Several new spaces were added over the past year. Even so, commercial vacancy rates in most sectors declined. Vacancy rates overall are roughly half those for the Triangle as a whole. With a UNC-Chapel Hill task force's recommendation to increase enrollment from 24,000 to 30,000 by 2008, UNC will expand its building and renovation plans.
Several projects are currently underway.
The value of the endowment fund, contracts, and grants has remained steady from 1996. Orange County's overall ranking was 9th best for the state for fiscal 1996-1997. Among the 100 counties in NC over the past ten years, Orange County ranks 6th. In Subject indicate request economy . All Rights Reserved.