Durham recognized for rich history

"Durham is home to Duke University and a major research belt. Outside of college sports games, Durham has a long history with many historical sites nearby. From its rich African-American history to Civil War to tobacco, history runs deep in Durham. After exploring the many museums and art galleries, I would relax at one of the many hotels in Durham, like the Durham Hotel, which has a rooftop terrace and hydro massage shower heads."

—"Hipmunk Hotels: Deep South Hotels in Durham, Palm Beach, Marietta, and More" Katelyn, Hipmunk

Durham recognized as one of the state's most attractive urban landscapes

"Durham is adapting to popular culture by welcoming funky hotels, hip lounges serving craft cocktails, and small boutiques that are quickly filling up the once-abandoned streets."

-"7 Reasons to Visit Durham, North Carolina" David Duran, Fodor's

The Economist recognizes Durham's success as a city

"Nuvotronics is part of a cluster of high-tech firms that has increased Durham’s GDP per-person by 28% since 2001. By the same measure, North Carolina as a whole grew by just 3% over the same period. Durham’s success reflects an emerging trend: high-flying cities, and the successful firms they contain, are detaching from the rest of the economy."

—"America’s most successful cities, states and firms are leaving the rest behind" Economist

Tobacco Road and Aloft recognized as part of Durham's transformation

"Located between the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Aloft Durham Downtown is at the heart of the American Tobacco Historic District, which launched a massive redevelopment and restoration project in 2004 to transform the iconic American Tobacco Company’s campus into a unique, mixed-use development complex with local and national corporations, restaurants and event venues."
 

—"Starwood Hotels’ leading-edge Aloft brand launches in Durham, North Carolina" Staff, Hotel Design

Durham highlighted as exemplory city

"The consultants who drafted Canton's comprehensive plan see Durham as a picture of what Canton could be, based on what Durham was."

— "SPECIAL REPORT: Durham, N.C., could have lessons for Canton" Alison Matas, Canton Rep

Carolina Parent Article Features Durham Attractions

"Get a flavor for the Triangle's diversity by visiting some of its unique places, which reflect the residents' tastes and interests — from art to research to conservation."

— "Triangle Treasures: Explore Some of the Region's Unique Places," Odile Fredericks, Carolina Parent

Goulet Communications Admires American Tobacco Revitalization

But now it’s 2015, and I am newly returned from Durham. The Bulls are marking 20 years in their “new” home, Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP), which only a couple of years ago underwent a $20 million renovation and is a centerpiece of the vibrant American Tobacco Historic District.

—"Postcard from North Carolina: bullish on downtown Durham," Neil Goulet, Goulet Communications

Our State Profiles American Tobacco Revitalization

"After falling into a state of disrepair, American Tobacco Factory has been revitalized as American Tobacco Campus, a center of culture in Durham."

—"American Tobacco Factory Revitalized," Susan Stafford Kelly, Our State

Business Inside Profiles "Awesome" American Tobacco Campus

"Durham, North Carolina has long been a center for innovation in tech, thanks in part to the universities of the Research Triangle. But now the city of 286,000 is becoming a hub for young companies looking to get their ideas off the ground."

— "Check out the awesome campus that is transforming Durham, North Carolina into a startup hub," Madeline Stone, Business Insider

Curbed Profiles American Tobacco

"In the 20th century, Durham, North Carolina...was once home to the world's largest tobacco company, a conglomerate responsible at the time for producing roughly 90 percent of the nation's cigarettes."

—"Rehabbing an Abandoned, 1M-Square-Foot Tobacco Plant," Curbed

Chronicle of Higher Education Profiles Durham's Research Parks

Durham's tech, research, and education were the subject of a profile, "Seeking Hip Worker Environs, Universities Remake Research Parks," by Paul Baskin in The Chronicle of Higher Education on October, 21, 2014.

Food Writer Nathan Fong Raves About Durham

Food writer Nathan Fong visited Durham and had a glowing review of his time spent at the King's Daughter's Inn, Ed Mitchell's 'Que, the Durham Farmers' Market and the American Tobacco Campus on the Rush on Shaw TV.

U.S. News & World Report - American Tobacco Campus

"For decades, the skeleton of the once great American Tobacco Company sat vacant in downtown Durham, N.C., a nostalgic but sometimes painful reminder of the institution that was once the nucleus of a thriving southern city and the icon of a multibillion-dollar industry...[Michael Goodmon, vice president of real estate at Capitol Broadcasting Company] saw potential in the old American Tobacco campus. Past the broken windows and unruly grounds, he envisioned the re-emergence of a bustling center of commerce and the possibility for American Tobacco to once again be the nucleus of the surrounding community."

- Redevelopment Projects Give Historical Icons a Second Life, U.S. News & World Report

Small Market Meetings - Entertainment Options in Durham, NC

"Tobacco warehouses and textile mills have become entertainment options in Durham, home of Duke University. In the past decade, this city of 235,000 has revitalized its downtown by restoring historic buildings and creating entertainment districts filled with baseball stadiums, breweries and ballet."

- Southeast: That's Entertainment, Small Market Meetings

The Herald - American Tobacco District

"More than 50 Rock Hill officials... visited Durham Wednesday to take notes. They're hoping to get some ideas about how to transform the former Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co., known as the "Bleachery," from a pile of dirt and old buildings into what the American Tobacco District has become - a success story with a hefty economic impact."

- 50 Rock Hill Leaders tour Durham for growth ideas, The Herald

Meetings Focus - Bay 7

"Bay 7 is one popular facility that hosts off-site group events. Located on the American Tobacco campus, an adaptive reuse project that converted one of Durham’s tobacco facilities into a destination for shopping, dining and recreation, the venue accommodates up to 400 people and its “urban chic” design features include exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, steel girders and a balcony area."

- Southern Beauts, Meetings Focus

The Rock Hill Herald - Durham a Model for Redevelopment

Rock Hill city manager David Vehaun would visit nearby Durham to watch the city's minor league baseball team play... "If I had not gone and seen it with my own eyes, I would not have been able to believe what they have accomplished in Durham," he said. "It's absolutely remarkable. It's one of those things, quite honestly, you have to see, with regards to what can be done with old buildings." Rock Hill city officials are taking notes from Durham as they look to redevelop the historic Bleachery site...

- The Herald - Does Durham, N.C. hold keys for Bleachery's future?