A $100 million pledge toward a proposed $3 billion children's hospital in Apex, a $237 million loan for a Morrisville life sciences campus, and why Raleigh employers are paying more to hire. Plus, a $52 million raise for Durham's Kevel, a new podcast from the Durham Police Department, and the events you need on your calendar.

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• Duke Endowment donates $100M to NC Children's Hospital (Axios Raleigh): https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2026/10/20/duke-endowment-donates-100-million-to-nc-children-hospital
• $237.7M loan for the Pathway Triangle life sciences campus (Commercial Observer): https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/starwood-property-trust-238m-refi-north-carolina-life-sciences-campus/
• Vulcan Elements partners with UNC on rare-earth magnet research (Axios Raleigh): https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2026/10/20/vulcan-elements-will-partner-with-unc-on-magnets-research
• Raleigh employers pay about 8% above the national average (Triangle Business Journal) — https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2026/10/14/raleigh-north-carolina-hiring-salary-premiums.html
• NC receives $1.5M+ in federal specialty crop grants (USDA announcement, via WHBL): https://whbl.com/?p=1016936
• Kevel raises $52M Series D (AdExchanger): https://www.adexchanger.com/commerce/retail-media-platform-kevel-raises-52-million-with-ma-on-the-brain/
• Unlocking Retail Media, Kevel's podcast hosted by James Avery and produced by Walk West: https://www.kevel.com/podcast
• Bull City Beats, the Durham Police Department podcast: https://www.durhamnc.gov/5614/DPD-Podcast---Bull-City-Beats
• Raleigh-Durham Climate Week, Nov. 2-6: https://raleigh-durham.climate-week.org/
• Full events calendar: https://6amcity.com/nc/raleigh/events#/
• Office space listings (lease/sale) — BizBriefRaleigh.com
• Connect with Jason Gillikin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongillikin/

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