Carolinas Gateway PartnershipÂ’s Exclusive Segment to be featured on 21st Century Business Television series, April 20, 2010 on CNBC (as paid programming)

(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 17, 2010 ) Boca Raton, FL --- The Rocky Mount Metropolitan Region of Eastern North Carolina offers businesses a unique opportunity. The area is equidistant from three major seaports, Norfolk VA, Wilmington NC and Morehead City NC. The area is in a technology corridor extending from Raleigh-Durham and the famed Research Triangle Park (50 minutes west) to the rapidly growing East Carolina University and its prestigious medical school (30 minutes east).

Interstate 95 and US Highways 264 and 64 (limited access interstate quality highways) run through the region, connecting the Rocky Mount Metro area to the mountains in the west and the beaches to the east. The Rocky Mount Metro area serves as a railway terminal hub for CSX and has an Amtrak passenger train station. The Norfolk Southern and Nashville Rail system also provide rail service to the area.

Additionally, there are numerous state and local incentives and tax advantages available to companies looking to expand or relocate. The Milken Institute ranked Rocky Mount the #1 small metro in the US for high tech jobs. Forbes magazine ranked our region #7 nationally for the low cost of doing business. North Carolina has ranked #1 for four consecutive years and seven of the last eight years by Site Selection Magazine.

The Carolinas Gateway Partnership is a public-private agency dedicated to the economic development of the eastern North Carolina counties of Edgecombe and Nash, the Twin Counties. The Partnership is a non-profit agency governed by regional civic and business leaders.

For more information, visit http://www.econdev.org

About 21st Century Business
21st Century Business airs on CNBC (as paid programming) and the Fox Business Network (as paid programming). 21st Century Business may also be viewed through video on demand via http://www.21cbtv.com. The 21CBTV Series is also available at more than 90 prestigious college universities, including Carnegie Mellon University, Howard University, Dartmouth College and Georgetown University.

For specific market-by-market air dates and times, please e-mail Moniqueh@mmpusa.com. For more information, please visit http://www.21cbtv.com.
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