Upcoming Aloft Downtown Durham
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 […]
Microspace Announces Managed Network Digital Signage Solutions
Microspace Communications recently announced several new Managed Network Digital Signage Solutions. First, within the VELOCITY CellCast service, we have introduced a no-capital expenditure (cap-ex) wireless solution for large, medium or small signage networks. Microspace’s no-cap offer allows companies to upgrade and lease a wide range of products without having to buy more equipment. While delivering […]
CBC’ers Celebrate Carolina Parent Family-Friendly Award
Several Capitol Broadcasting staffers from various departments represented CBC at the annual Carolina Parent Women@Work Breakfast in honor of the company’s 2014 inclusion on the publication’s N.C. Family-Friendly 50 list. The breakfast, featuring keynote speaker and local personality Sharon Delaney McCloud, took place at the Embassy Suites in Cary. She spoke about “How to Turn Battle […]
Frontier Communications Launches 1 Gig in Durham
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
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 […]
WRAL Gets Corny at the Fair
First there was the IceDesk, then came the SandDesk… Now introducing…the WRAL CornDesk! The brainchild of the WRAL creative team was unveiled for the North Carolina State Fair. WRAL Lead Designer Steve Loyd came up with the architectural wonder. Local artist Peter Ruocchio built it. Guests in the WRAL State Fair tent are invited to […]
American Tobacco Gets Durham’s First Taste of Fiber Internet
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. […]
New WRAL Documentary Examines Law Enforcement Interactions with the Mentally Ill
When law enforcement officers are called to help with a mentally ill person, sometimes the results are tragic. The new WRAL Documentary “A Call for Help” examines one family’s story and why interactions between law enforcement and the mentally ill are increasing in North Carolina. The documentary, hosted by WRAL News anchor Lynda Loveland, airs […]
FOX 50 Family Fest a Fun Day for All
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 […]
CBC Renovation Honored by AIA
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) presented one of three 2014 Honor Awards for the addition and renovation to Capitol Broadcasting Company’s headquarters on Western Blvd in Raleigh. Architectural firm Szostak Design designed the buildings and LeChase Construction built them. The multi-phase project began in 2011. The AIA Triangle Design Awards Program recognizes “excellence in […]