Cisco has one of its largest operations in RTP, where about 5,000 are employed. Cisco is trying to adapt to the latest technology changes which have reduced the demand for its main products, so about 5,500 employees will be laid off starting this summer. No word on how many employees will be let go locally. […]

A group of students from Hillside High School say they will protest teacher layoffs and budget cuts Friday at the administration building downtown.

Wake County Board of Education must cut millions of dollars in budgets which could impact area teachers.Â