Delta Now Offering Direct Flights from RD to Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Cancun

Delta Airlines has begun offering direct flights from RDU to Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Cancun.

New Barbershop Opens on Main St.

Rock's Barber Shop has opened at 119 W. Main St. The shop will offer shaves, beard trimming services, and haircuts among other services.

Bank of NC Expands to Durham

Bank of North Carolina will expand to Durham with the acquisition of Community First Financial Group.

Durham 911 Center Becomes Missing Kids Readiness Project Member

Durham's Emergency Communications Center recently became a partner in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, making it one of 11 centers in the state to receive this recognition

Duke to Add Softball Program

Duke University will add a varsity softball program to its athletics department by spring, 2018.

NC Wesleyan College Satellite Campus Moving to Durham

NC Wesleyan College's Satellite Campus will soon move to the Miami North office park in Durham from its current home in Morrisville.

City Hires Director of Human Resources

Regina Youngblood has been named director of the City of Durham’s Human Resources Department by City Manager Thomas J. Bonfield.

Connected Play Opens on Broad St.

Connected Play, a program that combines parent-baby interactive play activities and parenting discussions, has opened at 1200 Broad St., Ste. 105.

Quintiles Hires Commercial Services President

Durham's Quintiles has hired W. Scott Evangelista, an executive at Deloitte Consulting, to be president of Integrated Commercial Services.

Fret Sounds Moving to 310 E. Main St.

Fret Sounds, a guitar repair shop will be moving to 310 Main Street and plans to open February 1, 2014.

Japanese Raman Shop and Gastropub Coming to Durham

Dashi, a new japanese raman restaurant from Billy and Kelli Cotter and Rochelle Johnson and Nick Hawthorne-Johnson will be coming soon to Durham.

Two Durham Companies Win $200,000 NC IDEA Grants

Two Durham startups have won $200,000 in grant funding from NC IDEA’s grant program. NIRvana Sciences, a commercial fluorescent dye company and Panacea Solutions, a daily pill packet company were chosen from 117 applications.

New Chipotle to Open in Gateway Terrace

A new Chipotle Mexican Grill will open in January at 3219 Watkins Road in Gateway Terrace near 15-501. The development is also slated to get a Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a PDQ fried chicken tenders eatery, and a Jimmy John’s sub shop.

PonySaurus Brewing Company Serves Beer at Local Restaurants

The new Durham brewing operation, Ponysaurus Brewing Co., will sell beer at Watts Grocery, Geer Street Garden, and Mateo bar de Tapas.

Paws On Durham Pet Services Launches

Paws On Durham, a pet-sitting service has launched in Durham.

Toshiba Global Expands in Durham

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions will expand its presence in Durham by expanding to Research Tri-Center Industrial Park.

Durham Public Schools to Offer 355 Staff Four-Year Contracts

Durham Public Schools will offer 355 teachers and other school support personnel four-year contracts under a new law designed to end tenure in North Carolina’s public schools. This represent 25 percent of the 1,422 people eligible for four-year contracts.

Duke President Receives Academic Leadership Award

Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead is among four recipients of the Carnegie Corporation of New York's 2013 Academic Leadership Award.

Durham Gluten-Free Bread Featured at Local Store

A gluten-free vanilla pound cake made by Durham's Betty's Better Breads will be featured by Southern Season this holiday.

Museum of Life + Science Opens Cafe

The Museum of Life + Science has opened Elements: Museum Store and Coffee Bar, adding a cafe to the location that previously only sold gifts.

High Strung Violins and Guitars Expands

High Strung Violins and Guitars has expanded its retail operation on the corner of West Markham and Broad Street.

Elton John AIDS Foundation Awards Duke AIDS Legal Project $100K

The Elton John AIDS Foundation has awarded a $100,000  grant to the Duke AIDS Legal Project.

Lend Lease Promotes Durham Leader to Principal for Carolinas

Tom Plant, leader of the Lend Lease construction firm office in Durham, has been promoted to principal in charge for all of the Carolinas, which includes Atlanta.

GSK Awards $160,000 to Durham Nonprofits

GlaxoSmithKline awarded $40,000 each to four Durham nonprofit organizations Wednesday for their work toward improving public health. The Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley Inc., receoved funding for protecting the river basin’s nature, culture and history; Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, was awarded for combating hunger; Kidznotes, Inc. was awarded, for providing classical music training for underprivileged children; and Student U was given a grant for promoting healthy lifestyles through education-based programs.

Massage Envy Coming to Shops at Erwin Mill

A new Massage Envy is targeted to open at The Shops at Erwin Mill in mid-December.

Jordan High Teacher Named Educator of the Year

Jordan High School social studies teacher Brian McDonald has been named the 2013 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars, an international organization that celebrates educators who demonstrate outstanding leadership, scholarship and commitment to community.

New Duke Executive Director Named

Duke University Women’s Center Director Ada Gregory has taken a new position as the executive director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Program Management.

David Cutcliffe named ACC Coach of the Year

Duke University Football head coach David Cutcliffe has earned ACC Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row.

Organic Transit Plans Portland Expansion

Durham-based Organic Transit is planning on opening an additional manufacturing facility in Portland, OR.

Duke Researchers Discover Breast Cancer Link

Scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute may have found an explanation for the link between obesity and breast cancer: a byproduct of cholesterol that fuels tumors in some of the most common forms of the disease.

Hill, Chesson & Woodyhires Bilingual Enrollment Specialist

Hill, Chesson & Woody, a health and welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm that designs, manages and implements employee benefit programs, has announced that Noemi Castrejon has joined the firm as a bilingual enrollment specialist.

Washington Duke Appoints Sales Manager

The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club has appointed Jon Campbell to the position of sales manager.

Bayer USA Foundation Awards Grant to Durham Boys & Girls Club

The Bayer USA Foundation has awarded more than $70,000 to North Carolina nonprofits including the John Avery Boys & Girls Club of Durham.

Triangle Pint & Plate Opens

Triangle Brewing Company has opened Triangle Pint & Plate, a taproom which will open a restaurant in early 2014.

Durham Tech Foundation Receives $100k from Wells Fargo

The Durham Technical Community College Foundation has received a $100,000 grant from Wells Fargo to use for co-op and internship scholarships enrolled in the college’s Career and Technical Education programs.

ZinBurger Wine & Burger Bar to open Dec 10 at Southpoint

Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar restaurant will open at the Streets at Southpoint Mall on December 10.

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club Names Sales Manager

The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club has appointed Jon Campbell assales manager. In his role, Campbell will be responsible for developing new corporate accounts as well as working with groups and conferences that consistently book with the Inn. 

Duke to Open New Athletic Fields Dec 13

Three new athletic practice and recreation fields–two artificial turfs and one grass–will open on Frank Bassett Dr. to all Duke University students and faculty Dec. 13.

Quintiles Wins Two Scrip Awards

Durham's Quintiles has receives the top "Contract Research Organization" honor for the second consecutive year at the annual Scrip Awards.

Bookshop to Open in Downtown

Letters, a bookshop specializing in used, rare or out-of-print books, will open in Downtown Durham at 313 West Main Street.

Durham's GoGown Finds a Distributor

Durham's Go Gown, a medical health startup has partnered with Edison Nation Medical in Charlotte to distribute a disposable isolation gown to help reduce the risk of infection.

Motoroco's Restaurant, Parts & Labor Opens

Motorco's newly-opened kitchen, Parts & Labor has begun serving food from behind a glass walk between the showroom and the garage bar.

Durham's The Pit to Open Tuesday

Durham's The Pit, a barbecue restaurant is set to open in Durham on Tuesday.

Duke University to Offer Breakfast Delivery

Duke University will launch a Campus Breakfast Delivery program that will bring breakfast to students on West and Central Campuses in the 2014 Spring Semester.

Duke Men's Basketball Team Signs Four

Duke University Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced the signings of guards Grayson Allen and Tyus Jones, forward Justise Winslow and center Jahlil Okafor to the basketball team.

Scientist E.O. Wilson to Teach at Duke.

Renowned scientist E.O. Wilson is moving his biodiversity foundation to Duke University, where he will also teach a graduate-level course.

Durham Resident to Receive State's Highest Civilian Honor

The North Carolina Awards, the State's highest honor awarded to a civilian, will be awarded to Dr. John Harding Lucas of Durham in the category of public service.

Scynexis Names New Executive for Animal Health

Durham drug discovery company Scynexis has appointed Dr. Vivian Doelling as vice president of animal health.

Bell and Howell Names New CEO

Durham-based Bell and Howell, a provider of high-volume mail and document-management technology, has named Ramesh Ratan as CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2014.

RTI Receives Grants from Gates Foundation

The Durham-based research institute RTI International has received additional grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for work on a competitive toilet development project.

Durham Bulls Athletic Park to Add Gigantic Screens to Ballpark

The Durham Bulls Athletic park will add three displays to the ballpark experience. One will be 25.4 feet high and 63 feet long. The mechanical scoreboard will be rebuilt and installed in a location closer to the center field berm, as seen above.The second will be an LED strip running the length of the remaining outfield wall, from center to right field. It will be 327.6 feet long and 6.5 feet high. The third piece will be 3.2 feet high and run 119.8 feet. It will be installed above the new club level within the main seating bowl.

118 Got Soul Opens on Parrish St.

118 Got Soul, a soul food restaurant has opened on 118 West Parrish Street.

Level Homes to Develop in Durham

Triangle newcomer Level Homes has plans to build in three Durham County communities. The builder has bought 214 homesites in the Brightleaf at the Park community, 144 homesites within the Cardinal Oaks community and 18 homesites at Green Gardens. Sales at Green Gardens have already started, with homes priced from the $165,000s. Level Homes’ units at Brightleaf will be priced from the $210,000s. Homes at Cardinal Oaks will be priced from the $150,000s.

Durham PR Firm Expands

Largemouth Communications has moved to new 3,500 sq ft office space on Slater Rd. to accommodate its growing workplace.

Vert & Vogue Celebrates Anniversary

Vert & Vogue, a boutique in Brightleaf Square will celebrate its 5-year anniversary by donating 5 percent of sales to SEEDS, a Durham community gardening nonprofit.

United Airlines adds Non-stop RDU flight to San Francisco

United Airlines has added a second non-stop flight from RDU to San Francisco that will run from April 1- August 18

Mystic Bourbon Launches in Durham

Mystic Bourbon, Durham's second distillery has launched.

Duke Lemur Center to Add New Kids Programs

The Duke Lemur Center has partnered with Bright Horse Afterschool Art to offer programs for kids in writing and illustration.

Duke Wins $15 Million Grant Renewal to Study Effects of Nanomaterials

Duke's Pratt School of Engineering has won a $15-million grant renewal from the National Science Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to continue learning more about where nanoparticles accumulate, how they interact with other chemicals and how they affect the environment.

Chirba Chirba Pop Up Restaurant Brew & Skew Coming Nov 23

Durham food truck Chirba Chirba is teaming up with Aviator Brewing to open Brew & Skew, an Asian street food Pop Up Restaurant in Beltline Station on November 23 from 5-8pm.

Triangle Raw Foods to Open Vegan Cafe

Triangle Raw Foods plans to open a Vegan Cafe at 3216 Old Chapel Hill Blvd. in Durham in January.

Durham Tech Starts Back to Work Program

Durham Technical Community College will begin a new NC Back-to-Work Program with the help of a $119,600 grant from the State Board of Community Colleges.

NC Baptist Convention Elects Durham Resident to President

Rev. C.J. Bordeaux of Gorman Baptist Church has been appointed president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

Pop-Up Shop Opens Behind Motorco

A Pop-Up Shop has has opened in the DIY district behind Motorco. The shop features products from local artists and businesses.

Freelon Group Recognized for Design Projects

The Durham-based design firm The Freelon Group has been recognized by The American Institute of Architects' North Carolina Chapter recognized with a Merit Award and by the American Institute of Architects Maryland Chapter award for design excellence.

Law Firm Announces Peer Awards

Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer announced that several partners of the firm, including Charles F. Carpenter, Pulley Watson, and Guy W. Crabtree were selected by their peers for recognition in “Best Lawyers,” a publication for the legal profession

Durham Resident Wins Research Award

Durham Resident, YuanYuan (Laura) Xu, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, has won the President’s Award for Research Competition at a meeting of the N.C. Chapter of the Society of Toxicology.

Business Leader Recognized

Paul A. Hackmann, CEO of Skill Creation Inc. and Skill Creations of Durham was awarded the “Steve Jordan Lighthouse Award” at the N.C. Providers Council Annual Conference in Greensboro Oct. 10.

C. Wonder Coming to Streets at Southpoint

C. Wonder, a women's clothing accessories and home decor store will open at the Streets at Southpoint with a grand opening November 15 and 16.

Mark Cuban Invests in Validic

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team has made an investment in Validic, a Durham-based healthcare software company.

SciMetrika Wins Contract

SciMetrika, a Durham-based population health consulting firm, is a partner on a $1.5 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement a child maltreatment prevention program.

Housing Project Restarts With $12M Buyer

A 120-acre, housing project near Page Road has been purchased by GreenHawk Corp. for almost $12 million dollars.  The development will target buyers aged 55 years and higher.

Duke Endowment Soars

Duke University's Duke University Management Co. had a 13.5 percent one-year return on its endowment for the year ended June 30.

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Adds Member

The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster has announced its second industry member: O’Brien/Atkins Associates PA, a design services firm located in Durham, near Research Triangle Park.

Coffee and Creame to open Nov 11 in Northgate

Coffee and Creame, a purveyer of Organo Gold Coffees and Teas and a topical pain relief cream will open Nov 11 in Northgate Mall.

American Undergrounds Adds to Team

American Underground, a startup hub based in the American Tobacco Campus has named Meredith Burgess  director of marketing and Molly Demarest has been named director of operations.

Durham Author Receives Award

Jonathan Katz’ book, “The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster,” has receivedthe 2013 WOLA-Duke Human Rights Book Award. Katz, a Durham resident, is a former Associated Press correspondent and was the only full-time American correspondent in Haiti at the time of the 2010 earthquake

Duke Professors Implant New Cardiac Assist Device

Two Duke professors, Dr. Roberto Manson and Dr. Mani Daneshmand—both assistant professors of surgery at the Duke School of Medicine—participated in the implantation of a new type of cardiac assist device in a calf in collaboration with researchers from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

FHI 360 Names New CEO

Patrick Fine has been named the successor to retiring CEO Albert J. Siemans of FHI 360, a global public health-focused nonprofit.. Fine will take over in May, 2014.

Southpoint Crossing to get Yoga Studio and Animal Hospital

Arrichion hot yoga studio and Banfield Pet Hospital will soon open in Southpoint Crossing, located on NC 54 near Fayetteville Rd.

Life Sciences Consulting Firm to Open

Triangle Insights Group, a new consulting firm focused on the life sciences industry, will open today. The group will advice clients on strategic commercialization, portfolio design, licensing diligence, and clinical development decisions.

Textile Firm Raises $7M

Textile firm PurThread has raised $7M to develop antimicrobal fabric technology.

Auto Parts Manufacturer to Add 56 jobs

AW North Carolina, a manufacturer of automatic transmissions and transmission components, will expand production at its Treyburn manufacturing facility in Durham County, adding 56 new jobs.

Smashburger Coming to Durham

Smashburger, a Denver, CO based restaurant chain will bring a location to the Pavillion East at Lakeview comples on Erwin Rd.

Cato Opens in North Point Shopping Center

The Charlotte-based women’s clothing retailer Cato has opened a store at the North Pointe shopping center.

Mexican Restaurant Opens in Erwin Terrace

Restaurant Don Martelo’s has opened in the Erwin Terrace shopping center. The menu includes enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos, burritos, sandwiches, and soups.

Harris Teeter on Ninth St. to Open Nov 13

A new Harris Teeter on Ninth Street will open on November 13.

Baguetteaboutit Opens Brick & Mortar Location

Popular Durham food truck Baguetteabouti has opened a brick & mortar location on 2495 S Miami Blvd.

Railroad Corridor to get $24M Upgrade

A railroad crossing into Research Triangle Park on Hopson Rd. will get a $24 million upgrade to replace a street-level railroad crossing to reduce traffic congestion.

Bronto to Expand in American Tobacco

Bronto Software will expand in American Tobacco, adding 10,000 sq ft of office space.

Ice Rink Coming to American Tobacco

An ice skating rink is coming to Durham's American Tobacco campus for the holiday season at The Cage from November 16-30.

Durham Game Studio Launches New Project

Relevant Games, a joint venture of E.W. Scripps and Capitol Broadcasting has launched at the American Underground @Main.

Durham Parks Launch West Point on the Eno Homeschool Program

Durham Parks & Recreation is launching a nature program at West Point on the Eno for homeschoolers on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Triangle Business Journal Names Healthiest Employers

The TriangleBusiness Journal has named the winners of its third annual Healthiest Employers of the Triangle awards. Several were Durham companies, including Syngenta, Biogen Idec, and Parata Systems.

Couple Receives Awards from Carolinas PGA

Jessie and Brian Stewart both received awards from the Carolinas PGA Section in 2012, honoring their outstanding performances as PGA Professionals. 

Hatch, a Pop-Up Shop to Open in American Tobacco

Hatch, a pop-up shop will open at the American Tobacco campus for a limited time starting Nov. 1, selling home goods, gifts and artwork.

Architecture firm hires marketing director

Stephanie Williams has joined Durham-based Roughton Nickelson De Luca Architects as director of marketing.

RTI director selected for second-term task force role

Lisa Greene, director of micro-analytical sciences at RTI International, has been selected for a second term as a member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Air Quality Task Force.

Durham Company Expands to Asia

Durham's clinical stage drug development company CoLucid Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Ildong Pharmaceuticals, a South Korean company, to get its migraine headache treatment into Asian markets.

Durham Police Department Forensics Earns International Accreditation

Forensic Quality Services, an international forensics accreditation agency, has officially granted accreditation to the Durham Police Department’s Forensic Services Division in the area of forensic inspection.

Three Duke Women's Basketball Players Named to Preseason John R. Wooden List

The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the top 30 preseason candidates for the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team, with Duke seniors Chelsea Gray and Tricia Liston and junior Elizabeth Williams among those players selected by members of the national college women’s basketball media.

Duke Launches Global Women’s Health Technologies Center

Duke has launched the Global Women’s Health Technologies Center, which  reflects a partnership between the Pratt School of Engineering and the Duke Global Health Institute and is led by Nimmi Ramanujam, professor of biomedical engineering and global health.

Duke Researchers Discover that Babies' Number Sense Predicts Math Skills

Babies who are good at telling the difference between large and small groups of items even before learning how to count are more likely to do better with numbers in the future, according to new research from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.

Durham Public Schools to Open Center for Suspended Students With Disabilities

Durham Public Schools will open a Short-Term Intervention Center at the Lakeview Middle School campus for suspended students with disabilities.

Logan Named Principal of the Year

Principal William Logan of Durham's Hillside High School was named Durham Public Schools' Wells Fargo Principal of the Year.

Duke Receives $47 Million NIH Research Grant

The Duke Translational Medicine Institute has been awarded a five-year grant of more than $47 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help speed biomedical research advances to patient care.

DukeEngage Adds Four New Programs

DukeEngage has added four new programs in Detroit, Mich.; Miami, Fla.; Belgrade, Serbia; and Seoul, South Korea, bringing the number of group programs up to 40.

Duke student donates $10,000 to Duke Forward

Student Tito Bohrt, founder of Salesource—a startup that saves money on labor costs by placing American workers in tropical locations with low costs of living—has pledged $10,000 to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative of Duke Forward, a capital campaign to raise $3.25 billion across the University.

Durham Courthouse Installs Automated Jury System

The Durham County Courthouse has installed a new automated jury rescheduling system, making it easier for residents to reschedule jury duty.

Duke Oceanographers Receive Grant Funding

Oceanographers from Duke University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Miami have received $16 million in grants from the National Science Foundation for the deployment of a new observing system in the subpolar region of the North Atlantic.

Duke Establishes Center for Dermatological Research

Duke University School of Medicine has established a new center for dermatological research named for the late Dr. Sheldon Pinnell.

Duke Researchers Trace Complex Diseases to Gene Copy Numbers

Duke researchers have connected very rare and precise duplications and deletions in the human genome to their complex disease consequences by duplicating them in zebrafish.

Duke Student-led Leadership Curriculum Among Nation's First, wins AOA Award

A program created by medical students, the Duke Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Program has been recognized by Alpha Omega Alpha. Duke will receive $9,000 over three years to support the new LEAD curriculum.

Duke Launches HIV/AIDS Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Duke University School of Nursing is currently accepting applications for its new HIV/AIDS specialty concentration within the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner major for the fall 2014 semester.

Duke Part of Beta for Social App

Bevii, a mobile application has launched and it uses location technologies to track the social life of its users and construct virtual social networks. It is available exclusively for students at Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University through iOS and Android.

Duke Awards Contractor $65M Project

Construction contractor Skanska USA has been awarded a $65 million contract to renovate and expand Duke University’s West Campus Union building.

Scioderm Partners with Novella for Research

Scioderm has teamed up with Novella Clinical to research epidermolyis bullosa, a rare genetic connective tissue condition.

Self-Help Plans $12M Grocery Store, Office

Self-Help plans to break ground next month on a $12 million building project at a former city-owned parking lot property at 111 W. Chapel Hill St., a project they are calling Kent Corner.

Former Basketball Player Inducted into Duke Athletics Hall of Fame

Former Basketball Player Jason Williams has been inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame.

Straw Valley Cafe to Expand

Il Palio chef Adam Rose is teaming up with certified Master Sommelier Fred Dexheimer to develop an ambitious dining and drinking complex that is part of Straw Valley Café. Plans include expanding the cafe to include a juice bar, a casual restaurant and lounge tentatively named Sanderson House, and Black House, a 50-seat fine dining restaurant.

Shiki Sushi to Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary With Event

To celebrate 10 years in business, Shiki Sushi Asian Bistro and Bar in Durham will be holding a celebration with live music and entertainment Saturday, Oct. 19 from Noon- 4pm.

Frontier to Open Retail Store in Northgate Mall

Frontier Communications is opening a retail store at Northgate Mall.  The grand opening will occur at the new site at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

DPAC No. 3 in U.S. in Ticket Sales

The Durham Performing Arts Center has been ranked No. 3 among U.S. venues based on ticket sales, according to Pollstar Magazine.

Director Named at Duke Cancer Institute

James Abbruzzese, M.D., a leading expert in the clinical study and treatment of pancreatic cancer, has been named chief of the Division of Medical Oncology and associate director for clinical research at the Duke Cancer Institute.

Duke's Kenan Institute Partners with Bass Connections

The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University has announced a new partnership with Bass Connections, an interdisciplinary initiative.

Durham Parks & Rec Reaccredited

Durham Parks and Recreation was reaccredited by the National Parks and Recreation Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies.

RDU Shops Approved for Terminal I

Final approval has been given to Ruby blue and TechShowcase; two new stores in RDU's Terminal I, which is currently undergoing a renovation.

Duke Arts Annex Opens Workshops to Public

The Duke Arts Annex has opened their workshops to the public. Classes include contemporary dance, irish dance, photography, shoe design and wool jewelry.

Quintiles Partners with Muscular Dystrophy Association

Quintiles, a Durham clinical research organization has partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Associaiton to develop and implement the U.S. Neuromuscular Disease Registry.

Chirba Chirba Featured in Cookbook

Chirba Chirba has been featured in "The Southern Food Truck Cookbook" by Heather Donahoe.

Local 22 Opens

Restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias has opened Local 22, a southern gastropub in place of Vita on 2000 W. Main St.

Durham Hotel Acquired

A subsidiary of Summit Hospitality, led by President Doyle Parrish, has paid $7.25 million for the Four Points by Sheraton Durham hotel near The Streets at Southpoint mall in south Durham.

RTI Research Division Acquired

An agriculture-oriented research division of the Durham-based nonprofit research institute RTI International has been acquired by the publicly traded chemical company FMC Corp

Durham's Full Frame Founder Wins Emmy

Durham's Full Frame Founder Nancy Buirski has won an Emmy in the category of "Outstanding Historical Programming,"  for her work on the documentary "The Loving Story."

Real Estate Investor Purchases Durham Bayer Building

California real estate investor Alexandria Real Estate Equities has purchased a building near Research Triangle Park as an extension of its relationship with Bayer CropScience, paying $19.4 million for an 82,000-square-foot laboratory office building at 407 Davis Dr. in Durham.

Durham Tech Firm Partners With Chinese Company

 Durham-based Micell Technologies has entered into an agreement with Hefei Life Science Technology Park Investment and Development Co. for the clinical development, marketing and distribution of its new stent system in China

Solar Project in the Works for Durham

Strata Solar, a Chapel Hill company could soon be adding to its solar cache with a new project in Durham County.

Hayti Heritage Receives Lowes Grant

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation Inc. for a grounds and building makeover.

NC Idea Selects Grant Semi-Finalists

NC IDEA, a not-for-profit group that provides early funding for start-up technology companies in North Carolina, has chosen 24 semi-finalists from a list of 117 companies in its latest grant cycle, which includes seven startups from Durham.

Durham Named “Citizen-Engaged Community”

The Public Technology Institute (PTI) has once again designated the City of Durham as one of 13 “Citizen-Engaged Communities” from throughout the United States for 2013-2015 for its use of technology to connect with residents. This is the second time PTI has selected Durham for this designation.

Durham Real Estate Company Buys Tower in Charlotte

The Dilweg Co., a Durham-based commercial real estate company has bought the 32-story 121 West Trade building, a piece of Charlotte’s uptown skyline for $59.6 million.

Human Services Center Set to Open This Week

County officials will move Durham’s Department of Social Services into its new headquarters starting midweek, consolidating operations now scattered in different parts of the city.

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club Names Director of Sales and Marketing

The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club recently appointed Jack Schmidt as its director of sales and marketing

Durham's Xero Flor Installs Green Roof on Empire State Building

Xero Flor, a Durham company that distributes green roof systems announced that they have installed green roof systems on the Empire State Building.

Duke Medicine Named Vccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit by NIAID

Duke Medicine has been named a Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to evaluate vaccines, treatments and diagnostics to protect people from infectious diseases, including emerging public health needs.

Duke Cancer Institute Honors Researchers with Shingleton Award

The Duke Cancer Institute has named Thomas and Janet Kean of Norwood, N.C., and Nick Valvano of Cary, N.C., president emeritus of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, as the 2013 recipients of the Shingleton Award, which recognizes the outstanding service and generosity of individuals who are committed to the war against cancer.

Museum of Life and Science to Host Global Cardboard Challenge

The Museum of Life and Science in Durham will be the region's only host site for the Global Cardboard Challenge Oct. 1 to Oct. 5. Guests will use cardboard, Makedo connectors and other building supplies to build additions on to the "Colossal Cardboard Imagination Machine."

Google Glass Coming to Durham

Google will be taking its Google Glass on the road and its first stop will be in Durham on October 5 from 10am-6pm in Bay 7 at American Tobacco. RSVP to try it out.

Purdue Pharma to Bring 100 Jobs to Durham

Perdue Pharma Manufacturing L.P., a pharmaceutical company will build a $59 million manufacturing plant in the Treyburn Corporate Park in Durham, creating 100 jobs over the next three years.

Scioderm Named a 2013 "Fierce Top 15" Company by FierceBiotech

Scioderm, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company has been selected by FierceBiotech as one of their "Fierce 15" for 2013

Motorco to Serve Food

Entertainment venue Motorco will soon start serving food made by chef Chris Holloway.

Duke Nursing Professor Receives Award

Karin Reuter-Rice, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, has been awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar award to continue her research on blood vessel spasms in pediatric intensive care unit patients.

Duke Professor Honored With University Scholar/Teacher Award

Edna Andrews, professor and Director of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences has been awarded the 2013 University Scholar/Teacher Award, presented by President Richard H. Brodhead Thursday at the Academic Council session.

State Farm Agent Opens Durham Practice

State Farm announced new agent Antonio Vela has opened a practice in Durham on Sherron Road.

RTI Scientist Inducted in Hall of Fame

Mansukh Wani, emeritus principal scientist at RTI International, was inducted into the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame for his contributions to medicinal chemistry.

Bell and Howell announces new VP

Bell and Howell, a global provider of multi-channel communications, has hired Michael Lambert as vice president of the company’s new Enterprise Solutions Group.

Home Builders Association Announces New Executive VP

Holly Fraccaro of Chicago has been named the new executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.

GlaxoSmithKline Receives Anthrax Treatment Contract

 British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announced Thursday that it has landed a four-year contract to supply an anthrax treatment to the U.S. government for use as a counter measure to a potential bioterrorist attack.

Mercedes Dealership Slotted for Soutpoint

Hendrick Automotive Dealership  is looking to open a Mercedes-Benz dealership near The Streets at Southpoint mall and to move the downtown Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealership onto the same site.

RDU Receives $2.7M Federal Grant

Raleigh-Durham International Airport has been selected to receive a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration to complete Phase 2 of the rehabilitation of the Terminal 1 air carrier apron, which is the area where planes load, unload, refuel and park for maintenance.

Duke Business School to Offer Masters in China

Duke University's Fuqua School of Business will offer a one-year Master's of Management Studies program at its university in Kunshan, China.

Duke Developed Genomic Test Accurately Sorts Viral vs. Bacterial Infections

A blood test developed by researchers at Duke Medicine showed more than 90-percent accuracy in distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections when tested in people with respiratory illnesses.

Duke Business School Launches Energy Finance Concentration

Duke University's Fuqua School of Business will provide students with analysis to this type of question through its new Energy Finance concentration and two new sustainability focused courses.

Pure Barre Coming to Erwin Mill

 A franchise location of Pure Barre is coming to Durham at The Shops at Erwin Mill off Ninth Street.

Durham's Relevance Merging With Metadata Partners

Durham software consulting firm Relevance is merging with Metadata Partners to create a new firm called Cognitect, headquartered in Downtown Durham.

Durham Health Consulting Firm nabs CDC Contract

Durham health consulting firm SciMetrika has received a 36-month, $1.5 million immunization contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Triangle Business Journal Reveals 50 Fastest Growing Companys

The Triangle Business Journal has unveiled its 2013 Fast 50 Awards list of the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the Triangle area. Seven Durham companies were included on the list.

Quintiles closes on Novella Clinical

Durham contract research organization Quintiles has closed on its acquisition of Morrisville-based Novella Clinical.

Duke University Receives Approval to Open University in China

Duke University has received final approval for Duke Kunshan University, a university that will confer Duke degrees in partnership with Wuhan University.

Biogen Idec Foundation Grant to Help Durham STEM Students

Durham middle school students in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) apprenticeship program will receive academic mentoring as part of a new grant from the Biogen Idec Foundation.

American Tobacco Launches Nonprofit Hub

The American Tobacco Campus, has launched a dedicated office space for housing nonprofits, called MissionPost, which includes The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.

Durham's Truphone Makes Marketing Agreement With British Telecom Firm

Durham-based Truphone has signed a marketing agreement with British telecom giant BT Group, a deal that could dramatically increase Truphone’s customer base.

Duke's Wilson to Receive Award for Work With Cochlear Implants

Blake S. Wilson, a pioneer in the development of cochlear implants who serves as a co-director of the Duke Hearing Center, will receive the 2013 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

Duke Launches Duke Institute for Health Innovation

Duke University has launched the Duke Institute for Health Innovation, which aims to promote health care innovation across disciplines.

Durham Architects to Design Raleigh Pedestrian Malls

Landscape architects from Durham-based Lappas + Havener will redesign pedestrian malls in Downtown Raleigh.

Oval Park Grille and Tonic Bar to Open on Broad Street.

Todd Whitney and Greg Demarchie will open Oval Park Grille, a chef and ingredient-driven neighborhood grill and Tonic Bar next to each other in the former Broad Street Cafe Location on 1116 Broad Street.

Streets at Southpoint Adds 8 New Stores

The Streets at Southpoint Mall has recently added eight new stores including Mori Luggage & Gifts, Brooks Brothers, Hanna Andersson children’s apparel, Apricot Lane boutique, Michael Kors, Pottery Barn Teen, Vans, and the seasonal Halloween & More store.

Durham startup Earl Energy wins $1.2 million US Army grant

Earl Energy, a small energy company in Durham has won a $1.2 million U.S. Army grant to develop large power converters for the military.

DPAC Proposes Expansion

Durham Performing Arts Center has proposed a 102,000 expansion that would include a 134-room hotel, retail space, a new President's Club Lounge and more women's toilets.

Durham med tech HeartIT wins $2.5M NIH grant

A Durham medical-imaging firm, HeartIT, has received a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to create cloud-based services for heart-imaging laboratories.

Carolina Panthers Charities Awards Grants to Durham Parks and Recreation

The Carolina Panthers Charities awarded a $3,000 grant for the continuation and expansion of a challenger flag football league. The department also received a $4,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association for the implementation of the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease program.

Berenbaum Acquires Ninth Street Bakery

Ari Berenbaum, a former head baker at Ninth Street Bakery who has been operating his own bakery, Berenbaum's since 2011, has acquired Ninth Street Bakery.

Self-Help Project Coming to West Chapel Hill Street

A Self-Help credit union project will bring a cooperative grocery and other businesses to West Chapel Hill Street.

Gregoria's Kitchen to Reopen on Hillsborough Rd.

Gregoria's Kitchen, a Cuban restaurant damaged by a fire earlier this year, will reopen at 2701 Hillsborough Road this fall.

Law Firm Partners Selected for "Best Lawyers in America 2014"

Thomas, Ferguson & Mullins has announced that all of its partners have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. William J. Thomas II earned the distinction in the field of criminal defense, non-white collar, according to a news release. Jay H. Ferguson was named in the field of eminent domain and condemnation law, and Philip A. Mullins IV was named in the field of personal injury litigation, plaintiffs.

Hill, Chesson & Woody Named Award Winner

Durham's Hill, Chesson & Woody, has been named a winner in Carolina Parent’s 2013 Family-Friendly 50 Awards.

Healthy heart coach partners with chiropractic center

The Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Durham announced a new partnership with registered nurse Peggy Gleason, an integrative health coach and the founder of Healthy Heart Coach.
Gleason, together with the Durham chiropractic care team, will be providing enhanced wellness care services

City of Durham to Offer Digital Pay Stations at City-Owned Parking Lots

Digital pay stations will soon give drivers more convenient payment options at two downtown City-owned parking lots. The pay stations will be installed in City Surface Lot 14, which is located on West Morgan Street, and in City Surface Lot 8, which is located on Parrish Street.

Mattie B's Public House Opens in Hope Valley Commons

Matthew Beason and John Eisensmith, owners of Six Plates Wine Bar, will open Mattie B’s Public House in Hope Valley Commons. The menu will feature burgers, pizza, wings and sandwiches along with 100 beers and ciders.

Retail Shuffles in North Pointe Shopping Center

The owners of the North Pointe shopping center in Durham have carved up the former 18,000-square-foot World Market space to make way for several new fashion retailers. Rue 21 has opened in a 5,000-square-foot space and Cato has moved into 4,000 square feet..

Veterinary hospital opens on 751

The Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas opened its third Triangle location last week, in Durham off Highway 751.

Lefkowitz Partners With Nuevolution

Almost a year after winning his Nobel Prize for studies of G-protein coupled receptors, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, James B. Duke professor of medicine and professor of biochemistry and immunology, has joined pharmaceutical company Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Nuevolution—a molecular research lab—in examining GPCRs through an extensive compound screening process. 

Changes Coming for Organic Transit

Organic Transit, maker of the Elf bike/car hybrid has opened a West Coast assembly operation in San Jose, CA in hopes of increasing production.  The company also plans to move from its current location on East Chapel Hill Street to 311 Corporation Street.

Raleigh's 18 Seaboard Chef To Open New Eatery in Southern Durham

Jason Smith, acclaimed chef of Raleigh's 18 Seaboard will open a new restaurant in Southern Durham's Renaissance Village called Harvest 18.

Sweets Business Pomp & Panache Launches

Sheena Johnson-Cooper, and her sister Misha Johnson have launched a home-based sweets display business called Pomp & Panache.

Weejee Learning Appoints COO

Weejee Learning, a provider of custom e-learning solutions, has appointed Marc Crawford to the role of chief operating officer.

RTI Senior Program Director Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert Bray, senior program director of substance abuse epidemiology and military behavioral health at RTI International, has received the John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association.

Duke Children's Hospital Wins Award

Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center was named a 2013 Pediatric Quality Award category winner and finalist by the Children's Hospital Association.

Duke’s Nicholas Institute Appoints new Policy Director

Martin Doyle has been appointed director of the Water Policy Program at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University.

Durham burn treatment developer awarded U.S. contract

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a contract with Durham-based Novan Therapeutics to help the company develop a thermal burn treatment.

Guttentag Appointed to New Term as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Duke

Christoph Guttentag, who has overseen the decisions of more than 200,000 student applicants in 25 years in admissions at Duke University, has been reappointed to another five-year term as dean of undergraduate admissions.

The Other End of the Leash To Open in Sept on Main St.

The Other End of the Leash, a new pet boutique and bakery, is targeted to open in September at 1000 W. Main St.

Taiba Market Opens on West Chapel Hill Street

Tabia Market, a Middle Eastern market has opened on West Chapel Hill Street.

Capitol Broadcasting Buys Two Historic American Tobacco Buildings for $9.5<=M

Capitol Broadcasting has purchased the historic Old Bull and Noelll Buildings at the American Tobacco Campus for $9.5 million.

The Startup Factory Supports Six Startups

The Startup Factory will mentor six startups this year.

Duke receives $1.3 million for medical research

Duke received a $1.3 million donation from Charles and Daneen Stiefel to support Duke Medicine research on the genetic mechanisms that give rise to Common Variable Immune Deficiency.

Durham Chamber to Attempt World Record Sept 26

The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce is looking to capture the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest networking event with an event called “The Big” that will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 26.

Durham's Wine Authorities set to Expand

Wine Authorities, the independent wine shop that opened in 2007 on University Drive in Durham, is expanding to Raleigh.

Bar to Open Downtown Durham

A new bar, 106 Main will open in two weeks at 106 E. Main St. in Downtown Durham serving local beer, wine and liquor.

Dog Treat Bakery Coming to Woodcroft

Oliver's Collar, a dog treat bakery will open in the Woodcroft Shopping Center on Hope Valley Rd. in mid-September.

Redevelopment Coming to Former McPherson Hospital

City Council members voted 5-1 Monday to complete a $1.7 million city/county incentive package that will help finance the redevelopment of the former McPherson Hospital off West Main Street.

Durham Food Lion Sold for $9.7M

A 60,424-square-foot Food Lion grocery store located at the intersection of Sherron Road and N.C. 98 in east Durham has been sold to Hackney Real Estate of Richmond, VA.

Kentington Heights Subdivision to be Redeveloped into Auto Park

Southern Durham's Kentington Heights subdivision will be redeveloped into an auto park.

Terminal 1 at RDU to Open March 2

The renovated section of Terminal 1 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport will open March 2.

Blue Cross to Open Retail Store in Durham

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest health insurance company is planning on opening a retail store in Durham to raise awareness about insurance options.

RDU Receives $3M Federal Grant to Repair Pavement

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is getting a $3.3 million federal grant to repair pavement in the airport apron where planes load, refuel and park for maintenance.

Duke Campus Farm Adds Buildings

Duke Campus Farm is adding two new structures to the one-acre farm on Friends School Road. Beginning in July, construction crews began building a 1,700-square feet pavilion and 144-square feet storage shed for the farm. Both are anticipated to be complete in mid-September.

Durham’s Research Square relocating to West Village

Durham-based Research Square has decided to relocate from its corporate office in the Southcourt office park on Shannon Road in Durham to a 10,126 square foot space in the Walker Warehouse building at West Village.

Duke University Hospital to Renovate Duke North

Duke University Hospital will renovate Duke North, a more than 30-year-old hospital. The project includes fully renovating nine operating rooms and providing minor upgrades to two additional operating rooms, as well as renovating the 16-bed cardiac critical care unit on the seventh floor. The hospital’s electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and HVAC systems will be upgraded to meet current building codes and standards. The entire project is expected to be completed August of 2015 and cost a total of $48.4 million.

Krzyzewski to Receive Leadership Award

Mike Krzyzewski will receive the Nell and John Wooden Leadership in Coaching Award at “An Evening with the Legends of the Game” event in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24.

Duke Ph.D. Candidate Wins Second Place in National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest

Ashley Young, a Duke University  Ph.D. candidate in history, has won second place in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.

Triangle Business Journal Reveals 2013 Best Places to Work

Seven Durham businesses have been named "Best Places to Work 2013" by Triangle Business Journal.  Those businesses include Automated Insights, Clarkson Consulting, Hill Chesson & Woody, Nimble Storage, Parata Systems, Reverb Nation and Vamp Communications.

Duke Researchers Discover Correlation Between Autism and Induced Labors

Researchers at Duke Medicine and the University of Michigan have discovered that pregnant women whose labors are induced or augmented may have an increased risk of bearing children with autism, especially if the baby is male.

Broadhead to Appear on Colbert Report

Duke University President Richard Broadhead will appear on Thursday's episode of The Colbert Report.

Cree Buys Forner IBM Building

Durham's Cree has purchased a 86,000-square-foot former IBM office building at the Pinnacle Park corporate center in Durham at at 4401 Silicon Dr.

Triangle Business Journal Honors 2013 Leaders in Diversity

The Triangle Business Journal has honored its 2013 Leaders in Diversity, which include Durham mayor Bill Bell and Biogen Idec.

Biker Bar to Launch in Durham

Downtown restaurateurs and entrepreneurs Seth Gross and Martha Philpott King are launching Biker Bar NC, a 14-seat human-powered bicycle with riders facing one another around a center bar area while a bike captain steers, brakes and provides a guided tour along your route. The bar route begins and ends at Bull City Burger and Brewery, 107 E. Parrish St.

Duke Researchers Identify Genetic Factors for Childhood Seizures

Duke Researchers have identified two new genes and implicated 25 distinct mutations in serious forms of epilepsy, suggesting a new direction for developing tailored treatments of the neurological disorders.

Tyler's Founder Plans Distillery in Central Park District

Tyler Huntington, founder of Tyler's Restaurant and Taproom, which has four locations, will open a distillery in a former tobacco warehouse at 609 Foster St. in Durham.

Fleet Feet Adding Durham Location

Fleet Feet Inc., the Carrboro-based franchisor of running shoe and accessory stores, is opening a store in Durham at the Renaissance Center shopping center in the Southpoint district.

Senior PharmAssist Gains 5 New Board Members

Senior PharmAssist, a nonprofit medication assistance and Medicare insurance counseling program in Durham, has five new members on its board of directors.

Duke Reaches New Record for Giving

Duke University received $410.9 million in philanthropic contributions between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the highest annual cash total in school history

Greenfire Partner Takes New Role at Austin Lawrence Partners

Durham-based Greenfire Development’s managing partner, Paul Smith has taken a new position with Austin Lawrence Partners, the Colorado-based firm that’s behind a proposal to build a 26-story tower downtown primarily to house apartments.

FDA OKs Glaxo Flu Vaccine

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline which has its North American headquarters in Durham, just received FDA approval to start shipping its Fluarix Quadrivalent vaccine to CDC distribution centers and U.S. health care provider

M&F Bancorp Adds Board Member

M&F Bancorp Inc. announced that Raymond C. Pierce, a partner with the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, has been elected to the boards for the holding company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mechanics and Farmers Bank.

Durham Vet Joins NIEHS Research Team

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences announced Kathy Laber as its Comparative Medicine Branch chief as an attending veterinarian and animal program director.

Chimerex Adds Board Member

Chimerix Inc. a biopharmaceutical company developing oral antivirals, announced that Rodman L. Drake has been elected to the company's board of directors. He will serve as the compensation committee chairman.

Serrano Delicafe opening at Brightleaf

A New York-style deli called Serrano Delicafe is holding a grand opening Monday in its location in Brightleaf Square.

Duke's Andrews to be Honored by American Society of Hematology

The American Society of Hematology will recognize Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of Duke University School of Medicine, with the 2013 Henry M. Stratton Medal for their outstanding accomplishments in the fields of iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis and lymphoma.

Durham Resident Named Champion of Change by President

Durham’s Anita Brown-Graham has named a "Champion of Change," by the president of the United States in the category of civic hacking and open government for people who pilot innovative programs to involve traditionally disengaged communities in local governance. Brown-Graham is the director of the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University, Brown-Graham works to link the public to information and to others who share interests in social and civic change and engagement.

Durham City Hall to Get Facelift

Durham City Hall will see improvements in a $6.35-million facelift and fixup starting this fall on the 35-year-old City Hall.

Durham's Syngenta To Expand

Durham's Syngenta will expand to create 150 new research and development jobs by 2018.

Delta Will Fly Direct from RDU to the Bahamas

Delta will begin a nonstop weekly services to the Bahamas from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in December.

PurThread Names CEO

Antimicrobial textiles company PurThread Technologies, has a new chief executive officer, Lisa Grimes, formerly CEO of contract research organization InSite Clinical Trials.

Spring Launches 4G in Durham

Sprint has launched 4G high-speed wireless service in Durham.

Companies behind GMOs launch website

Agricultural biotechnology companies involved in the development of genetically modified crops, also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs, including Durham companies Syngenta, Bayer CropScience, BASF and Monsanto are launching a website, GMO Answers to answer the “toughest questions” about them.

Kramden Institute to Double Space

The Kramden Institute, a nonprofit that gives computers to the economically disadvantaged,  will soon double its space and move into a 10,000 ft. suite.

BioCryst Adds to Board of Directors

 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that Dr. Fred E. Cohen was elected to the company's Board of Directors.

Weejee Learning Adds Staff

Weejee Learning announced that Eric Andrikaitis has joined the company as an interactive strategist.

Duke Researchers Develop Broad-Scale Genome Tinkering

Duke researchers have devised a way to quickly and easily target and tinker with any gene in the human genome. The new tool, which builds on an RNA-guided enzyme they borrowed from bacteria, is being made freely available to researchers who may now apply it to the next round of genome discovery.

Durham startup ArchiveSocial selected by Silicon Valley accelerator

ArchiveSocial has been selected out of 190 national applications to join the Code for America Accelerator, a four-month program focused on startups disrupting the state of technology in the public sector.

Former Minister of Health of Nigeria to Join Duke Faculty

Starting in Fall 2013, Duke students will have the opportunity to learn about global health systems from one of the world’s top health policy leaders. Muhammad Pate, former Minister of State for Health of Nigeria, will serve as Visiting Professor at the Duke Global Health Institute.

Bull Durham Blues Festival Will be One Day Event

The Bull Durham Blues Festival has announced its lineup for the one-day festival to be held on September 7 at Hayti Heritage Center at St. Joseph's Performance Hall.

Office Complex Near RTP Acquired

The California-based real estate company Passco Companies has completed the $28 million acquisition of the Encore at the Park complex, formerly known as Century Creek, near the Research Triangle Park

Charter School to Open in Durham in 2014

Reaching All Minds charter school will be opening its doors in Durham in August 2014 after receiving approval recently from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to become one of the state’s newest charter schools.

Hillside High School Adds 5 Coaches

Five new coaches will join Hillside High in the new school year. Athletics Director Bob Hill hired Rob Clodfelter to coach boys cross-country, Anthony Leak for baseball, Sylvia Latson for softball, Syreeta Mason for volleyball and A.J. Davis for boys track.

Rice House Healthcare Program to Open in Sept

Rice House Healthcare Program, a program based on the now closed Rice Diet has purchased a 13,000 square foot medical office on North Duke Street that can house up to 300 people. The program will open at the end of September.

Curry Point Express Opens on South Miami

An Indian restaurant called Curry Point Express opened Monday on South Miami Boulevard, serving express lunch and dinner as well as sit-down options.

Duke Researchers Discover Pain Relief: Fish Oil Derivative

A derivative of fish oil has shown potential for developing a new pain treatment that could become an alternative to addictive opioid pain killers, according to new research from Duke University.

Duke Biochemical mapping helps explain who will respond to antidepressants

Duke Medicine researchers have identified biochemical changes in people taking antidepressants – but only in those whose depression improves.

Delta to Launch New Flights at RDU

Delta will begin flights to Salt Lake City beginning Dec. 22, departing RDU at 7:45 a.m., landing in Utah at 10:30 a.m., and arriving back at RDU at 10:51 p.m.  Delta is also starting a non-stop service between RDU and Philadelphia on Sept. 3.

World Beer Festival Returns to Durham in New Location

The World Beer Festival will return to Durham on Oct. 5 in a new location: the Historic Durham Athletic Park.

Duke Swimming and Diving Program Receives Honors

Nine members of the Duke swimming and diving program have earned Scholar All-America recognition for the 2012-13 season, as announced Thursday by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). In addition, both the Blue Devil men and women received Scholar All-America team honors for the spring semester.

NCCU Names Student-Athlete of the Month

North Carolina Central University women’s bowling senior Khrystal Richardson has been named the Nationwide Insurance NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month for June 2013 in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments on the lanes and in the classroom.

Healy Promoted to Chef de Cuisine at Washington Duke

Executive Chef Jason Cunningham recently announced the promotion of Murray Healy to chef de cuisine of the Fairview Dining Room at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. 

Duke Announces 2013 Robertson Scholars

Twenty-nine high school graduates have accepted invitations to become Robertson Scholars, receiving scholarships for either the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or Duke University.

Duke Researchers Identify Signals that Drive Tumors to Spread

A team of international researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (USA) have identified a self-perpetuating signaling circuit inside connective tissue cells that allows these cells to form a front and a back and propel themselves in a particular direction over a long period of time. This propulsion is the same movement that tumor cells use to invade healthy tissue during cancer metastasis so cracking the code to this signaling network may lead to new therapeutic strategies against cancer and other devastating diseases.

Vans Opens in Southpoint

Vans, the store embraced by skateboarders, BMXers, tweens and teens around the country, opened its first Triangle shop at The Streets at Southpoint.

Duke Study Uncovers Healthy Pain Relief Option for Neuropathic Pain

A Duke University study revealed that a derivative of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a main ingredient of over-the-counter fish oil supplements, can sooth and prevent neuropathic pain caused by injuries to the sensory system.

NCCU Men's Basketball Adds Staff

North Carolina Central University head men’s basketball coach LeVelle Moton has announced that Brian Burg and Michael Cotton have been added to the program as assistant coaches, completing his coaching staff for the 2013-14 year.

Duke Bioengineers Develop New Approach to Regenerate Back Discs

According to Duke University scientists, cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae.

Fleet Feet to Open Store in Southpoint

Fleet Feet, a chain of community-oriented specialty stores serving runners, walkers and lifetime fitness enthusiasts, has announced that it's planning to open a Fleet Feet Sports in the Renaissance Center at Southpoint in the fall.

Durham Audio Company Buys Boston Firm

Durham-based Digital Audio Corporation has acquired Boston-based Salient Stills, which will allow the company, which creates forensic audio clarification tools for law enforcement, to expand its offerings, to video forensics and image enhancement products.

Health care-focused investment firm raise $5.1 million

Excelerate Health Ventures, a group of investors focused on the health care industry announced that it has $5.1 million in commitments from a group of doctors, dentists, health care executives and angel investors for a new angel fund.

RTI scientist to serve as chair of NIH section

Eric Johnson, a senior research scientist at RTI International, has been selected to serve as chair of the Behavioral Genetics and Epidemiology Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.

Washington Duke Chef Wins First Round of Competition

Jason Cunningham, a chef at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, won the first round of his competition in the statewide chef competition “Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series: Fire In the Triangle.”

The Underground@Main Street Opens

A new entrepreneurial hub, called The Underground@Main Street, opened in 22,000 square feet of renovated space at 201 W. Main St.

Gregoria's Kitchen to Seek New Location

The owner of Gregoria’s Kitchen, the Cuban restaurant that closed earlier this year after a fire heavily damaged the house in which it was located on Chapel Hill Road, said he’s looking for a new location for the restaurant.

Iannuzzi Promoted to Deputy Fire Chief

Durham Fire Chief Dan Curia has promoted Chris Iannuzzi to deputy fire chief, the second-highest rank in the Durham Fire Department.

The Roxy Set to Close

Neighborhood bar, The Roxy will close and will become Triangle Pint and Plate, a restaurant focused on Triangle Brewing Company beers.

1013 Bread & Kabob Sold to New Owner

1013 Bread & Kabob has been sold to a new owner.  It is remain open but will become Skewers Bar & Grill in two to three weeks. It is located at 1013 W Main Street

Green Roof Installed in Downtown Durham

A green roof has been installed on a downtown building that serves as the headquarters for Xero Flor America, the Durham-based U.S. distributor of plant roof mats called the Xero Flor Green Roof System.

Bioventus names new chief science officer

Biologics firm Bioventus has appointed Alessandra Pavesio to become the company’s new chief science officer.

Duke among first in nation to offer bionic eye to severely blind

Duke University Hospital has been chosen as one of the first sites in the nation to offer a bionic eye to severely blind patients.

Duke Tennis Team Named ITA Doubles Team of the Year

Duke Tennis’s Henrique Cunha and Raphael Hemmeler have been selected as the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Doubles Team of the Year.

Southern School of Engineering principal to lead Lowe’s Grove Middle School

Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric J. Becoats today appointed Ms. Darneise Massey, principal of Southern School of Engineering, as the next principal of Lowe’s Grove Middle School of Technology. Lowe’s Grove begins its first year as a STEM magnet school in August.

Panera Coming to Ninth Street

A lease has been signed for a Panera Bread restaurant to open at the Shops at Erwin Mill, a group of buildings on the western side of Ninth Street that have been renovated after their purchase last year by a team of developers.

Shell to Become Sheetz on Hillsbourough Rd

Plans have been filed with Durham City-County Planning to redevelop an existing Shell gas station and a vacant former Blockbuster video building on Hillsborough Road into a new Sheetz.

NC Defense Business Asso. Adds Board Member

Richard Brewer, a senior manager in business development at RTI International, has been elected to the board of directors for the N.C. Defense Business Association.

Artisan at Brightleaf Apartments Sold

The 328-unit Artisan at Brightleaf apartments, located within the Brightleaf community on U.S. 70 in east Durham, sold for $43.8 million, or $133,536 per unit. The buyer was an investor group represented by AEW Capital Management of Los Angeles.

Durham Apartment Complex Sold

The 298-unit Alexan Garrett Farms rental community, located off of U.S. 15-501, sold for $49.3 million, or $165,436 per unit. The buyer was Boston-based real estate investment firm Bentall Kennedy.

Duke Develops "Asprin Test"

Researchers at Duke University have developed a gene-based test to show whether a patient with cardiovascular risk factors would benefit from aspirin therapy.

Freelon Group Wins Architecture Award

The American Library Association and the American Institute of Architects have awarded Durham architecture firm The Freelon Group with the 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Award for the design of Anacostia Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C.

John R. McAdams Co. Changes Name to McAdams

Durham’s The John R. McAdams Co. has altered its name to McAdams and introduced a new corporate identity and logo.

Six Alumni Join Duke Board of Trustees

Six alumni have joined the Duke University Board of Trustees. Three new members will serve six-year terms —Stephen Pagliuca '77, Carmichael Roberts Jr.’90 and Edward Gilhuly ’82. Additionally, three observing members also joined the Board—Shepard Moyle ’84, Christopher Brown’13 and Katherine Duch, a Duke Ph.D. candidate in public policy. David Rubenstein,’70, was elected Board chair in May and officially took on the role Monday.

Duke Researchers Discover Brain Sets Prices with Emotional Value

Neuroeconomics Researchers at Duke University have found that your feelings about something and the value you put on it are calculated similarly in a specific area of the brain.

Upscale Apartments Coming to Patterson Place

Two Florida real estate groups have announced plans to jointly develop a $40.1 million apartment community in south Durham near the Patterson Place shopping center. The 322-unit Patterson Place project will be the first joint venture between CNL Growth Properties of Orlando and The Bainbridge Companies of Wellington, Fla., according to the companies.

Durham’s Bioventus Gets Deal with Pfizer

Durham-based Bioventus has nabbed a big pharma platform for its orthopaedic healing portfolio: Pfizer’s  bone morphogenetic protein.

Durham Shoe-Maker Acquires Competitor

Durham footwear and fitness products company Implus Corp. has acquired most of the assets of Pennsylvania-based Penguin Brands Inc., one of Implus’ major competitors in the shoe-care category.

Durham Regional Hospital Changes Name to Duke Regional Hospital

After 23 years as Durham Regional Hospital, the hospital has changed its name to Duke Regional Hospital to reflect its relationship with Duke Medicine.

The Famery Opens in Downtown Durham

The Farmery, a mobile greenhouse and produce shop has opened outside of the offices of Burt's Bees in the American Tobacco historic district. The Farmery’s shop/greenhouse will be open to the public from 11 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Animal Study Shows Promising Path to Prevent Epilepsy

Duke Medicine researchers have identified a receptor in the nervous system that may be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures.

World Food Prize shared by Syngenta founder

 A pioneer in plant genetics engineering, the Durham Research Triangle Park-based researcher Mary-Dell Chilton (along with two others) was named the 2013 World Food Prize Laureate, an award for improving the quality, quantity or availability of food.

Lilly Pulitzer Opens at Southpoint Mall

The Streets at Southpoint has opened a Lilly Pulitzer store which sells brightly colored women's clothing.

Durham Biotech Startup Receives $1.5M in Grant Funding

 Eboo Pharma, a young Durham biotechnology company has landed a grant of up to $1.5 million from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Duke's Pratt Engineers Awarded Four Department of Defense Grants

Engineers at the Pratt School of Engineering have been awarded four five-year $1.5 million Department of Defense Grants for research ranging in topics from transparent conductors to acoustic cloaking in water to undersea sensing.

Charlotte investor buys Durham office building for $5M

The Durham office building at 2605 Meridian Parkway has been sold to a Charlotte real estate investor for $5.2 million.

Rose's Meat Market and Sweet Shop to Open Friday

The whole-animal butchery and pastry shop Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop will open on Friday at 121 N. Gregson St. in the Brightleaf Square area.

El Rodeo at Brightleaf Re-Opens After Fire

Brightleaf Square’s El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant has re-opened. The restaurant closed in March after a fire.

MetLife Finds Temporary Home in Durham

MetLife has found a temporary home for the 250 information technology workers it plans to hire by the end of this year and will be establishing its first base of operations at the Imperial Center office park in Durham.

Sam's Quik Shop Planning to Open South Durham Shop

Sam's Quik Shop is planning to open a location in South Durham on NC 54 across from the Hope Valley Commons Shopping Center.

NC IDEA Awards $98,000 in Grants to Two Durham Startups

The Durham-based economic development group NC IDEA has awarded Durham  "Food GPS" startup INRFOOD a $42,000 grant and neuromarketing technology startup NeuroSpire a $46,000 grant. The grants are non-dillutive for the company owners are are intended to help accelerate business growth.

Durham Lions Club Presents Awards

The Durham Lions Club honored Johnny Fitch and Kaaren Johanson with the Melvin Jones Fellowships from Lions Club International.  The Durham Lions Club Achievement Award was presented to Greg Bolt.  The Service Award was awarded to Vic Moore.  The Lion Cub of the Year, was presented to Kevin Klein.

Durham Priest Appointed to Episcopal Diocese Leadership

The Rev. Anne E. Hodges-Copple will be consecrated as bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, a jurisdiction that includes the state’s two largest cities. The ceremony will be held Saturday at Duke Chapel.

Duke Hospital adds 160 Rooms for Critically Ill Patients

Duke's new Medical Pavilion has 608,000 square feet of energy-efficient space, a new ground-floor café and a serene interfaith chapel.

Duke's Coach K receives Enberg Award

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division I men’s basketball, was honored as the recipient of the 2013 Dick Enberg Award, presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Quintiles Wins $1 M Research Grant

Quintiles has won a $1 million research grant to compare the effectiveness of treatments for uterine fibroids, a condition common among women of childbearing age.

Apricot Lane, Vans to Open at Streets at Southpoint

A store selling Vans-brand skateboard shoes and clothing is planned to open this summer at The Streets at Southpoint along with Apricot Lane, a women's clothing store.

Duke enters partnership with Say Yes to Education

Duke was announced as a partner school of Say Yes to Education, Inc., a non-profit group that helps underprivileged children apply and pay for college.

Venture Firm Interstate to Move Downtown

The early-stage venture capital firm Intersouth Partners is moving into Historic Fire Station #1 at Rogers Alley in downtown Durham.

Hope Valley Square Sold for $7.7 Million

The Hope Valley Square retail center,  located at 3710 Shannon Rd. and anchored by one of the busiest U.S. Postal Service offices in Durham, has been sold to DNA Partners of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. for $7.7 million, more than triple the price paid for the property five years ago. The retail center is 40,524-square-feet with tenants that include the U.S. Postal Service and three popular Durham restaurants: Only Burger, Bull Street Gourmet & Market and Pop’s Backdoor South.

Duke Women's Basketball Hires Van Gorp, promotes Planells

Duke women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie has promoted Hernando Planells to assistant coach and hired Michele Van Gorp as director of recruiting operations.

Kevin White Named National AD of the Year

Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White has been named one of four NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision recipients of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Mechanics and Farmers Bank Announces Founders Awards

Mechanics and Farmers Bank honored William A. “Billy” Marsh Jr., the bank’s former general counsel. and Vivian Patterson with the 2013 Mechanics and Farmers Bank Founders Award.

RTI Forensic Research Scientist Honored

John Collins, forensic science policy and management advisor at Durham's RTI International, has received the 2013 Briggs J. White Award for excellence in forensic sciences management.

Duke to co-lead research network on resistant bacteria

Duke has received a commitment of up to $62 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to launch a program that will advance research in treating antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.

Triangle Startup Factory Changes Name to Startup Factory

Chris Heivly and David Neal are rebranding the Durham-based startup accelerator as "The Startup Factory" as part of a strategy to broaden its appeal to new companies and possible investors in those emerging ventures.

Surgeons at Duke University Hospital Implant Bioengineered Vein

In a first-of-its-kind operation in the United States, a team of doctors at Duke University Hospital helped create a bioengineered blood vessel and transplanted it into the arm of a patient with end-stage kidney disease.

Parsons Promoted to Assistant Director of Sales

Danielle Parsons has been promoted to Assistant Director of Sales at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham.  Previously Parsons was Sales Manager at the hotel.

Indy Week Releases "Best of the Triangle 2013"

The Indy Week has released its "Best of the Triangle 2013 Readers' Choice Poll Winners and Finalists.

PE firm invests in Durham’s BioAgilytix

BioAgilytix Labs has nabbed a yet-to-be-disclosed sum from Riverside Partners. The Durham-based contract laboratory, which works with customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agriculture industries, plan to use the funds to accelerate growth.

15 Duke Teams Honored by NCAA for APR Achievement

An ACC-leading 15 of Duke's intercollegiate athletic programs were honored Wednesday with NCAA Public Recognition Awards.

Duke Judicial Studies Center receives $5 million grant from The Duke Endowment

The Duke Endowment has committed $5 million to the Duke University School of Law to support the operations of its Center for Judicial Studies.

Salvadoran Restaurant Opens in Durham

There’s a new restaurant called El Portal Salvadoreno at 821 N. Miami Blvd. in Durham.

Used Furniture Store Opens

Patina, a used-furniture shop opened in mid-May at 2695 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. across from the gourmet food market and cafe Foster’s Market.

Counter Culture Coffee to Hold Taster Challenge

The Durham-based coffee roasting company Counter Culture Coffee is holding its second official Cup Tasters Challenge on Thursday. The challenge will start at 7 p.m. Thursday at the company’s Training Center at 4911 S. Alston Ave., where it holds coffee education programs. The challenge is $5, open to the public and free to watch.

Esposto Joins Duke Staff as Head Diving Coach

Duke swimming and diving head coach Dan Colella has announced the addition of Nunzio Esposto to the Blue Devil coaching staff. A successful coach on the Olympic, national and collegiate levels, Esposto will serve as the program’s head diving coach.

Triangle Curling Club Buys Land for Rink Near RTP

Triangle Curling Club leaders took a step closer to realizing their vision of building a dedicated curling facility in Durham with the purchase of 7 acres on So Hi Drive near the Research Triangle Park.

Durham's Smith Breeden to be Acquired by French Company

An agreement has been signed to make Durham's Smith Breeden Associates a subsidiary of Amundi, a Paris-based firm that had about $955 billion in assets under management as of March. The Durham firm, which has about $6.4 billion in assets under management, will change its name to Amundi Smith Breeden following the acquisition, which is expected to close by the end of September.

Durham Approves $400,000 G.E. Aviation Incentive

Durham’s City Council approved a $400,000 incentive Monday night for G.E. Aviation to expand its assembly plant on South Miami Boulevard.

Duke Will Co-Lead NIH Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance

Investigators at Duke Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have been selected to oversee a nationwide research program on antibacterial resistance, which includes a focus on the growing unmet challenges associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and E. coli.

Duke Nursing Dean to Step Down in 2014

Duke University's Catherine L. Gilliss, Dean of the School of Nursing announced Monday she will be stepping down in 2014, after leading the school for 10 years

Duke to Induct Seven Into Athletics Hall of Fame

Duke University will induct seven new members into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, October 11. The following are slated for induction: Matt Andresen (fencing), Wes Chesson (football), Julie Exum Breuer (tennis), Jay Heaps (soccer), John Rennie (coach), Dr. Georgia Schweitzer Beasley (basketball) and Jason Williams (basketball).

Duke Divinity Receives $5.74 Million for Clergy Health Initiative

The Duke Divinity School has received $5.74 million to continue its work with the Clergy Health Initiative.

Zaxby's Planned for Southern Durham

Plans have been filed with Durham City-County Planning for a proposed second Zaxby’s restaurant to be built in southern Durham on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near Walmart, McDonald’s and the Valley Creek Center.

Tijuana Flats Will Open on Ninth St. in Late Summer

A location of the Tex-Mex restaurant chain Tijuana Flats is planned to open in 2,468 square feet of renovated space on 703 Ninth Street at the Shops at Erwin Mill in late summer.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC to Move All Offices to Durham

The state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, is planning to vacate its longtime Chapel Hill headquarters and consolidate its Triangle operations in Durham on University Drive where it already owns and occupies six buildings.

Duke Hospital President Named to Top Exec List

Kevin Sowers, president of Duke University Hospital, made Becker’s Hospital Review list of 100 Leaders of Great Hospitals in America. Becker’s Hospital Review puts out annual rankings and top lists for various hospital metrics, this latest one being for executives of top hospitals.

Duke Track and Field Programs Receive $5 Million

Duke athletics received a $5 million donation from University trustee emeritus Morris Williams, and his wife Ruth. The Williams’ gift will support track and field programs, as part of the larger $3.25 billion Duke Forward campaign.

Triangle Raw Foods to Expand

Triangle Raw Foods will expand to a brick and mortar store in the Gold Center on Garrett Road. There will be outdoor seating, local and organic produce and colorful awnings. A fundraising campaign for the business can be found here.

Moe's Southwest Grill to Open in Downtown Durham

The Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurant chain has signed a lease for a piece of the street-level retail space in the new Diamond View III office building opening this summer at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus.

Two GlaxoSmithKline Drugs Approved by FDA

Two new GlaxoSmithKline drugs to treat advanced skin cancer, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), were granted Food and Drug Administration approval on Tuesday. GSK's national headquarters are located in Durham in Research Triangle Park.

Scynexis Regains Rights to Antifungal Compound

Durham company Scynexis has nabbed development and commercialization rights for an antifungal platform that it previously sold to Merck in 2002.

Durham Company Sells Self-storage Units for $51M

Durham real estate firm the Dilweg Companies has announced that it has exited the self-storage warehouse business and sold its entire portfolio of 13 properties in the Carolinas for $51 million.

New principal appointed to Creekside Elementary

Mangum Elementary School principal Cindy Daniels has been named the next principal of Creekside Elementary School, effective July 1. Daniels holds a Master of School Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA.

Monsanto's Durham Office Recognized

The Durham Research Triangle Park site for the seed and agriculture products company Monsanto Co. was recognized Friday by the N.C. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division for its safety and health management program with the “Rising Star” award.

Insomniac Games Launches 'Fuse'

Insomniac Games, which has a Durham office, has launched 'Fuse,' a game that allows players to switch characters.

RTI Executive Receives Achievement Lifetime Award

Josephine Mauskopf, vice president of health economics at RTI Health Solutions, a business unit of RTI International, received the 2013 Avedis Donabedian Outcomes Research Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

Durham Startup Rubycube Launches Autism App

Interactive animation is the basis of a new mobile app from Durham startup Rubycube, which is targeting children with high-functioning autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions.

Duke Men's Lacrosse Team Wins National Title

The Duke University Men's Lacrosse team has captured the national title, beating Syracuse 16-10.

Duke Engineers Discover New Method for Producing Clean Hydrogen

Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.

The King’s Daughters Inn Hires New General Manager

The King’s Daughters Inn has welcomed new General Manager Lora Brooker, previous general manager of Magnolia Grill to the luxury inn.

Duke Reappoints Baker as Trinity Dean for Academic Affairs

Professor Lee D. Baker has been reappointed as dean of academic affairs of Trinity College and associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Duke University.

Durham Nativity School Raises $52,000 for Scholarship Fund

Durham Nativity School’s net proceeds from this year’s 4th Annual benefit concert were $52,000, the school’s director Richard Burton announced.

Scioderm Raises $16M in April

Dermatology startup Scioderm has raised $16 million in April from two investors.

Duke Wrestling Honored for Academic Excellence

The Duke University wrestling team recently was honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) for its excellence in the classroom this past season. The Blue Devils ranked 10th as a team in grade point average, while two Duke wrestlers were among the 82 Division I wrestlers honored for their academic work.

Durham's Tryton gets European Approval for its Stents

Durham-based Tryton Medical received European approval for a new kind of stent- that tube surgeons use in vessels during bypass surgery.

Duke Player Named Parade Player of the Year Finalist

Duke University incoming freshman Kianna Holland has been named one of six finalists for the Parade Magazine National High School Player of the Year.

DDI Names New President

Downtown Durham Inc. has named Geoffrey Durham, the economic development manager for the city of Fairfax, Va., as its new president and CEO.

Bayer CropScience Grows in RTP

Bayer CropScience recently opened 40,000 square feet of laboratory and other space at its North American headquarters in Durham's Research Triangle Park, where the company plans to do crop protection and environmental science research.

Duke Cycling Takes Second Straight National Title

Duke Cycling defending its national title in the team trial competition in Antelope Island, Utah, defeating the likes of Stanford, MIT, University of Colorado-Boulder, Yale and others.

Dynamik Duo Desserts Opens

In the location of what was previously the Carolina Cake Co. in the University Center shopping center, the Dynamik Duo Desserts bakery has opened. It’s located off West Main Street near its intersection with Hillsborough Road, and offers cakes, pies, cheesecakes, cookies, cupcakes, cake pops and other items.

Pop-up exhibit focuses on history of Durham’s N.C. Mutual

A pop-up exhibit focused on the history of Durham-based N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. will be held Sunday at the Durham History Hub.

RDU To Open Four New Retail Shops in Terminal 1

Terminal 1, the terminal that’s being renovated at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, will have four new retail stores when it opens again in March 2014. Merchandise at the stores will include women’s clothing, accessories, high-tech gadgets and regional gifts.

Triangle Community Foundation Announces New Director of Donor Engagement

The Triangle Community Foundation has announced that Sandra Rodriguez will be its new Director of Donor Engagement.

Duke Elects Rubenstein to Chair of Board of Trustees, approves 2013-14 Budget

The Duke University Board of Trustees has elected David M. Rubenstein as its new chair and approved the 2013-14 budget.

DiabetesSisters Elects New Board Member

Vicki Norris, director of marketing and communications for Hill, Chesson & Woody, has joined the DiabetesSisters’ board of directors.

RTF Elects New Board memebrers

Jack Cecil, president of Biltmore Farms LLC, and Kimberly Jenkins, a serial entrepreneur and program director for the Duke in Silicon Valley initiative, were elected to join the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors

Duke Announces 2013 Distinguished Professorsv

Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 25 members of its faculty.

Perry contracts to buy Liberty Warehouse

Chapel Hill developer Roger Perry has signed a contract to buy the Liberty Warehouse complex, with an eye toward redeveloping the site with a mix of homes and commercial space.

Shiki Sushi Reopens Under New Name, Tasu Asian Bistro

After a renovation, Durham's Shiki Sushi Asian Bistro, Sushi & Bar is now open and operating under its new name, Tasu Asian Bistro, Sushi & Bar, in a neighboring, renovated space at the Homestead Market shopping center off N.C. 54 near its intersection with Fayetteville Road.

Apartment Complex to Break Ground

A groundbreaking ceremony will be Wednesday for the $46.1 million collegiate apartment complex now known as 605 West at 605 W. Chapel Hill St. in Durham.

Durham Public Schools Names "Teacher of the Year"

Durham Public Schools has named Cynthia Watkins, a 22-year veteran educator who has taught for three years at Spring Valley Elementary School the "Teacher of the Year."

Quintiles Stock Begins Trading on NYSE

Durham-based Quintiles announced that it will offer its common stock for purchase by the public at a price of $40 on Thursday, when its stock starts trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Durham's Delta Rae Featured on True Blood Season Six Trailer

Durham band, Delta Rae's song "Bottom of the River" has been featured on the television show True Blood's season six trailer.

Precision BioSciences Announces Patent Lawsuit Win

Precision BioSciences Inc. announced Monday that it has received a favorable verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by the French company Cellectis.

Triangle Brewing Co. Plans Expansion

The owners of Triangle Brewing Co., a production brewery in Durham that makes beer to sell in grocery stores, restaurants and at other venues, are planning to buy a 22,000-square foot-building at 812 Mallard St.where they could open a taproom.

Durham Bulls Will Be Sticking Around

The Durham City Council approved a lease agreement Monday that will keep the Durham Bulls in Durham Bulls Athletic Park for at least the next 20 years and create a structure for future upgrades to the stadium.

Duke to Offer 10 New Coursera Classes This Year

Duke University will continue its experimentation with online learning with the addition of 10 faculty offering new courses through the Coursera platform in the coming year.

Durham Resident Recognized With Insurance Award

Durham resident Roberta Weinman was named a top 2012 national producer of long-term care insurance by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Schwehm Promoted to RTI VP

Philip Schwehm has been promoted to vice president of RTI International’s Governance and Economic Development Division

Little Dipper Fondue Opens in Brightleaf Square

The fondue restaurant The Little Dipper has opened in Brightleaf Square.

Mast Cells Give Clues in Diagnosis, Treatment of Dengue

A protein produced by mast cells in the immune system may predict which people infected with dengue virus will develop life-threatening complications, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS).

Duke Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Associated with Nearsightedness

Mutations in a gene that helps regulate copper and oxygen levels in eye tissue are associated with a severe form of nearsightedness, according to a Duke Medicine study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics on May 2, 2013.

Duke Researchers Make Primate Hibernation Discovery

Duke researchers have discovered that primate hibernation is more common than previously thought.

Studio B Architecture Changes Name to BuildSense Architecture PC

Studio B Architecture has changed its name to BuildSense Architecture PC

Durham Receives Three Triangle CREW Champion Awards

Durham was well represented with three 2013 Triangle CREW Champion Awards. William “Bill” KalkHof received the Impact Award for his Durham revitalization efforts with Downtown Durham Inc.;The Measurement Building received the "Best Development Project - Private" award; and 502 Rigsbee Ave took the prize for "Green or Sustainability"

Jabari Parker Signs With Duke Men's Basketball

Top recruit Jabari Parker has signed to play basketball with the Duke University Blue Devils.

Rep. Ross resigning to join Triangle Transit

Democratic state Rep. Deborah Ross said she is resigning from the General Assembly and plans to join Triangle Transit Authority as its general counsel in June.

Duke Faculty Honor Four Students as Faculty Scholars

Duke faculty has honored four students as Faculty Scholars. Daniel Stern and Katherine Zhang were recognized for their independent study and potential for innovative scholarship.  Honorable mention went to Madeline McKelway and Caitlin Finn.

Duke Announces Olympic Sports Awards

Four Duke student-athletes were chosen by the Duke Sports Performance staff as the recipients of the Olympic Sports Performance Student-Athletes of the Year, and four others received Duke’s Live Strong Award for overcoming adversity in their pursuit to return to their sports.

Square 1 Bank Expands from Durham to Pacific Northwest

Durham-based Square 1, will move Rilus Graham, vice president of life sciences, to manage Square 1’s life sciences portfolio for the Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.

Durham Company Aims to Change Kidney Dialysis Process

Humacyte Inc.’s bioengineered blood vessel technology has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for an investigational new drug application to conduct a multi-center U.S. clinical trial. The company hopes the vessels will help provide better access for dialysis in End-Stage Renal Disease patients.

Regado BioSciences Files $75 million IPO

Duke University spin-off Regado BioSciences has filed a $75 million initial public offering.

Quintiles Set to Go Public May 10

Durham's Quintiles is set to go public on May 10 with a range of $36 to $40 per share, the $750 million deal would make Quintiles the third-largest IPO so far this year.

Duke IGSP Director Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Huntington Willard, the founding director of the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist in the United States.

David M. Rubenstein Gives $10 million to Duke

Duke University trustee David M. Rubenstein is giving $10 million to the Sanford School of Public Policy to endow graduate fellowships and undergraduate internships, and to create a fund that will enhance the school’s engagement with the policy world.

Jon Scheyer Named Duke Men's Basketball Special Assistant

Former Blue Devil Captain Jon Scheyer has been named Special Assistant on the Duke University Men's Basketball team.

Chimerix to Present at the 12th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference

 Chimerix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, announced that Kenneth I. Moch, its President and Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the 12th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. ET at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel in New York City.

Coffee Shop and Bar To Open Downtown

Matt Victoriano is planning to open Intrepid Life Coffee & Spirits, a coffee shop and bar in about 2,000 square feet at 106 W. Parrish St. downtown as a means to help veterans.

NCCU Launches Program to Foster Entrepreneurship

North Carolina Central University launched a venture challenge called Eagle SOARS (Socially Applicable and Responsible Solutions) with the goal to promote leadership in public service and entrepreneurial thinking across campus.

Durham Resident Named "Community Champion"

David Hoffman of Intel was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal's 2013 Corporate Counsel Awards as the "Community Champion."

Duke Tapped for Economic Impact Study of High Point Market

The High Point Market Authority has contracted with researchers at Duke to conduct an updated economic impact study to highlight the importance of the event to the local and state economy.

Duke Names New Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center

Philip Bennett, the Eugene C. Patterson Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, has been named director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke University. His two-year appointment will begin July 1.

Durham's Triangle Startup Factory Launches New Business in the Outer Banks

Durham's Triangle Startup Factory has launched VacationFutures, a online wholesale rentals marketplace, in the Outer Banks.

Bar Lusconi Opens in Downtown Durham

Located between a shoe repair shop and an attorney’s office, the wine and beer bar Bar Lusconi has opened in a 600-square-foot space on East Main Street.

Award-Winning Historian Named Director of Center for Documentary Studies at Duke

Wesley C. Hogan, a historian widely honored for her documentary work on the civil rights movement, has been named the new director of the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University.

Self-Help Awarded Tax Credits in Federal Program to Spur Investment

Self-Help Ventures Fund in Durham has been awarded $25 million in tax credits that it can, in turn, use to try to attract private capital investments in low-income or distressed areas. The institution was one of three in the state awarded a slice of $120 million in New Market Tax Credit authority from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Dickeys Celebrates Fifth Anniversary in Community With Free Sandwiches

Dickey's Barbecue Pit  is hosting a customer appreciation event to celebrate 5 years of serving mouthwatering barbecue to the community. On Thursday, April 25 at 11:00 a.m., Dickey's in Durham will offer free Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches until 2 p.m. as a thank you to loyal customers.

McKinney Tapped as Ad Agency for Royal Canin’s U.S. Business

Durham-based McKinney was named as the advertising agency-of-record for pet food provider Royal Canin’s U.S. business, according to a news release sent Monday.

Duke Study Finds Early Markers for Patients at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

An amino acid commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients has been discovered in the spinal fluid of people without dementia whose close relatives were diagnosed with the disease, according to a study led by Duke University researchers.

Maitland Method Moves to Broad St.

Personal training studio Maitland’s Method has moved to 719 Broad St. A ribbon cutting is planned for April 27 from 4-5pm.

Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative Expands Leadership Team

Two Duke University strategists, J. Gregory Dees and L. Gregory Jones, have joined the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative leadership team, initiative director Eric Toone announced Monday.

Duke Women's Golf Takes 18th ACC Title

The Duke Women's Golf team has won its 18th ACC Title. No. 3 Duke posted daily totals of 293, 292 and 297 en route to a 24-stroke victory at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

Duke Extends Women’s Basketball Coach McCallie’s Contract Through 2018-19 Season

Duke has extended women’s basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie’s contract through the 2018-19 season.

RTI Lands $96 Million Project

RTI International, a Durham nonprofit research institute, has been awarded a $96 million contract with the Australian Agency for International Development. The contract is for work to strengthen public policy research and research institutions in Indonesia.

Architecture Firm Announces Promotions

The Freelon Group announced that Teri S. Canada, John Foley, Dennis Freeland, and Janene Winstead have been promoted to senior associates.

New president, new office location for DTW Architects

DTW Architects & Planners has announced that Robert Sotolongo has taken over as president of the firm following the retirement of John Thompson. Paul Young, who has 14 years of experience with the firm, is joining Sotolongo as a partner. The firm relocated its offices to Gregson Street at the first of the year.

Cleantech device from NCSSM students wins national prize

A North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics team is among the four winners in a national business development competition for high school students. AirCOM won in the 2013 Spirit of Innovation Challenge’s cybertechnology and security category. The team developed an ozone-level measuring mobile electronic detection device that can be affixed to a car or carried by a person.

Miel Bon Bons Moves to Durham

Miel Bon Bons, a bakery that sells specialty cakes and chocolates, will relocate to Durham at University Drive, next door to Nana's, in June.

Duke Names Five Professors Bass Teaching Fellows

Five Duke professors with outstanding research and undergraduate teaching skills have been selected to join the ranks of the Bass Teaching Fellows. William Donahue will be the Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature, Maurizio Forte will be the William and Sue Gross Professor of Classical Studies, Lisa Keister will be the Gilhuly Family Professor of Sociology, Anita Layton will be the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Associate Professor of Mathematics and Pei Zhong will be the Anderson-Rupp Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.

Durham’s Main Street Getting $25M Apartment Project

Charlotte real estate developer Crescent Communities expects to break ground in mid-June on another major apartment community in central Durham, a $25 million project called Crescent Main Street.

MetaMetrics Launches New Quantiles.com and Summer Math Challenge

MetaMetrics(R) , developer of The Quantile(R) Framework for Mathematics, released a new and improved version of its website Quantiles.com, which improves Quantile Framework. The Quantile Framework provides a way to describe a student's mathematical achievement and the difficulty of specific mathematical skills and concepts in order to better match a student with appropriate learning materials.

Former Durham Golf Center Purchased

The former Durham Golf Center property on 4343  Garrett Road has been sold to Terry A. Wethington for $800,000. He said he doesn't have any plans for it yet, but it won’t be used as a golf center.

Sharky Eat & 8 Opens in Durham

An eatery called Sharky Eat & 8 has opened up in place of the Durham Pizza Restaurant at 4707 Hillsborough Road in Durham in a small strip shopping center that also houses a gas station.

Durham's Appia Raises $5 Million

Appia, the Durham-based technology company that builds and runs mobile app stores, announced Wednesday that it has secured $5 million in debt financing from a Maine-based venture capital firm.

Durham's Hillside Student Named Duke University’s Durham Student of the Month.

Hillside High School Senior Marius McAllister has been named Duke University’s Durham Student of the Month.

Durham Academy Student Wins National Achievement Scholarship

Durham Academy's Anica Green has won the National Achievement Scholarship. This scholarship is given to 800 black American high school seniors and the awards, which total more than $2 million, are funded by grants from 34 corporations and professional associations, as well as the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Chimerix Raises More Funding

Durham-based Chimerix announced Tuesday that it sold an additional 1.098 million shares of common stock after its underwriters chose to exercise their option to buy those shares in the drug development company.

Duke Launches Student Online Transaction Service

PayWithIvy.com, a new payment system was introduced at Duke University and supported by Duke Student Government in February. Ivy was created by Zach Abrams, Trinity ’07, and Sean Yu, formerly a mathematics and computer science double major who left Duke as a junior to focus his energy on creating Ivy with Abrams.

Triangle Greenways Plans Future Tail in Eastern Durham

The Triangle Greenways Council announced Tuesday that it acquired another 22 acres of forest and wetlands along Chunky Pipe Creek in eastern Durham County for a future trail.

BioCryst Flu Drug Moves Closer to FDA Filing

BioCryst’sinfluenza treatment Peramivir is a step closer to a filing with the Food and Drug Administration after a meeting with the government agency.

Mechanics & Farmers Bank Selects Loan Portfolio Provider

Mechanics and Farmers Bank (M&F Bank), has selected LenderLive Network Inc., a domestic-based, end-to-end mortgage services provider, to service the bank's loan portfolio.

Duke Signs Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Centre for Wildlife Studies

Duke University, acting through the Nicholas School of the Environment, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centre for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore, India, to collaborate on research and educational programs.

Durham's Dilweg Companies Expands to Raleigh

Durham investor,the Dilweg Companies of Durham paid $2.8 million for Shoppes at Greenway retail center in north Raleigh.

Defense Contractor Plans to Open Durham Facility

Virginia-based Nuvotronics plans to open a 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Durham along with 10,000 more square feet of cleanroom space.

Duke Arts Annex Gets Makeover

The new Duke Arts Annex has received a "makeover." The Gattis Street building, near East Campus, holds rehearsal, studio, and programming spaces for student artists and organizations. The new multi-colored murals were designed in a collaboration with Raleigh-based artist Matt Curran and Duke students in the Visual Arts Committee.

Paulson Returns to Duke Medicine as Chairman of Radiology

Erik Paulson will return to the Duke University School of Medicine as chairman of the Department of Radiology, after serving as professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

NCCU Business School Maintains Accreditation

The N.C. Central University School of Business has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

BASF plans show additional RTP office expansion

The German chemical company BASF is preparing for a possible additional expansion in the Research Triangle Park, with the addition of a 139,644-square-foot office building called the “G wing addition” and a 7,920-square-foot maintenance building. That would be in addition to the company’s existing approximately 400,000-square-foot facility that it has on 125 acres on Davis Drive in the park.

Durham Bulls Introduce ‘Bull Durham’ Characters

The Durham Bulls have unveiled racing mascots named after the characters from the movie "Bull Durham."  Nuke LaLoosh, Crash Davis and Annie Savoy are featured names.

Golden Belt Announces Summer Concert Series

Golden Belt will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a series of free outdoor concerts beginning Friday, May 17.

Straw Valley Market in Works

The organizers of a farmers’ market at Straw Valley are looking for vendors of farm or garden products, handmade crafts, or baked goods. Straw Valley is the contemporary development off U.S. 15-501 sandwiched in beside New Hope Commons.

Duke, Coventry form Patient-Centered Partnership

Duke University Health System and Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas announced a health benefit plan for employers that will be powered primarily by Duke’s network of primary and specialty-care physicians.

Quintiles Announces Contract with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Durham's Quintiles, a company that provides contract services for drug companies including management of clinical trials, has a five-year deal with the global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb.

VA Technology Company Opens Manufacturing Facility in Durham

Nuvotronics, a Virginia-based radio frequency hardware and defense technology company, is opening a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Durham on Presidential Drive.

V's Kitchen Relocates to Research Triangle Park

V's Kitchen has moved to Durham's Presidential Park West shopping center at the intersection of T.W. Alexander and Miami Boulevard. This Southern restaurant was previously located on Wake Forest Highway.

Chimerix shares rise in early trading after IPO

Shares of Durham's Chimerix Inc. are climbing after the biotech drugmaker's IPO priced at $14 per share, valuing the company's stock offering at $102.5 million.

Ultra-slim Contact Lens Refresh Card wins Duke Start-Up Challenge

The $50,000 grand prize of the 14th-annual Duke University Start-Up Challenge was awarded to Refresh Innovations—the maker of an ultra-slim, all-in-one contact lens case and solution package

Two Duke Students Selected as Truman Scholars

Patrick Oathout and Jacob Tobia, juniors at Duke University, are among 62 students selected this year as Truman Scholars.Truman Scholars are chosen on the basis of their leadership potential, high academic achievement and a commitment to a career in public service and advocacy sectors.

Library fund drive halfway to $1.5 million goal

With half the money already in hand, the Durham Library Foundation formally opened a $1.5 million fundraising campaign Friday with an advance in automation.

$6 million for Durham company to develop on-farm lab system

Durham-based Advanced Animal Diagnostics has secured $6 million in venture financing.

BioCryst Receives Bird Drug Approval in China

Durham's BioCryst's Bird-flue drug has recently been approved for use in China.

Durham Police Chief Makes Promotions

Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez has announced the promotion of five officers, including one deputy chief, one assistant chief, one captain, one lieutenant and one corporal.

NC School of Science and Math to compete in National Science Bowl

Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math is the only school in the state to earn a spot to compete in the National Science Bowl this month in Washington, D.C., according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Level Homes Plans to Open in Durham

Level Homes, a Louisiana home building company has plans to open a new community this year in Durham.

Pleiades Gallery Opens

After completing renovations and getting final approval from the city, Pleiades Gallery is open for business. Move-in day for the fine art gallery, which is located at 109 E. Chapel Hill St., was Friday, April 8.

Bull City Coworking Joins League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces

The League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces, the leading nationwide network of coworking spaces in North America, has added Bull City Coworking to its growing network.

Square 1 Bank Expands Services

Square 1, the Durham-based bank which focuses on the venture capital industry and related businesses is rolling out Square 1 Asset Management. It's designed to service corporations and institutional investors with cash management solutions.

Durham's SMT Spawns New Company

SportsMEDIA Technology, the Durham company probably best known for it’s yellow line that indicates a first down on Sunday Night Football, has created a new company to focus solely on creative design, called (n+1)designstudio.  This company will have 25 employees, leaving about 100 employees remaining at SMT.

Chimerix Scheduled to Go Public This Week

Durham's drug-development company Chimerix Inc. is readying to go public on April 11 and will trade under the Nasdaq symbol CMRX when – and if – it makes its debut. The initial offering is being priced at $13-$15 per share.

Consulting Firm Hires Business Development Associate

Hill, Chesson & Woody, a health and welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm, has announced that the firm has hired Nathaniel Banks as a business development associate.

Solar Tech Firm Semprius Aims to Raise $4M

Solar technology firm Semprius has raised $2.1 million in a fundraising effort that could reach up to $4 million, according to securities filings.

Duke Health sets up insurance system for Triangle firms

Duke University Health System and Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas said Thursday that they have formed a health benefit plan for Triangle employers. The Carelink-Duke Medical Home plan, available in Durham, Alamance, Orange, Granville, Person, Vance, and Wake counties, will include Duke's nine affiliated hospitals, more than 250 primary care and more than 650 specialty care practice locations.

Two Duke Students Named 2013 Goldwater Scholars

Two Duke University juniors Kushal Seetharam and Yaohua Xue have been selected as scholars by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. The one- and two-year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

Duke Startup Challenge Begins Thursday

Thirteen teams of entrepreneurs behind ideas for new start-up businesses are slated to pitch their businesses Thursday in the 14th annual Duke Start-Up Challenge.

Summer Concert Series Begins at CCB Plaza May 9

Downtown Durham Inc. will launch its free “Find Your Cool” Summer Concert Series at CCB Plaza May 9 at 7 p.m.

Durham Engineer Joins IBM Fellows Program

The IBM Fellows program, which recognizes technology innovators within Big Blue’s ranks, now includes a Jason McGee, a Durham engineer who specializes in cloud technologies.

Honduran Restaurant Opens

La Cacerola Café & Restaurant: A Honduran restaurant opened Friday at 2016 Guess Road, the former location of Kabob and Curry House.

Preservation Durham Supports 'City Center' Building

Preservation Durham has voiced support for a proposed 26-story building that will be built in Downtown Durham.

The Parlour to Open Today In Durham

Aprill 3, the Parlour ice cream shop will open its brick and mortar location at 117 Market St., right by the Bull statue in Downtown Durham! The Parlour's hours are noon to 10pm Tuesday-Sunday.

Chimerex Poised for Public Offering

Durham drug-development company Chimerix, which could go public as early as next week, is anticipating that Wall Street will value the business at more than $300 million.

Brothers Vilgalys Expands to Charlotte

Brothers Vilgalys Spirits is expanding. The Durham distillery announced that it will start selling its Lithuanian honey liqueur in Charlotte.

Fullsteam Recognized as "American's 10 Best Brewery Visits"

The Daily Meal has recognized Durham's Fullsteam brewery as "American's 10 Best Brewery Visits."

Durham Farmers' Market Announces Spring Hours

This Saturday, the downtown Durham Farmers’ Market is returning to its weekly summer hours of 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. April 17, the Wednesday Market is opening for its sixth season. The Wednesday Market is open weekly from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Foster's Market to Launch Food Truck

The Durham location of the gourmet food market and café Foster’s Market is launching a food truck called “Fosters on the Fly.”

Durham-based M&F Reports Continued Profitability

The Durham-based parent company for Mechanics and Farmers Bank reported Friday that the bank continued its long history of profitability last year with earnings of about $104,000.

Duke Researchers Discover Genetic Link to Smoking Addiction

Researchers from Duke University along with scientists from the US, the UK and New Zealand  have identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.

Scientists Open Path to Brain Tumor Drug

A genetic mutation that prevents cell death may hold the key to treating deadly brain tumors, say Duke researchers in an article published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Duke accepts 2,897 applicants for Class of 2017

On Wednesday, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Duke University informed 2,897 applicants of their acceptance, making the regular decision acceptance rate 9.9 percent.

Duke Medicine Discovers Genetic Variations That Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

An international research collaboration, including Duke Medicine researchers has found five new regions of the human genome that are linked to increased risks for developing ovarian cancer.

Duke Scientists Identify Two New Lemur Species

Duke Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of Madagascar.

Nate James Named Duke Basketball Assistant Coach

 Duke men’s basketball special assistant Nate James will be promoted to assistant coach.

Public Mural to be Unveiled Friday

A new Duke Art Annex mural will be unveiled on a 10,000 square foot building on Gattis Street on Friday A festival will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the annex to celebrate the mural’s completion.

Lily Pulitzer Clothing Store to Open At Southpoint

A Lilly Pulitzer women’s clothing store is planned to open at The Streets at Southpoint this summer.

Durham Center for Senior Life Appoints New Director

Juanita Nelson has been appointed executive director of the Durham Center for Senior Life.

Cree Receives Energy Star Award

Durham-based Cree, Inc. of Durham received a 2013 Energy Star Program Award for Excellence for efficiency and product innovation.

Duke Picked for Hepatitis C Trials

The Duke Clinical Research Institute has been selected to run tests for a potential Hepatitis C cure. Benitec Biopharma Ltd., based in Sydney, Australia, is developing a drug to cure Hepatitis C and chose DCRI to run its Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials, the first in-human tests. Benitec has dubbed the drug TT-034.

Triangle Business Journal Leadership Awards Recognizes '40 Under 40'

The Triangle Business Journal has named its "40 Under 40" Leadership awards. The honorees will be recognized at an awards luncheon May 16 at the Durham Convention Center. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and end around 2 p.m.

American Underground Set to Expand

Durham's American Underground startup incubator plans to expand with another 22,000 sq ft available for rent later this spring. There are plans for 50 companies in that 22k square footage - or less than 450 sq ft per company.