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Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham became national players in the 1980s by taking advantage of the state's advantages.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 4, Apr 1992,
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4911
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Often cities and counties that build their economies on one major industry face difficulties when that industry declines. Tobacco was Durham's mainstay for decades, but its decline did not heavily affect the city's economic base and quality of life. Rather, Durham moved on to a diversified industrial base, a technology and research and development sector, and a first-rate medical and university system.
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7168
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This special NORTH CAROLINA magazine community profile supplement discusses the city of Durham. Already known as a world-class medical center, the town is now making a name in pharmaceuticals. Merck is building a $300 million plant that will employ 200. Over the last year thirty-three new or expanded businesses opened, creating over 2,700 new jobs and representing $748 million in investments. Cline discusses Durham's downtown revitalization and things to see and do, such as the American Dance Festival, Duke University basketball games, Central Park, and a number of bookstores.
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8569
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Durham is a city of many facets. It is the site of the Research Triangle Park, the Duke Medical Center, and 50 percent of the state's biotechnology companies. It is a city that does not like to tear down its history. Buildings that once housed tobacco and textiles represent some of the city's finest architecture. They are now used as offices, shops, restaurants, living spaces, and studios for artists. Wright discusses things to do while visiting Durham, including exploring Civil War history, tobacco history, and African-American history; the arts, such as the American Dance Festival and the Carolina Theatre; and the environment at Eno State Park.
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8740
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The Dietary Rehabilitation Clinic of Duke University is just one of four diet centers in Durham. Only two of the centers are associated with Duke Hospital. The four centers result in an estimated $25 to $30 million in revenue for the city. This means businesses in the area, including clothing stores, apartment complexes, and malls, are also seeing increased profits from visiting dieters. Celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, and Buddy Hackett, have visited the diet centers.
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12709
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In 1889, Durham leaders stated the main objective for the town was to use capital and labor, as a way to promote manufacturing enterprises. Today, Durham has become a center of education, industry, trade, and medicine, and continues to map new expansion.
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14485
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This article details the economic progress of Durham, North Carolina. With a growing population and millions invested in industries such tobacco, Durham is becoming a thriving metropolis.
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24218
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The Merck and Co. deal, in which the company would build a vaccine plant in Durham, raises questions about where the state is going with economic incentives.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 4, April 2004,
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24395
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Durham is home to five nationally-recognized weight-loss centers that bring people in from all over the states. Some of those who have sought help at weight-loss centers eventually fell in love with the area and stayed to start businesses of their own.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 12, December 1988,
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25456
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In Durham’s most blighted urban neighborhood, Rev. Ken Hammond has not only transformed the local church, but also challenged the community to support an academically rich private school free from the worries of gangs, drugs, and violence. Hammond, a pioneer of integration, has also become a servant leader, going beyond religious leader and encompassing economic and educational ministry.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Summer 2010,
p26-29
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27110
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A coalition that includes the Durham city workers' union is vowing to pressure the city into halting plans for a new $71 million police headquarters. Coalition members demand reinvestment into services and institutions that serve the needs of marginalized community members. They also point out abuse and violence of the police department toward black and brown residents.
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27115
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Two music festivals, Moogfest and Art of Cool, asked the city and county of Durham for funding. Trouble to obtain these funds indicate the city’s pervasive growing pains and troubled efforts to build a cohesive vision for its own future. People are concerned that development will cause Durham to lose its diverse culture.
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27498
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3 years after the American Tobacco Co. laid off 1,000 workers in Durham and shut its cigarette factory down, former employees are still struggling. Most employees had to take lower paying jobs with no benefits and cope with the loss of community that the factory provided. Industry closings are becoming common across the Southern states as 549 plants shut down the same year as the Durham factory. Southern towns and their citizens are feeling the effects everywhere.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 42, October 17-23 1990,
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27658
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Durham’s Lakewood Shopping Center is seeing a new store arrive and possibly, the start of some growth. The Scrap Exchange is a reuse, art and creative center which sells items to artists that might normally go to the garbage dump. With its arrival, hope for the revitalization of the neighborhood and shopping center is high as many think the business and its customers will attract others.
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27744
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Durham City Council and Durham County Commissioners are taking steps to launch an affordable housing plan. The plan would include units to be designated near the proposed light-rail stops in Durham. The resolution that was passed states that fifteen percent of all units within a half-mile of the stations should be affordable. Article includes map of Durham and chart of housing units near each stop.
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