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Carolina North Annual Report Up For Discussion
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
An annual report that details the future development of Carolina North will be presented at a public meeting Wednesday evening. Both Town and UNC officials are seeking public comments on the most recent plans for the proposed mixed-use research building site. UNC leaders say the facility will help transform the state’s economy and compete with other such facilities in the nation. Its location is two miles north of the main campus off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and will absorb what is now the Horace Williams Airport.
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UNC, Durham pleased with meeting on N.C. 54
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC Chapel Hill and Durham officials say their meeting this week to discuss the N.C. 54 corridor's traffic problems went well, in part by clarifying that the school has no short-term plans for any major development there. The discussion underscored that UNC administrators' major interest at this point is seeing that N.C. 54 "continues to serve as the primary corridor for getting employees to work," said Durham City Councilman Mike Woodard.
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Research campus boosts local rail traffic
The Independent Tribune (Kannapolis)
While the future of light rail is uncertain in the region because of the recession, heavy rail including Amtrak passenger rail has seen big boosts in ridership in Cabarrus County with the opening of the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, city officials said. ...Universities represented at the Research Campus include N.C. State University, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. Central, N.C. A&T State, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State and UNC Charlotte.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
Carolina North Annual Report Up For Discussion
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
An annual report that details the future development of Carolina North will be presented at a public meeting Wednesday evening. Both Town and UNC officials are seeking public comments on the most recent plans for the proposed mixed-use research building site. UNC leaders say the facility will help transform the state’s economy and compete with other such facilities in the nation. Its location is two miles north of the main campus off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and will absorb what is now the Horace Williams Airport.
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UNC, Durham pleased with meeting on N.C. 54
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC Chapel Hill and Durham officials say their meeting this week to discuss the N.C. 54 corridor's traffic problems went well, in part by clarifying that the school has no short-term plans for any major development there. The discussion underscored that UNC administrators' major interest at this point is seeing that N.C. 54 "continues to serve as the primary corridor for getting employees to work," said Durham City Councilman Mike Woodard.
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Research campus boosts local rail traffic
The Independent Tribune (Kannapolis)
While the future of light rail is uncertain in the region because of the recession, heavy rail including Amtrak passenger rail has seen big boosts in ridership in Cabarrus County with the opening of the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, city officials said. ...Universities represented at the Research Campus include N.C. State University, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. Central, N.C. A&T State, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State and UNC Charlotte.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
