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News and Update Archive

2008

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January 2008

CN presentation to the Chapel Hill Town Council, 1/13/2008 (PDF)
CN master plans unveiled, 1/23/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
Future's fine, say business leaders, 1/30/2008 (Chapel Hill News)

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February 2008

Law School plans move to CN, 2/19/2008 (General Alumni Association)
Going, going, gone: Law School's move to Carolina North a good choice, 2/20/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Public meeting about the CN cleanup of chemical waste site, 2/20/2008 (UNC News Release)
Law School prepares for new home at CN, 2/27/2008 (UNC University Gazette)

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March 2008

Chapel Hill to clean up dump site, 3/05/2008 (11 ABC Local)
UNC holds meeting on chemical cleanup, 3/06/2008 (1360 WCHL)
UNC set to begin cleanup of site, 3/06/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC chemical waste cleanup set to begin, 3/06/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Resolution in support of Carolina North: At its March 7, 2008, meeting, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a Resolution in Support of Carolina North. (PDF)
Panel OKs RDU hangar for medical flights, 3/07/2008 (News & Observer)
UNC Board of Governors passes resolution in support of Carolina North, 3/7/2008 (PDF)

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May 2008

Town, UNC still working on process for guiding campus development, 5/22/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Carolina North site demolition approved, (5/22/2008) (The Herald-Sun)
Plenty of details to iron out on Carolina North, 5/27/2008 (1360 WCHL)
Evans: UNC sticking with airport closing, 5/31/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)

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June 2008

>Local trail runs in Carolina North highlight conservation efforts, 6/3/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Officials seek holding pattern on possible UNC airport authority, 6/17/2008 (WRAL.com)
Trustees push to keep Carolina North progressing, 6/18/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
Pisano's company could be part of Innovation Center, 6/18/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
University takes additional safety precautions after discovery of small cylinders at chemical site, 6/19/2008 (UNC News Release)
UNC finds compressed gas cylinders at waste dump, 6/20/2008 (WRAL.com)
Gas Cylinders Discovered On Former Disposal Site, 6/20/2008 (1360 WCHL)
Gas cylinders found in cleanup, 6/20/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC waste cleanup will block street, 6/20/2008 (The News & Observer)
Report to tally Carolina North cost, 6/24/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
DeSimone awarded Lemelson-MIT Prize for innovations in polymer chemistry, 6/25/2008 (UNC News Release)
Triangle scientist DeSimone wins MIT prize, 6/25/2008 (The News & Observer)
Professor at UNC and NCSU wins prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize, 6/25/2008 (Triangle Business Journal)
Plastics expert wins $500K Lemelson-MIT award, 6/25/2008 (Associated Press)
Chemist at 2 Universities Wins $500,000 Invention Award, 6/25/2008 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
DeSimone Gets Lemelson-MIT Prize for Polymer Innovations, 6/25/2008 (Design News)
Moeser hopes to continue his legacy of preservation, 6/26/2008 (Daily Tar heel)
Innovation Center plans are progressing, 6/26/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Prize winner will use money to help others start careers, 6/26/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Carolina North seen generating more than 8,600 jobs, 6/27/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Skeptics question Carolina North's cost, 6/27/2008 (The News & Observer)

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July 2008

Commercial Real Estate Market Defies Economic Downturn, 7/2/2008 (Metro Magazine)
Consultants say campus will add jobs to town, 7/3/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Shelter shuts down for hazard removal, 7/15/2008 (The News & Observer)
Consultants present costs, benefits of Carolina North, 7/17/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
Board preps for final meeting, 7/17/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Legislation clears the way for new airport, 7/24/2008 (The Carrboro Citizen)
Trustees send Innovation Center back to the drawing board, 7/24/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Carolina North building's plan 'not special enough,' 7/24/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC board rejects building design, 7/24/2008 (The News & Observer)
Planning official: Target date in place despite design issues, 7/26/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC trustees OK stadium plan, 7/26/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
University plans moved too quickly, 7/29/2008 (The Herald-Sun)

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August 2008

So many choices, so little time, 8/11/2008 (The News & Observer)
UNC, county close to gas deal, 8/17/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Group contests airport authority, 8/17/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Enrollment growth strains housing space, 8/19/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Landfill gasses to fuel UNC, 8/20/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Airport site search provokes worry over procedure, 8/25/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
Thorp: Carolina North won't be industrial park, 8/26/2008 (1360 WCHL)
Open house opportunity, 8/26/2008 (Daily Tar Heel)
UNC Health to locate airport, 8/27/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
UNC approves design for Carolina North's Innovation Center, 8/28/2008 (Triangle Business Journal)
Airport authority planned, 8/29/2008 (The News & Observer)

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September 2008

Airport plans starting to take shape, opposition gearing up, 9/4/2008 (The Carrboro Citizen)
Candidates apply for airport board, 9/5/2008 (The News & Observer)
Carbon pledge a first step at UNC, 9/7/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
False start, 9/9/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
UNC taking the long-term view on carbon neutrality, 9/9/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
FitzGerald to oversee new joint airport authority, 9/12/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
Trustees approve revised design for Innovation Center at Carolina North, 9/12/2008 (UNC University Gazette)
Council to vote on Carolina North plan, 9/16/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Innovation Center backers urge town to OK permit, 9/18/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Orange official pushes airport, 9/24/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC plans new fundraising campaign, 9/25/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
'New phase' crucial for Carolina North, 9/26/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Airport concern growing, 9/27/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Back to the future in Ann Arbor? 9/28/2008 (Article by Holden Thorp, published by The Herald-Sun)
UNC med school official to lead airport effort, 9/29/2008 (WRAL.com)
No site chosen for new Orange County airport, 9/30/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Airport could bring $53M, 9/30/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)

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October 2008

Will proposed Orange County airport have local impact? 10/3/2008 (The Times-News)
Petition opposes airport, 10/5/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Light rail drawing residents' interest, 10/10/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
A Q&A with UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp, 10/12/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Discussion needed on airport issue, 10/12/2008 (The News & Observer)
Thorp: UNC needs airport, 10/15/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Businessmen helped fund pro-airport study, 10/22/2008 (The News & Observer)
Businessmen helped pay for airport impact study, 10/22/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Balance sought with Carolina North, 10/23/2008 (The Herlald-Sun)
Council action nears on Innovation Center, 10/26/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC delays on first Carolina North building, 10/28/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Economy delays Carolina North, 10/29/2008 (The Herald-Sun)

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November 2008

County presses UNC for airport authority details, 11/16/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
UNC step closer to Carolina North design OK, 11/19/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Carolina North: A glass half-full perspective, 11/19/2008 (Office of the Chancellor)
Public gets details on Carolina North, 11/20/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
UNC to vote on 6.5 percent tuition hike, 11/20/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Firm puts UNC Innovation Center on hold, 11/23/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)
Third group fights airport in Orange, 11/26/2008 (The News & Observer)
Fear of flying, 11/30/2008 (The Chapel Hill News)

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December 2008

Carolina North talk proves balancing act, 12/4/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Citizens voice concern over airport, 12/11/2008 (NBC17 via MyNC)
UNC pledges cooperation on airport, 12/17/2008(The News & Observer)
UNC tech transfer head Crowell gets new job, 12/17/2008 (The Triangle Business Journal)
UNC technology transfer head takes California post, 12/19/2008 (The News & Observer)
Bill Dean to chair N.C. Research Parks Network, 12/20/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Top 10 stories of 2008: Carolina North progresses, 12/24/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
Top 10 stories of 2008: Holden Thorp takes helm of UNC, 12/26/2008 (The Herald-Sun)
My action list for the upcoming year, 12/28/2008 (Article by Holden Thorp, published by The Herald-Sun)
Top 10 stories of 2008: UNC seeks to build new airport, 12/29/2008 (The Herald-Sun)

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