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“For years, the city of Durham has been teeming with aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs looking for spaces to grow their businesses.
In 2010, their call was answered with the founding of American Underground, a low-cost month-to-month rental office and co-working space for startups and budding companies.
“American Underground was a solution to solve the real estate problem for entrepreneurs because traditional leases didn’t work for entrepreneurs,” said Phillipe Charles, director of communications and member experience with American Underground. “We wanted to create a center of gravity for the entrepreneurial community and not just Durham, but the (Research Triangle) as a whole.”
The need for a strong entrepreneurial region was one thing that stood out for dozens of upstate South Carolina business, government, education and nonprofit leaders visiting the Raleigh-Durham region Wednesday.”
Read more at GoUpstate.com.
“A proposed change to the $2.5 billion Durham-Orange Light-Rail Transit plan could make it easier for people to hop the train to dinner and a show in downtown Durham.
GoTriangle is studying how to add a 19th station to the 17.7-mile light-rail line in front of the Durham Perfoming Arts Center, project manager Danny Rogers said.
The public can learn more about the light-rail project on Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Durham and Thursday, Sept. 28, in Chapel Hill. The planned route would connect UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill with Duke and N.C. Central universities in Durham.”
Read more in the Herald Sun.
“The American Tobacco Historic District in Durham carries a rich history that dates back to the 1800s, when Washington Duke created an incredibly successful company that came to be known as the American Tobacco Company. Today, the site of the old American Tobacco Company continues its success as a large compound that houses numerous restaurants, residential and commercial buildings, a barber shop, and a full service salon and spa as well as various arts centers. At the American Tobacco Historic District, there is much to see and experience.”
Read more at VacationIdea//Dream Vacation Magazine.
“In the last nine years, the Durham Performing Arts Center has sold out hundreds of shows. More than 3.5 million patrons have attended events at the venue.
To keep the theater in top form, it was time for a renovation. “So many fans are so supportive of the DPAC that the seats have seen many people and the carpet has. So, we decided we probably needed to replace them sooner rather than later,” said Rachel Traversari with the DPAC.
Normally, the wear and tear that would take 15 years only took nine at the DPAC.”
Read more at WRAL.com.
“The United States is a take-action kind of country. We don’t just go out in the great outdoors, we conquer it. We don’t just root for our sports teams, we take to the streets when they win. And we don’t just “pursue leisure activities,” we hike, bike, swim, surf, scale, kayak, zip-line, and occasionally even heli-ski.
This is the spirit behind our most recent analysis in Metrogrades, our research-backed ranking of America’s 100 top cities based on a careful selection of criteria.”
Read more in Men’s Health.
“Capitol Broadcasting Co. embarked on the first steps of its plans for the expansion of the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham on Wednesday, holding its first public conversations about the possibilities for the adjacent University Ford property.
CBC held several meetings on Wednesday, with more scheduled for Thursday, with residents and officials in Durham to hear feedback about any potential development of the University Ford site – the American Tobacco-adjacent property that the company purchased for nearly $30 million last year.
Read more in the Durham Herald Sun.
This year’s selection of 11 emerging U.S. cities consists of premium destinations for hosting business meetings, corporate events and association gatherings. From Northern California to the Colorado Rockies, from the Midwest to New England, and from the Southeast to the Lone Star state, today’s professional event planners have a variety of choices.
Each city is becoming more popular as a destination for business travelers. All have expanding downtown convention centers and hotels that offer plenty of meeting space for large-scale events and intimate strategy sessions.
Read more in Smart Meetings.
“This North Carolina girl really loves living close to downtown Durham! Durham is rich in history, including tobacco history. One of my favorite places is the American Tobacco Campus. Even the Duke family who did so much to establish Duke University had a hand in the booming tobacco industry. That’s such a paradox now! Tobacco is out of style for most folks these days, for good reason, but the huge brick buildings, trimmed inside with rustic old beams (what a cool industrial look!) are a sight to behold now that they are being restored and turned into hip new places. I love the tobacco industry’s old landmarks.”
Read more in A Mothers Journal.