Klein and Goodmon Speak Out for United Way and Durham
On Thursday, August 27, 2015, American Tobacco and the Durham Bulls hosted a Tocqueville Society event for the United Way of the Greater Triangle. American Underground Chief Strategist Adam Klein and American Tobacco Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon were both invited to speak about the redevelopment of Durham and its growth as the […]
FOX 50 Family Fest and Great American Duck Race Returns for the 7th Year
Due to the increased chance of heavy rain on Saturday, October 3rd, the FOX 50 Family Fest has been cancelled. But you can still support the Ronald McDonald Houses of Raleigh and Durham! The FOX 50 Family Fest and Great American Duck Race returns to the American Tobacco Campus in Durham on Saturday, October […]
Parklet Promotion Wins Award for American Tobacco and GoSmart
What could you do with a parking space if you didn’t need to park a car in it? The options are endless, and this spring American Tobacco challenged their tenants to come up with a few. ATC tenant Bronto Nation ended up taking home the top prize, and in late July ATC ended up taking […]
CNBC Highlights Success of American Underground
American Underground is making headlines again. In a recent article on CNBC, writer Kate Rogers explores the successes of the entrepreneurial hub at American Tobacco through Tatiana Birgisson and her start-up, Mati Energy. “Just a few years ago, American Underground was an abandoned tobacco warehouse, but thanks to an undisclosed investment by regional media conglomerate […]
Durham Arts’ Students Create Outdoor Art at American Tobacco
In early 2015, American Tobacco Campus partnered with Durham School of the Arts on an outdoor public art project. The project consisted of transforming an outdoor concrete slab between the Lucky Strick and Noel buildings into a tile mural. Larry Downing, an artist and DSA teacher, spearheaded the project with 11th grader Monica Lee. Monica […]
Bees and the City: A Surprisingly Good Combination
Leigh-Kathryn Bonner started out as an intern for American Tobacco’s non-profit hub MissionPost last year while working towards an International Studies degree at NC State. The third-generation bee keeper has now graduated, with an additional non-profit minor, and created a non-profit of her own, headquartered in American Underground, ATC’s entrepreneurial hive (pardon the pun). For […]
It’s Christmas in July!
It’s 100 degrees outside. Sleigh bells and Christmas carols are the furthest things from your mind. But, if your favorite non-profit is looking for a way to garner attention and possibly win cash, American Tobacco encourages you to start thinking about the holidays. The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge is one of the region’s most successful […]
American Tobacco and Durham Bulls Win Readers Choice Honors from Herald-Sun
The Durham Herald-Sun recently announced their Reader’s Choice Winners. Reader’s voted for their favorite choice from 70 categories to include food & Drink, Look Good/Feel Good, Shopping, Nightlife, and Recreation and Service. Several venues and restaurants located in the American Tobacco Historic District walked away with top honors! Best Pizza Restaurant Runner Up – Mellow […]
American Tobacco Featured in NC History Blog
Did you know that each day the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources blogs about an event on that day in history? Recently This Day in North Carolina History featured the American Tobacco Campus. On June 24, 2004, GlaxoSmithKline became the first tenant to move into the then-newly renovated campus. So on June 24, 2015, […]
American Tobacco Wins Award for 10th Anniversary Celebration
American Tobacco recently won Best Team Effort with a Budget of over $200,000 at the Annual Trinity Awards sponsored by the Greater Triangle International Special Events Society (ISES). The “All that Glitters” event was held at the Grand Marquise Ballroom in Garner on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The award celebrated the team of American Tobacco, […]