There were five companies in cities associated with Durham County that received five FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
Durham Reporter has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Department of the Treasury seeking information on the “financial intermediaries” that have received “equity investments” from Durham-based Self-Help Ventures Fund between 2004 and 2020.
Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers (LAW), said it’s "not a good look” for a Durham-based network of nonprofits to get a half-billion dollars in federal funding and lobby for regulations against competitors.
There were 46 companies in cities associated with Wake County that received 49 FDA inspections in 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
There were 25 companies in cities associated with Orange County that received 25 FDA inspections in 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
There were 42 companies in cities associated with Durham County that received 45 FDA inspections in 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
Of the 320,146 citizens living in Durham County in 2021, 79.4% were old enough to vote, equating to 254,106 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
A network of connected non-profit organizations run by Durham, N.C.-based credit union CEO Martin Eakes has received more than a half-billion in U.S. Treasury funds.