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East Coast. In North Carolina, I-85 is the major connector between Raleigh and <br />Charlotte, the state's two largest cities. <br />Interstates 40 and 85 merge in Orange County near Hillsborough and run together <br />westward through Alamance County. <br />Another important part of the region's infrastructure is the presence of several large <br />colleges and universities. The University of North Carolina's flagship campus is located <br />in Orange County's Chapel Hill, with a student population in 2006 of approximately <br />27,700 and a faculty population of 3,200. Duke University, located in Durham, had a <br />2006 student population of 12,824 and a faculty population of 2,664. In Alamance <br />County, Elon University had a 2006 student enrollment of 5,230 and 291 full time <br />faculty. Through working with faculty and students, these campuses maybe ready <br />venues for sales of specific food items manufactured in a shared use facility. <br />The area is also home to three campuses of the state's community college system: <br />Alamance Community College in Graham; Durham Technical Community College in <br />Durham; and Central Carolina Community College's Pittsboro Campus. <br />Alamance Community College's Culinary Technology program is a potentially important <br />community asset for the development of a shared use food and agricultural processing <br />facility. Chef Doris Schomberg, Department Chair, was an active participant in meetings <br />during the feasibility study and has expressed a keen interest in steering her students to <br />such a facility. <br />17 <br />