Duke's annual contribution to county totals $2.23 billion
Duke contributes an estimated $2.23 billion to Durham annually--about 35 percent of Durham County's total economy--according to a report issued earlier this month by the University.
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Duke contributes an estimated $2.23 billion to Durham annually--about 35 percent of Durham County's total economy--according to a report issued earlier this month by the University.
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth," the saying goes. But upon being offered the prestigious Angier B. Duke Scholarship, several of the University's top applicants were bold enough to do just that.
Sixty-one years ago, Duke University built the much-loved Cameron Indoor Stadium to house basketball games and other events. Twelve years ago, the City of Charlotte constructed the Charlotte Coliseum, the current home of the Hornets.
Durham County Commissioners last night got the ball rolling on a $74.4 million bond issue that could appear on the ballot as soon as November.
Herbert Bernstein, a generous and joyful professor of law who was regarded as one of the faculty's most inspiring teachers, died Friday morning of an apparent heart attack. He was 71.
Krishna Vara, a giving and caring Duke student with a dedication to community service and an extraordinary devotion to her friends, died Monday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 20.
Is there a doctor in the house?
The saying goes that the only thing certain in life is death and taxes. But as the April 15 tax deadline approaches, a late fee from the Internal Revenue Service also becomes increasingly certain for some taxpayers.
Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case that could remove federal penalties for medical marijuana use, State Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham, introduced a study bill yesterday that could lead to the abolition of the state's penalties.
If the Cameron Crazies couldn't celebrate with fire, celebrating with a lot of mud seemed to do.
The recent years of Triangle growth may have brought a great deal of prosperity to area businesses and residents, but for local school systems the unprecedented growth has brought about a number of challenges.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon of Durham's Adequate Public Facilities Task Force, a city-county commission to ensure that public services and resources keep pace with area growth, members developed a proposal to assess school impact fees on developers.
In a special closed meeting last night, the Durham City Council slimmed down the list of seven city manager candidates to four finalists.
North Carolina voters will have one fewer state official to choose in 2004 if state Sen. Tony Rand has anything to do about it.
The words "electricity deregulation" had an idealistic capitalist ring to them a few months ago.
A Tar Heel victory celebration last Thursday quickly became bitter when jovial cheers and bonfires turned into smashed windows and rolled cars. But University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser and the Chapel Hill police say the crimes will not go unpunished.
North Carolina Central University students and administrators have been stirred to reconsider personal safety after an 18-year-old NCCU student reported that she had been sexually assaulted by as many as 17 men in an incident earlier this month.
When fire trucks rolled up to the West Campus bus stop Saturday evening to respond to the bonfire celebration, it was on the city of Durham's bill.
There's no hope of skating on the pond in the Sarah P. Duke gardens-or any lake in the Triangle area.
Despite a downturn in the economy and a disappointing year for the stock market, many local retailers say their holiday season was profitable.