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 […]
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 […]