Infrastructure
Electricity
Progress Energy
Progress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. The company will observe its 100th anniversary in 2008. Progress Energy includes two major utilities that serve 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. Phone: 1-800-452-2777
Wake Electric
Wake Electric provides reliable, safe and affordable energy and related services. We operate as a cooperative business and continually improve our services to meet the needs of our customers and enhance their quality of life. Phone: 919-863-6300
Wake Forest Power (Town of Wake Forest)
Wake Forest Power is one of 48 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn Reliable Public Power ProviderTM (RP3) recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service.
Wake Forest Power is also a part of ElectriCities, a not-for-profit government service organization representing cities, towns and universities that own electric distribution systems.
Natural Gas
PSNC Energy
Phone: 1-877-776-2427
Water
City of Raleigh
Phone: 919-890-3245
Telecommunications
AT&T Local Exchange Carrier
Embarq
Windstream Communications
Time Warner Cable
Tax Rates
The corporate income tax rate is 6.9%. For more information on corporate taxes, see North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Transportation
Air
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
RDU is 22 miles from downtown Wake Forest (less than 35 minute drive) Over 450 daily arrivals and departures nonstop service to 36 destinations Over 10 million passengers annually.
Triangle North Executive Airport (LHZ)
Triangle North is located in Louisburg, NC, 14 miles from downtown Wake Forest, a 24 minute drive. They provide easy, low-traffic access to Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding, NC communities. The airport is owned and operated by Franklin County, North Carolina.
Rail
Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS)
The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. The company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada. The most common commodity hauled on the railroad is coal from mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The railroad also offers an extensive intermodal network in eastern North America. 1,450 Miles of Track; 593,712 Carloads per year; 723 NC Industries Served. Phone: 919-831-3049
CSX Transportation
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is a transportation company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. Our transportation network connects customers to ports, production and distribution centers and markets across the eastern United States. 1,200 Miles of Track; 379,355 carloads per year; 400 NC Industries Served. Phone: 919- 851-5433
Amtrak Railroad
The name Amtrak is the blending of the words "American" and "Track". The railroad's official name is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Amtrak officially began service on May 1, 1971 when Clocker no. 235 departed New York Penn Station at 12:05 a.m. bound for Philadelphia.
Locations
Downtown Raleigh
320 West Cabarrus Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Raleigh –State Fair Grounds
1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607
Durham
400 W Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701
Cary
211 North Academy Street
Cary, NC 27511
Bus
Wake Forest Bus Service
Wake Forest Bus Service Weekday rush-hour express bus service is available from Wake Forest to downtown Raleigh throughout the day. Circulator bus service is also available to the town and provides access to grocery stores, shopping and other locations throughout Wake Forest.