Triangle, North Carolina.  GSK Layoffs Coming - Siemens To Add Jobs.  

Zebulon - The Glaxo-SmithKline Zebulon production and packaging facility will lose about 70 jobs during the next 60 days.  Although the number has not been disclosed, their Research Triangle Park faciliity has been seeing some cutbacks since October.  It has also let go temporary workers and contractors at the Zebulon plant.  Regulatory delays in several new products and competition from generic drugs my result in further cuts.

Cary - Siemens Medical Solutions will create approximately 300 jobs - - over the next five years.  It manufactures patient-monitoring systems and medical gear.  The new jobs will be in the service and training areas.  Siemens reports that the jobs will pay an average of about $73,000 per year.  Siemens will start adding the new jobs in 2009.

Raleigh - Wake Crossings Plaza vote coming up.  The Raleigh City Council will vote on whether or not to approve the Wake Crossings Plaza.  The 53,000 square feet of office and retail space was first proposed five years ago.  The Comprehensive Planning committee has approved it so the City Council will probably follow suit.  The center is on four acres off of Mitchell Mill Road east of Forestville Road. 

John Fish (919) 696-3474   Email: Marvmax@mindspring.com   Website: wwwJohnFish.com

Cary, North Carolina.  Epic Games Licenses UE3 to SouthPeak Games of Texas.  UE3 (Engine 3 Technology) is software other companies can use as a base to develop their own PC and video games.  SouthPeak will use Epic’s technology in its “Monster Madness EX: Battle for Suburbia” game.  Makes one wonder whatever happened to Black Bart and BB guns.

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 John Fish (919) 696-3474  Email: Marvmax@mindspring.com Website: www.JohnFish.com