Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Ex-Durham mayor moves into NCDOT top slot

Former Durham mayor Nick Tennyson has been named acting secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation .

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Makus Empanadas to open restaurant in Durham

Makus Empanadas plans to open a new location in Durham's Hope Valley shopping center at 1125 W. N.C. Highway 54 this coming fall.

Durham startup Baebies completes $13M financing round

A Durham startup calling itself Baebies has completed a $13 million round in equity financing to develop its neonatal screening technology. Financial backers include Rex Health Ventures, Duke Angel Network,  DUMAC, and the N.C. Biotechnology Center also provided a $500,000 loan.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article28910089.html#storylink=cpy

Monday, July 27, 2015

Durham Chamber of Commerce Announces Resignation of Chamber President

Casey Steinbacher, who has served as president and CEO of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce since 2007, will step down on August 31 to pursue independent consulting work in urban innovation projects and strategy development.

First Flight Venture Center adds new board member

First Flight Venture Center has added Jean Davis, CEO of technology nonprofit MCNC, to its board of directors.

DCVB to host PR seminars

The Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold two hour-long PR seminars on Thursday, July 30 at the Visitor Information Center, 101 E. Morgan St. Social Media Marketing.

Two new projects could reshape Durham skyline

Two Charlotte-based developers, CitiSculpt and Northwood Raven are now fleshing out their plans for two recently purchased sites near the American Tobacco District.The plans include buildings that would be anywhere from 12 to 18 stories and could create the largest urban district in Triangle.