the townhomes across from exchange.
yeah, they seemed to be only half full even at the exchange. seems like a nice enough area, though, and well located between raleigh, durham, rtp... i figure things will fill up more as time goes on, but i do feel that immediate area is sort of isolated looking until then.
What about the shopping center across the street from Triangle Towne Center - site of the former Plantation Inn??? Very few tenants with the exception of BJ's and Marshalls, and Circuit City.
Now that the economy has soured, I wonder what will happen?
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What about the shopping center across the street from Triangle Towne Center - site of the former Plantation Inn??? Very few tenants with the exception of BJ's and Marshalls, and Circuit City.
Now that the economy has soured, I wonder what will happen?
What about the shopping center across the street from Triangle Towne Center - site of the former Plantation Inn??? Very few tenants with the exception of BJ's and Marshalls, and Circuit City.
Now that the economy has soured, I wonder what will happen?
Top 5 things to do with the nearly empty Plantation Shopping Center:
1. Turn it into a Middle School like Wakefield did with the Win Dixie. Instead of trailers they will have little store fronts.
2. Move the $1 Store into the Circuit City Store as its the only busy store in that Shopping Center and we need more things that are a $1.
3. In the stores in the Center of the Parking lot. Tear the inside wall down and make it into an indoor track for the fitness Center.
4. Turn the stores into showrooms for the Mega Apartment Complex they are building behind that Shopping Center.
5. ....rip it down and Build a Wal Mart in that spot to maximize the Revenue per acre of the site.
Top 5 things to do with the nearly empty Plantation Shopping Center:
1. Turn it into a Middle School like Wakefield did with the Win Dixie. Instead of trailers they will have little store fronts.
2. Move the $1 Store into the Circuit City Store as its the only busy store in that Shopping Center and we need more things that are a $1.
3. In the stores in the Center of the Parking lot. Tear the inside wall down and make it into an indoor track for the fitness Center.
4. Turn the stores into showrooms for the Mega Apartment Complex they are building behind that Shopping Center.
5. ....rip it down and Build a Wal Mart in that spot to maximize the Revenue per acre of the site.
0. Make the anchor store a soup kitchen.
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It's actually quite depressing here, then I go out into the real world and things seem better. 
Okay guys, it is bad enough that I have to listen to all the doom and gloom news on CNN, now there is the "City-Data" version too 
