More kudos for Durham! The Triangle is a great place to do business!

Durham is one of the ” 2015’s Best Cities To Found a Startup Outside Silicon Valley and New York,” according to business intelligence firm DataFox.

The presence of American Tobacco Campus and Duke University (as well as N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill) contribute to a “high growth rate for young startups and a high density of entrepreneurs,” says DataFox.

Enlarge       American Tobacco Campus, Durham, N.C.

“By building an easily accessible hub and seeding it with good restaurants, lively activity and a warm community, Durham is able to keep alumni in the area and supplement research giants with young talent,” notes the article.

Durham is also No. 6 on a new list of the “20 Richest Cities in America” by Bloomberg

by:Rebecca Troyer, Managing Editor