The American Tobacco Management Office Has Moved…Again!
From a construction trailer, to the Washington Building, to the Reed Building, then to a larger space in Reed, American Tobacco and the staff that manages the property continues to grow! With folks scattered in the American Underground, Rail Car and ATC offices, it was time to pull everyone together under one unified space. With […]
American Underground Expands @Main Street Location in Durham
American Underground is growing again. The startup support hub that started in the basement of American Tobacco and then added locations in the downtowns of both Durham and Raleigh is now doubling its footprint in downtown Durham. “Over the past six months, teams in the American Underground have created 122 new jobs and raised $2.2m […]
CBC’ers, MIX on INDY WEEK Best List
INDY WEEK recently released their 2014 Best of the Triangle winners and several CBC’ers made the list. More than 7,500 readers voted. Local Person to Follow on Twitter Finalist: Joe Ovies, 99.9 The Fan Local Television Personality Winner: Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV Finalist: Bill Leslie, WRAL-TV Commercial Radio Station Finalist: WRAL-FM MIX 101.5 Several American Tobacco […]
Three CBC’ers Graduate from Leadership Triangle Spring Program
Three more CBC’ers entered the ranks of Goodmon Fellows on Monday, May 12, 2014. Leadership Triangle held its spring graduation in the brand new PNC Club at the Durham Bulls at the completion of the 2014 Regional Leadership Program. FOX 50 Account Executive Michelle Garrett, WRAL-FM Promotion Director Jenny Clements and WRAL-TV Sales Manager Dave […]
American Tobacco Readies for Spring Events
American Tobacco Painter Mark Dover is sprucing up the campus for spring, the arrival of warmer weather and tons of fun slated for tenants and visitors to the downtown Durham destination. American Tobacco recently announced the schedule for Back Porch Music on the Lawn. The free concerts are moving back to the Amphitheatre next to […]
CBC Plants Pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention
Capitol Broadcasting Company is helping raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in both Durham and Raleigh by planting pinwheel gardens. CBC’ers helped plant pinwheels at American Tobacco and at CBC’s headquarters on Western Blvd in early April 2014. The pinwheel is the symbol of child abuse prevention, representing community efforts to provide children with […]
Full Frame to Honor Jim and Michael Goodmon with 2014 Advocate Award
Triangle Businessmen and Philanthropists are Long-Time Supporters of Full Frame The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will present its 2014 Advocate Award to Jim and Michael Goodmon. Full Frame’s Director, Deirdre Haj, presents the Full Frame Advocate Award in recognition of individuals who have supported the documentary medium and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. […]
New Art Exhibit Opens at American Tobacco
American Tobacco recently opened a new art exhibit featuring the work of Luke Miller Buchanan, “There’s No End to Our Story.” “My work is based in the man-made world,” explains Buchanan. “On the spaces we create, and also on the spaces in between them that we create unintentionally.” Buchanan’s paintings capture real places with paint, […]
You Haven’t Missed It: Re-Scheduled Big Three Legends Game at American Tobacco
NC State, UNC and Duke Basketball legends return to the Triangle on April 19, 2014 to vie for top honors in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Big Three Legends Game. Originally scheduled for March 7, the event had to be postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. NOTE: Those […]
American Underground Welcomes Growing Tech Community to Opening of New Location
Startup Hub Hosts @Raleigh Grand Opening as Another $100 Million+ Acquisition Boosts Ecosystem The American Underground officially expanded its network of startup hubs with the opening of its downtown @Raleigh location on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The American Underground is one of seven Google for Entrepreneurs tech hubs in the United States. The sleek @Raleigh location […]