The Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) produces the annual State of Downtown Raleigh report to provide a comprehensive market analysis of the growth of Raleigh’s Central Business District (CBD) for the purpose of informing - and exploring new partnerships with - the investor and real estate community. The 2013 State of Downtown theme, Downtown’s Emergence as Raleigh’s Urban Campus for the Young and Innovative, encompasses the burgeoning growth of technology workers and the expansion of downtown living opportunities for young professionals. Red Hat and Citrix are bringing at least 1,500 additional employees to downtown with a median age of 28 and an average salary of $70,000. The report is presented at DRA’s “State of Downtown Raleigh event” - the premier event for developers, brokers, and economic developers whose clients would benefit from learning more about Raleigh's CBD - an amenity-rich location poised to become an office campus for technology companies.
