Durham County, NC
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Durham County remains committed to investing in our workforce, small businesses and infrastructure necessary to maintain the economic well-being of our community.
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Infrastructure
Durham County Library
Durham County Library is proceeding with the comprehensive renovation and expansion/addition of their 65,000 gross square foot existing Main Library in Downtown Durham. Within the library, the project will strive to create a strong vertical connection and openness between the floors which will require the creation of new openings in the existing structure. Programmatically, major spaces will include traditional library spaces for staff, children, adults, and teens, as well as new spaces such as Gallery Spaces, a large Auditorium/ Multipurpose space, Vending/Café area, Friends of the Library store, North Carolina/Local History Room, numerous study rooms and small meeting spaces, and a STEAM Literacy Center providing areas for specialized programs and training in Science, Technology, Arts, multifaceted literacy, and development of business and career skills.
Click here to see a video of the new Library's external renderings.
Click here for details about the amenities, meeting and programming space included.
Durham County Utilities
The County has long made strategic, targeted investments to ensure that our utility systems serving the Research Triangle Park Service Area are well prepared to facilitate Economic Development investments. This is done to ensure both current and future capacity is available to enhance our competitive position. Utilities Staff maintains significant expertise in handling a wide array of industrial discharges. Doing so allows us to work closely with client industries in ensuring discharge needs can be met in a mutually beneficial and efficient manner. Additionally, the County aims to maintain modern and resilient systems that exceed performance expectations, run by staff that fulfills regulatory compliance and partners to identify solutions to accommodate the pre-treatment needs of RTP companies.
Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant
Key among those investment is the County's Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant that serves all of the Research Triangle Park. The treatment plant is rated for an average daily flow of 12 million gallons per day and capable of meeting nutrient load requirements for the Jordan Lake nutrient management strategy. Just as important, the plant provides approximately ten-million dollars in annual investment through operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation which supports industry operations vital to the tax base of Durham County. The high-performance of this plant plays a crucial role in the success of RTP.
More information can be found HERE
Treyburn Corporate Park - Snow Hill Lift Station
Another critical investment that Durham County is making is to replace and upgrade the Snow Hill Lift Station that supports Treyburn Corporate Park in Northern Durham County. This essential County investment, approximating $15 million, will facilitate significant jobs and investment projects for businesses expanding or locating in the park. The new lift station maintains Treyburn's status as a premiere location for large companies to reside and grow. Read more about Treyburn Corporate Park here: (coming soon)
RDU Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is governed by the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, an eight-member board that was established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1939. The Airport Authority responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of RDU. The cities of Durham and Raleigh along with Durham and Wake counties each appoint two members to the board.
RDU Airport is located at the western edge of Wake County, halfway between the cities of Durham and Raleigh. Durham and Wake Counties along with the cities of Durham and Raleigh co-own the airport.
Located 14 miles from downtown Durham, the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority has played a central role in the growth of the Research Triangle Region since 1939. Nearly 4 million passengers have traveled through RDU in 2019, up 10% from last year. Check out RDU's current nonstop destinations.
More than half of the US population lives within a day's drive or an hour's flight of Durham.
— SOURCE: Discover Durham
HUB RTP
Hub RTP will be an urban, walkable district where work/life balance takes on a whole new meaning. Partnership between Durham Co and Research Triangle Park, including a $20M investment by DCo.
Research Triangle Park is offering the chance to develop up to 6 million square feet of innovative spaces inside the Park. With modern hotels, greenspaces, offices, residences, restaurants and retail, HUB RTP will be a place to make connections and build community.
Phase One is building on 12 acres of the property with a groundbreaking slate for mid-2020. The Research Triangle Foundation anticipates a direct investment of more than $1 billion.
The long-term plan includes building more than 150,000SF of retail space to encourage pedestrian traffic past work-day hours. Phase Two will include hotels, convention center, high rises and apartments, potentially adding more than 1 million square feet.
American Tobacco Campus South Deck
The American Tobacco Campus has been a critical investment for Durham county. The $14M investment served as a catalyst of growth for Downtown Durham and the surrounding area, as new business locations and start-ups took off.
Future Demand for Public Parking Resources: Account for potential parking demand from new developments expected in downtown Durham. Existing land use and projections will be based on information provided from the City, Downtown Durham Inc, major institutions, and other stakeholders in the study, plus potential development scenarios based on vacant sites, sites identified for redevelopment, and development permitted through existing zoning.