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28053
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The problems with surrounding the Rolling Hills community in Durham are detailed. In the past 20 years, the city awarded public funds to two developers who failed to develop the neighborhood which overlooks downtown Durham. The city has foreclosed on the loans and all but five homes are boarded up. The city is looking to try for a third time to develop the property and believe its development will spur growth in the area.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 26 Issue 40, October 2009,
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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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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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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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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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27775
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Durham will evict approximately 200 low-income residents from their Lincoln Apartment homes. The property owner can no longer afford the utilities and upkeep. None of the city’s recent initiatives will immediately help them. The city has a waiting list for affordable housing, Section 8 housing is closed, and funding is scarce. The budget includes plans for expanding affordable housing over the next five years, but it won’t help those Lincoln Apartment residents now.
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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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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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27801
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This is the first article in a series about the economic, political, and social issues facing the Rolling Hills/Southside neighborhoods in Durham. The neighborhoods have been neglected for decades by the city and investors. There is a proposed plan to renovate the neighborhoods at the cost of $48 million dollars. City officials say the plan is socially complex and financially risky and residents are wary to trust the city after failed promises.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 18, May 2011,
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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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27960
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Durham’s new public access channel is in danger of losing funding and folding. Durham Community Media (Channel 18) has suffered from funding cuts due to a poor economy. Public programming stations offer opportunities for programming that target individuals not represented in the mainstream media. Youth and religious programming are especially at risk if the station shuts down.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 26, June 2010,
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28001
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Durham has eliminated their teacher mentoring program. The program served new teachers with less than three years’ experience and paired them with veteran teachers. The program was considered a model in the state only a few years ago. With less help and a high turnover rate among new teachers, Durham’s new teachers are at a higher risk of leaving the profession.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 33, August 2010,
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36230
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In the midst of highly publicized food safety incidents and the FDA’s more stringent documentation restrictions came companies such as FoodLogiQ. Attesting its effectiveness as a food software consulting company is a Buffalo Wild Wings senior supply professional. This employee reported an almost 90 percent decrease in time spent tracking and managing quality issues since the BWW became a FoodLogiQ customer.
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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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228
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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,
p18-27, il
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