CBC, WRAL-TV Support, Attend Understanding Islam Forum in Raleigh
At the annual Leadership Triangle Awards Gala last December, CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon issued a challenge. He encouraged the audience members to attend a local mosque or make a connection with a Muslim, to help unite the Triangle community and help bring an end to hate and fear. That challenge inspired an idea, […]
CBC’s Hoffman and Burgess Transform as Leaders in Fall Leadership Triangle Program
Two more CBC’ers have joined the ranks of Goodmon Fellows. American Underground Design Director Meredith Burgess and Corp Compliance Director Vernessa Hoffman both graduated from Leadership Triangle’s Transforming Leaders program on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The ceremony took place at the Kenan Flager Business School on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Corp Compliance Director Vernessa […]
Time Lapse Video: American Tobacco’s First Tree of Bikes a Big Success
American Tobacco added the Tree of Bikes Project to its 2015 Winter Wonders holiday event line-up. The tree, adorned with 120 bikes, received many holly jolly visitors. Check out this time lapse video of the tree from assembly to display: Over 200+ bikes and helmets were donated and distributed to Durham, North Carolina youth. Hundreds of […]
2015 Triangle Tree Challenge Winners Unveiled
On Sunday night, December 20, 2015, the winners of the 2015 Triangle Tree Challenge at American Tobacco were announced. Coalition to Unchain Dogs took home the top voting prize. The trees have lined the Diamond View Park outside the Durham Performing Arts Center since early December. Non-profits entered the 6th annual contest, decorating their tree to attract […]
Santa Helps Light Lucky Strike Tower
In downtown Durham, the American Tobacco Historic District rang in the holiday season with the 11th annual lighting of the Lucky Strike Tower. Kids and parents alike were excited in the hours leading up to the lighting with some families arriving at the American Tobacco Campus as early as 3 p.m. “It’s a good time […]
American Tobacco Tree of Bikes Complete in Time for Tower Lighting
A Photo Story The American Tobacco Tree of Bikes is complete! Staffers have now installed 120 brand new bicycles, donated by generous people in our Triangle community, on the tree structure on the Burt’s Bees Patio just in time for the annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting on Friday, December 4, 2015. The Tree of Bikes […]
Two CBC Tower Lighting Events This Week
‘Tis the season for the lighting of the towers. WRAL-TV will start the fun with its annual tower lighting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, and American Tobacco will follow with its annual tower lighting celebration on Friday, December 4. The TV Tower WRAL-TV marks the beginning of the holiday season each year by lighting the […]
American Tobacco Awarded for New Aloft Hotel
American Tobacco received a nice surprise at the Downtown Durham Inc (DDI) 2015 Annual Meeting. On Tuesday, November 17, DDI presented American Tobacco with its Outstanding New Construction Project Award for the Aloft Hotel. Located in the heart of the American Tobacco campus, the Aloft Hotel is a 134 room, limited-service hotel with meeting and […]
American Tobacco Installs Tree of Bikes
On Thursday, November 19, 2015, a unique kind of Christmas tree went up at American Tobacco. Bull City Metal Fabricators created the structure that will hold about 120 brand new bicycles. Generous Triangle citizens are donating the bikes for Durham children in need. ATC staffers Rodney Collier, Terry McBroom and Craig Hogan did the leg […]
American Tobacco To Deck the Halls with Bicycles?
A new structure is under construction at American Tobacco, one that will make the holidays brighter for some Durham children in need. American Tobacco is creating a Tree of Bikes. The Habitat for Humanity of Durham brought the idea to ATC Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon. They saw it on a video from […]