It’s Not Too Late To Participate: The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge
The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge is back for a fifth year of holly, jolly prize awarding fun for nonprofits and the companies that support them! More eyes than ever will be on American Tobacco as construction continues on the Aloft Hotel, an all-star lineup heads to DPAC and a bigger and better than ever American […]
A Fun Free Day for the Family: FOX 50’s Family Fest Scheduled for October 4th
The 2014 FOX 50 Family Fest is coming! Bring the kids out to American Tobacco on Saturday, October 4th for the 6th Annual FOX 50 Family Fest and the 8th Annual Great American Tobacco Duck Race. The free event will include plenty of activities for the entire family. The fun begins at 11am and runs […]
American Tobacco Reunion, Block Party Highlight Anniversary Weekend
American Tobacco celebrated the 10th anniversary of its resurgence as a hub in downtown Durham with a weekend of events that made headlines around the Triangle. Read the articles Durham Herald-Sun: LEAF MEMORIES Raleigh News & Observer: Durham celebrates 10 years since opening of American Tobacco campus WRAL.com: Former workers return to American Tobacco after ‘remarkable reboot’ […]
Introducing the ‘Duck Cam’
Working in CBC promotions requires a great deal of creativity from our talented staffers. FOX 50 Producer Scott Reid recently upped his game when creating a new way to capture the action at the Great American Tobacco Duck Race in FOX 50’s annual Family Fest. Meet the ‘Duck Cam’. Reid mounted a go-pro camera on […]
American Tobacco Makes Headlines for 10th Anniversary
As American Tobacco gets ready to host a huge block party to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the renovated and re-envisioned campus is dominating the headlines. On Wednesday, September 3rd, NPR’s The State of Things featured a panel discussion on American Tobacco’s 10th anniversary featuring CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon: American Tobacco Turns 10 In […]
Goodmons Talk American Tobacco and Personal Legacy on WUNC
What does Jim Goodmon want his legacy to be? “I think it’s that I worked hard,” he told his son, Corporate Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon, in a StoryCorps interview between the two. On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, WUNC-FM aired the discussion between CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon and his youngest son […]
American Tobacco Planning 10th Anniversary Celebration
American Tobacco will soon be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the district’s rebirth. Over the past decade the campus has expanded to include office space, residential and commercial space, converting the abandoned warehouses into a vibrant destination. To mark the occasion, American Tobacco will hold a Block Party on Sunday, September 7, 2014. The fun […]
Bulls to Host Mobile Scavenger Hunt with Proximity Technology
Last month representatives of the Durham Bulls baseball team installed about 100 proximity beacons using iBeacon technology throughout the ballpark and on the American Tobacco Campus, marking the first and largest rollout of proximity beacons at any minor league stadium. The Durham Bulls used proximity beacons call RadBeacon from Radius Networks. The short-range, Bluetooth Smart transmitters can notify […]
ATC’s Goodmon Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge to the Dunking Booth
Last week American Tobacco joined the long line of CBC’ers helping raise funds and awareness for ALS. On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Corporate Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. James Scott Farrin had challenged him, coming full circle since the Durham Bulls has been the ones to challenge […]
New Steakhouse Planned at American Tobacco
The scoop from WRAL’s Out & About: Another restaurant is headed to the booming American Tobacco Campus dining scene. Scott Howell, the chef behind Durham favorite Nana’s, announced recently that he will be opening an Italian steakhouse in a new building next to the Durham Performing Arts Center. Nanasteak will be in the same building as the upcoming Aloft Downtown Durham […]