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Durham is a colorful, creative, and entrepreneurial community, and the proud home of Duke and North Carolina Central Universities, and the Research Triangle Park, a 7,000-acre research and production service district that's 150+ organizations employ more than 39,000 people. A compact, single-city county with nearly 250,000 residents, Durham is the core of a four-county metropolitan area consistently ranked among the best places in the nation to live and conduct business. Moreover, Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh anchor a region loosely identified as "The Triangle," and its population is one of the most highly educated in the United States. Nearly 5.5 million people visit Durham each year, attracted no doubt by its unique mix of great things to see and do. Indeed, when it's time to put work aside and play, the Bull City offers everything from historic spots like Bennett Place and the renowned Nasher Museum of Art on the Duke campus to eclectic dining and nightlife scenes. Shoppers, meanwhile, find plenty to tantalize their wallets at such popular destinations as Brightleaf Square and The Streets at Southpoint.

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