American Tobacco Hosting Inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Power Plant Gallery
Did you know you experience great art at the Power Plant at American Tobacco? This summer, the Power Plant Gallery, an initiative of the Center for Documentary Studies and MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts at Duke University, inaugurates a residency program for individual artists and artist groups. Three separate one-month public studio residencies will […]
Indy Week Best of the Triangle 2016 Nods for CBC
Independent Weekly has released their 2016 Best of the Triangle, and CBC entities and personalities have made the list. With a new voting process this year, Indy Week says that the winners are more reflective than ever of their readers’ top choices. “Between the two rounds of our Best of the Triangle contest, we logged […]
Alumni Village, Fan Fest Highlight ACC Baseball Championship Week
American Tobacco Campus Hosts Week-Long Events As the ACC Baseball Championship bracket has been set, the American Tobacco Campus and other areas outside Durham Bulls Athletic Park will host week-long events for fans of the tournament, including the Alumni Village presented by Quintiles and the ACC Fan Fest. The Alumni Village will be housed on […]
WRAL-TV and CBC Host Leadership Triangle Regional Class in April
Capitol Broadcasting and WRAL-TV hosted the 2016 Leadership Triangle Regional Class on Tuesday, April 16, 2016, talking to the group about broadcasting, the workings of the television station, as well as the history and mission of CBC. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Debra Morgan coordinated the day-long event, pulling in WRAL-TV, WRAL.com and FOX 50 staffers to talk […]
Keeping the Stack in Shape: American Tobacco and Lucky Strike
Talk about a birds-eye-view… A chimney restoration crew has been onsite for the past week doing some routine maintenance to the Lucky Strike Smoke Stack. The work involved the installation of a 210′ vertical ladder and then attaching a floating work platform. The crew inspected the exterior of the stack and painted the steel rings. Would […]
ATC’s Averhart to Speak at Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit
This May American Tobacco Director of Community Partnerships Jesica Averhart will be part of an accomplished array of speakers at the 2016 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit. Averhart Will be speaking on a panel “Fast Track Your Tech Startup” during the afternoon sessions on Thursday, May 5th. The Summit is being held at the Loews Miami […]
A History of Family, Broadcasting and Revival: Jim Goodmon on ‘The State of Things’
CBC President and CEO Jim Goodmon spent some time on the Monday after Easter in a studio, but not for television. Goodmon sat down at WUNC for an interview with Frank Stasio on “The State of Things” on Monday, March 28, 2016. The pair talked about Goodmon’s long history in broadcasting and the work he’s […]
Goodmon Honored for CREative Thinking for American Tobacco Project
CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon has once again been recognized for the transformation of the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham. The Counselors of Real Estate Carolinas Chapter (CRE) recently honored Goodmon with a CREative Thinkers Award for the revitalization of American Tobacco and the positive effect it continues to have on the […]
American Tobacco’s Back Porch Music on the Lawn Lineup Released
The schedule has been released for this year’s Back Porch Music on the Lawn concert series at American Tobacco Campus in Durham. This free concert series runs Thursdays May 12 through Sept. 8. Shows start at 6 p.m. American Tobacco’s restaurants will be open and preparing quick grab items for concert-goers to enjoy picnic style as they […]
Rocky Mount to Receive Brewery Boost
Capitol Broadcasting Company purchased the Rocky Mount Mill in 2007. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Bryan Mims put together a story about the goings on at the Mill for the news last week: Rocky Mount—a city in need of jobs—is about to get an economic boost. The city boasts an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent, the highest ranking in […]