RPN Raleigh Mastermind Meeting Member Charles Hayes, CEO/President at Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP), delivered some big picture trends: He explained outside interest is focused on regions in North Carolina, not on the whole state, labeling prospering cities as “city states”. RTRP’s numbers are up and the pipeline is up, including a Chinese medical device company who’s interested in the region. Charles also notes the Triangle Region is starting to compete more directly with Charlotte, which is unlike the recent past.