The Scrap Exchange Wins Green Award

The Scrap Exchange was honored with the Green Plus Sustainable Non-Profit of the Year award.

Houghton Named Influential CEO

American Underground's Aaron Houghton (co-founder, iContact; founder, Preation) named fourth "Most Influential CEO Under 30" by Reuters.

Purchasing Division Awarded Highest Honor

The City of Durham’s Purchasing Division has been awarded the Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA) for 2010; this is the highest award a purchasing department or division can obtain within the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing. 

The Herald-Sun Honored with Awards

The Herald-Sun received nine awards, including a third place in the General Excellence category for its circulation division, in the 2010 North Carolina Press Association News, Editorial and Photojournalism Awards.

Urban Planet Mobile Honored as Worldwide Leader

Durham-based Urban Planet Mobile, the world's leading mobile education provider, won the prestigious 2011 Global Mobile Award, recognizing the company as the worldwide leader in mobile education.

Durham Picks up Grammy Awards

The Durham-based Carolina Chocolate Drops won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album with "Genuine Negro Jig" and "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire (on Durham's Merge Records) won the album of the year award.

Durham Not Angry According to Men's Health

Durham was named the #21 least angry city in the US according to Men's Health Magazine.