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

The New York Times - Quintiles

"Now Durham, N.C.-based Quintiles is the world’s biggest contract research organization…”  

- The New York Times

The Associated Press - Quintiles

"The decision by Durham, N.C.-based Quintiles means that the private research company will be even more entwined with the pharmaceutical companies.”  

- The Associated Press