For the data gathered by Catalytix to be truly significant, comparisons will be made against other cities.  The Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors compiled a list of 25 cities that will be benchmarked.  Cities were chosen for numerous reasons, including: similar size/makeup, location/proximity, areas known to have strong knowledge sector development, areas that are competitive with the Cape Fear area for attracting workers, etc.  

A list of the benchmark cities and their base knowledge sector rankings compared to the Cape Fear area has already been compiled.  Click here to view the data...