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Durham FactsForeign Trade/Customs ClearanceDurham has full customs clearancethrough RDU International Airport,which has been named one of thenation’s fastest-growing airports(2000). For duty-free exhibitions ofgoods from abroad, contact Durham’sForeign Trade Zone #93 (one of six inNorth Carolina): 800-289-0082.AnimalsSome lodging properties set asiderooms for travelers with pets. Withpermits and health certificates, manytypes of wild and domestic animalsmay be temporarily imported to NorthCarolina for exhibition purposes.Call the NC State Veterinarian,919-733-7601.AlcoholAlcohol can be served or purchasedin North Carolina from 7 am until2 am, Monday through Saturday, andnoon through 2 am on Sunday. Alcoholcan be consumed until 2:30 am.Beware of liability for alcohol. Checkwith the Durham County AlcoholicBeverage Control Board(919-419-6217) for current limitationsor local special use permits.Address Designations vs. LocationsDurham-based facilities andlocations have been assigned a varietyof postal street and substation deliverydesignations such as Research TrianglePark, Bahama, Duke Station, andRougemont. To eliminate confusion,physical locations are coded on themap in this guide.Peak Visitor PeriodsThere are several peak visitorperiods during the year, includinguniversity commencement andhomecoming weekends and timeswhen major sports events are planned.The Durham Convention & VisitorsBureau can provide calendarBruce Feeley & DCVBinformation and hotline help to avoidpotential conflicts during these peakvisitor periods. Contact DCVB at800-446-8604.ClimateTemperatures here are very pleasant,allowing for outdoor activities, likegolf, almost year-round. Seasonaltemperatures fall into the followingranges:MonthHigh°F °CLow°F °CRainper monthJanuary 50 10.0 29 -1.7 3.48February 52 11.1 30 -1.1 3.69March 61 16.1 37 2.8 3.77April 72 22.2 46 7.8 2.59May 78 25.6 55 12.8 3.92June 85 29.4 62 16.7 3.68July 88 31.1 67 19.4 4.01August 87 30.6 66 18.9 4.02September 81 27.2 60 15.6 3.19October 71 21.7 47 8.3 2.86November 61 16.1 38 3.3 2.98December 52 11.1 31 -0.6 3.24F=Fahrenheit C=CelsiusNational Weather Service (919) 515-8225Provides 24-hour taped message about local weather that isupdated throughout the day.The current weather in Durham can also be found atwww.durham-nc.com.Bruce Feeley & DCVBFor Additional Information Call 1-800-446-8604 or Visit www.durham-nc.com7
North Carolina1Home234Reasons5Topto meet inDurham,North Carolinato Research TrianglePark, Duke and North CarolinaCentral universities.More than 300,000 square feetof meeting space and over7,000 high quality lodgingguest rooms.A textured community withrich history, diverse cultureand opportunities for morethan 300 activities includingfamous restaurants, nightclubs with live entertainment,top-rated golf courses, uniqueshopping and major historicsites and museums.Within an hour’s flight or day’sdrive of more than half of thenation’s population.Convenient accessibility withRDU International Airport and2 Interstate highways.Back in the 1950’s, predictionsthat Durham would become thehottest spot for scientific research inthe United States would have beenhard to find. Today, Durham-basedResearch Triangle Park (RTP) is themost recognizable park of its kind inthe world. The 7,000-acre namesakefor the entire Triangle region is nowtwo miles wide, eight miles long,and partially extends into WakeCounty toward Cary and Morrisville.Encompassed by the City ofDurham, more than 3,500 guestrooms, and scores of restaurants,RTP was originally named for itsaffiliation with three majoruniversities: Duke University inDurham, the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill, and NorthCarolina State Universityin Raleigh.The Park was developed byResearch Triangle Foundation in1959 and now includes almost 140research and developmentcompanies employing more than45,000 people. In addition to livingin Durham, employees of the Parklive throughout the Triangle region,Research Triangle Parkwhich now covers 3,000 squaremiles—an area twice the size of thestate of Rhode Island, encompassingsix counties and 26 towns and cities.The Park has more than achievedthe two major goals proposed by itscreators: to attract research to thearea, which in turn would lead togrowth of industrial/productionfacilities, and to end “brain drain”(intellectual emigration) inNorth Carolina.Today, RTP is surrounded by avariety of other Durham businessparks in the fields of pharmaceuticals,microelectronics, biotechnology,textiles, instrumentation,telecommunications, medicaldevices, and many others. Althoughnot a city, Research Triangle Parkhas a special Durham postalsubstation—Research Triangle Park,NC 27709—and is serviced byDurham utilities.The Research Triangle Regionnow boasts one of the highestconcentrations of Ph.D.’s in thenation, but back in the 1950’s, fewwould have believed any of thiswas possible.5Professional sales and servicesstaff dedicated to helpingplanners save time and makeeach event a success.1-800-446-86048 For Additional Information Call 1-800-446-8604 or Visit www.durham-nc.comFlying Fotos & DCVB
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