In today’s Bulldog wrapup of tech and other news with impact on the Triangle:
- Downtown Durham names CEO
- Judges OK Nortel bankruptcy settlement
- Epic Games, Wellcome Trust launch $500K game initiative
- Windstream-EarthLink merger is OK’d
The details:
- Downtown Durham names CEO
Downtown Durham on Tuesday named Nicole Thompson as its CEO effective Feb. 13.
“Thompson joins DDI with more than 25 years of economic development and community revitalization experience, most recently as the Executive Director of the Lake County Economic Development Corporation in Leadville, CO. Prior to that, Thompson worked with a host of organizations in Virginia including the Commonwealth of Virginia and the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and King George and Fairfax Counties,” the organization said.
- Judges OK Nortel bankruptcy settlement
Judges in New Jersey and Canada have given final approval to a $7 billion settlement of Nortel’s bankruptcy.
Read details at:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-nortelnetworks-bankruptcy-idUKKBN1582TO
- Epic Games, Wellcome Trust launch $500K game initiative
Cary-based Epic Games and the Wellcome Trust are launching a $500,000 game development initiative, the targeted theme being “transformation.”
Read more at:
https://www.develop-online.net/news/wellcome-trust-and-epic-games-team-up-for-500-000-development-competition/0228816
- Windstream-EarthLink merger is OK’d
The FCC has given final approval to the merger between Windstream and EarthLink.
Read details at:
