American Tobacco Decks the Halls for 10th Anniversary Finale

Dean Culver

Ice Rink, Tower Lighting, Trosa Tree Lot, Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge Return Community, Dignitaries, Nonprofits Come Together for the Triangle’s Biggest Holiday Celebration, 12/5, 6 p.m. ‘Art from the Heart’ Photography Winners Revealed The American Tobacco Campus is set to ring in its 10th holiday season in 2014. After a decade of celebrations, the campus […]

Former Cisco Staffers Invited to Start Something at ‘Landing Spot’

“Supporting talented individuals is core to building a strong economy …”  Layoffs are an unfortunate inevitability in business; but such developments can lead to new opportunities. In that spirit, the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce are teaming up with the American Underground and its programming partners to […]

Upcoming Aloft Downtown Durham

Jim & Michael Goodmon

Construction on the new Aloft Downtown Durham hotel has reached the halfway point and to celebrate, the hotel held a “topping out” event on Monday, October 27, 2014.  CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and American Tobacco Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon both signed a steel beam which will become part of the […]

Frontier Communications Launches 1 Gig in Durham

Fiber optic network

Company Now Provides Speeds up to 50x Faster than Cable Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) announced on Thursday, October 23, 2014, that network speeds up to1 Gigabit are immediately available to business and residential customers in Carolina Arbors, American Tobacco Campus, Durham City Center, Research Triangle Park – Park Center Development, One Park Center, and Jordan at Southpoint. […]

American Tobacco Hails Bull City Race Fest a Success

Bull City Race Fest

It was a beautiful day in Durham for the Bull City Race Fest & Food Truck Rodeo on Sunday, October 19, 2014. Over 5200+ runners signed up to run either a 5K or Half Marathon.  CBC runners included Allison Olive from WRAL-FM and Courtney Coyle from American Tobacco. To include spectators, the crowd was estimated […]

American Tobacco Gets Durham’s First Taste of Fiber Internet

Fiber optic network

Frontier CEO coming to Durham for fiber news; Capitol is first customer By RICK SMITH, WRAL TechWire Editor Frontier (Nasdaq: FTR) is rolling out its top gun – chairman CEO Maggie Wilderotter – on Thursday, October 23, 2014, for its big network expansion and upgrade in Durham on Thursday. And Capitol Broadcasting is the first customer. […]

FOX 50 Family Fest a Fun Day for All

FOX 50 Family Fest

FOX 50 recently spent a great day with families at American Tobacco.  A large crowd came out on a sunny Saturday, October 4th, to “Celebrate Strong Families” at the 6th Annual FOX Family Fest and Great American Tobacco Duck Race. Thanks to our community partners Durham Public Schools, Durham Literacy Center, Museum of Durham History […]

Join FOX 50 for Family Fest on Saturday

FOX 50 Family Fest

The wait is almost over… Free family fun, rubber ducks, live entertainment, murals to color, and much more. Join FOX 50 at American Tobacco tomorrow, Saturday, October 4, 2014, for Family Fest. The event runs from 11-4pm.  The Great American Tobacco Duck Race takes over the Ol’ Bull River at 3:30pm, with a Duck Decorating Contest take […]

New Civil Rights Mural at FOX 50 Family Fest

FOX 50 Family Fest & the Great American Tobacco Duck Race

You don’t want to miss the large mural depicting the Durham Civil Rights Movement at the FOX 50 Family Fest, a new addition to the annual event. Children can color the mural and learn more about the history of the Durham Civil Rights Movement while having fun. The mural is sponsored by Durham Tech and […]