22 The Tar Heel Thursday, August 19, 1985
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North Carolina is the state which relies
for its economic livelihood on tobacco, ,
textiles, and furniture, right? Wrong.
While approximately 50 of manufactur
ing jobs are still in those low-wage low-skill
areas that means 50 are not. Research
Triangle Park is one of the projects (probably
by far the single most important one) taking
the state in the 'right' direction.
Perhaps the phenomenon of the Park is
less surprising when one reflects that the state
has more institutions of higher education :
(108) than counties (l 00), with the three that t
form the vertices of the triangle long
recognized as being outstanding.
The Park represents an amazing collab
oration of government, community leaders,
academia, business, and industry.
Foresight, Care and Early Planning
As the project was planned officials visited
previously established Parks and brought
experts to North Carolina. They took great
care to find out how the Park's predecessors
had been set uo and what had made them
successful.
Foresight, Care Today
The strict policies governing the establish
ment of new institutions within the Park (see
below might at first seem restrictive and
discouraging to potential new arrivals. There
are many more who would like to come but
do not because of those policies. But it's not
restrictive - these companies usually end up
locating outside the Park's boundary.
These kind of regulations help to safeguard
against the kind of uncontrolled growth that
has happened at Silicon Valley, California.
The Foundation is rightly anxious that
growth should not get out of control and
irreparably spoil the area or prove a bubble
that quickly bursts. Lasting change must be "
carefully nurtured.
What makes the Triangle Attractive?
We see some answers to this in the
accompanying article on Dynamit Nobel
Grace Silicon: The talent represented by the
three universities, the competitive nature of
the state (DNGS considered 19 other
locations), North Carolina's (surprising)
orientation toward high technology industry,
the reputation of the state's people for hard
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One of the attractions of the area is the
academic atmosphere already produced by
the existence of the universities; :;
Much credit must go to the state for the
extent that it is prepared ; to go to attract ,
new research centers. The National Human
ities Center came to Research Triangle Park'
in the 70s encouraged by free land, $3 million
for building, and $225,000 "p. a. for the first
five years from the three universities. ; '
The Knock-On Benefits :
There are many benefits of the Park less
immediately obvious than the arrival of new
companies. Many students from the univer
sities work in the park and professors work
closely with it. It is a major economic
stimulant. Psychologically its successes
benefit the entire state.
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
We Ye lucky that the Park was started when
it was. A survey as far back as? May 1971 1
reported that of the 81 research parks that
had then been established only around 25
could be said to be doing well. 52 research
parks were established between 1960 and
1965 alone, after which the rate has sharply
: dropped and some have even closed down.
Research Triangle Park would be in a very
different position if it had been started today.
The Park is the Future
In 1962 former Governor Luther Hodges
wrote that: "The Research Triangle is an idea
that has produced a reality - the idea that
the scientific brains and research talents
of . . . three institutions . . . could provide
the background and stimulation of research
for the benefit of the state and nation . . .
the Research Triangle is the marriage of
North Carolina's ideals for higher education
and its hopes for material progress."
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"There is a good pool of high
caliber talent here in the Triangle,"
William A. Haynes, director of
human resources at the Dynamit
Nobel Grace Silicon Company, said
Sunday in a telephone interview.
Dynamit Nobel Grace Silicon
Company, which opened its new
plant in May, will be one of the
largest independent producers of
silicon wafers in the. United States.
With the North Carolina plant the
company added domestic manufac
ture to its ongoing U.S. sales and
support services.
"There was an original search of
20 locations nationwide for the new
plant," Haynes said. "Business tax in
North Carolina was favorable since
North Carolina does not have unitary
tax, which is favorable to foreign
business."
Dynamit Nobel Grace Silicon, a
partnership formed on October 5,
1984, is two-thirds owned by
Dynamit Nobel AG of West Ger
many and one-third by W.R. Grace
and Company, an American firm.
Dynamit Nobel Grace Silicon also
imports and distributes to the United
States and Canada silicon products
produced by Dynamit Nobel Silicon
located in Northern Italy.
Haynes said that a partnership was
made because W.R. Grace put their
efforts at being involved in other
business, especially in electronics. He
said it was an interest to them because
of the share of capital interests.
Dynamit Nobel Silicon (Italy) is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Dynamit Nobel AG and has operated
in the silicon business since 1974,
supplying silicon to the American
market for nine years from its
European facilities.
The partnership has received a
technology license and will be supp
lied raw material by Dynamit Nobel
Silicon (Italy).
The well educated work force and
high tech orientation influenced the
choice, he said.
There are presently 45 employees,
which are all managerial, profes
sional and technical positions.
According to Haynes, by the end of
the year Nobel Grace will employ
about 200 and by 1986, 300 most of
which will be technicians or
operators.
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