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 Durham,
North Carolina, a former tobacco
manufacturing center, today is known as The
City of Medicine.
Duke University (established 1838),
world renowned for its educational
standards, its teaching hospitals and
state-of-the-art medical research, is
located here. Fifty percent of the biotech
firms based in North Carolina are located in
Durham in
Research Triangle Park. Durham's
business community is integrated into the
medical and research community.
Duke University Medical Center,
Durham Regional Hospital, the
North Carolina Eye & Ear Hospital, North
Carolina Specialty Hospital, the
VA Medical Center, and Durham's
physicians' offices and clinics provide
employment for almost 1/3rd of the local
population. Duke University Chapel is one of
the most visited sites in Durham, NC.
Historic Landmarks include many
Afro-American landmarks such as Pear Street,
(known as the black Wall Street),
North Carolina Central University (a
black university), and no mention of
heritage would be complete without the
Piedmont Blues. Durham's new baseball
stadium (built right downtown) is based on
Baltimore's model of Camden Yards.
The Bulls, (Durham's
minor league team), named in honor of
Bull Durham Tobacco, draw as many as 10,000
people downtown for their games.
 You
may be considering the financial option of
bankruptcy, a federal plan that allows
debtors to divide assets among creditors and
free themselves of financial obligations
that cannot be repaid. In some cases,
debtors can stay in business and use new
revenue to resolve old debts. Durham, NC is
in the Middle District, with Bankruptcy
Courts in Durham, Greensboro, and
Winston-Salem. The court's official
Web site can answer many of your
bankruptcy questions. The Greensboro office
is at 101 S. Edgeworth Street, Greensboro,
NC 27401 (phone: 336-358-4000), while the
Winston-Salem office is at 226 S. Liberty
Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (phone:
336-397-7785).
Durham
News
Durham shooting follows fight in county courthouse (The News & Observer)
Man shot near Durham County Courthouse (The News & Observer)
Durham homeless increase in tight times (The News & Observer)
Courtroom fight leads to shooting outside Durham courthouse (WRAL.com Raleigh)
PD Investigate Shooting Near Durham Co. Courthouse (NBC 17 Raleigh)
PD Investigate Shooting Near Durham Co. Courthouse (MyNC.com)
Durham homeless numbers up 26 percent (The News & Observer)
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