Several Durham venues to host 2016 Powerade State Games

The Powerade State Games of North Carolina, the largest multi-sport, amateur athletic sporting event will be held in the Triangle, will host events in Raleigh, Cary and Durham from June 4 - June 26, 2016.  Over 12,000 athletes will participate in athletics ranging from table tennis to wrestling. Durham will have several venues that host events such as Duke University, Durham Parks and Recreation locations and new this year, the American Tobacco Campus, which will host a one-time-only “pop-up” disc golf course that will wind its way through campus, including the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Smashing Boxes recognized as on of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America”

Smashing Boxes, a digital product agency headquartered in the American Tobacco Campus, was recently recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ Performance Index, a premier study delivering the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in America.

American Tobacco launces free bus pass program

The American Tobacco Campus launched a free bus pass program in partnership with GoTriangle. 200 passes have been issued and they are good through June 30, 2016. 

Avalara opens in Durham

Avalara a company who provides cloud-based solutions for businesses, opened Thursday at 512 S. Mangum St. in the Diamond View I building at the American Tobacco Campus.

American Tobacco Campus Gets Bee Display

Bee Downtown and Burt's Bees have put up a observation beehive at Burt's Bee's office at the American Tobacco Campus in Downtown Durham. The structure is six feet tall and 2 feet wide with impact-resistant safety glass that holds 15,000 bees.

Two Toasters to Triple Downtown Space

Durham app developer Two Toasters is about to move from a 3,500-square-foot space on East Chapel Hill Street to an 11,500-square-foot space in the Reed Building at American Tobacco Campus.

Japanese Restaurant to Open in Diamond View III

Japanese restaurant Basan will open in Diamond View III overlooking the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.  The restaurant will focus on sushi, seafood, appetizers and sake.

OnlyBurger to Open Second Restaurant Downtown

OnlyBurger has announced that it will open a second brick-and-mortar restaurant in Downtown Durham in the American Tobacco Campus' Diamond View III building at 349 Blackwell St. Ste 125.

Which Which Opens Monday at American Tobacco Campus

Which Which sandwich shop will open Monday, March 31 at the American Tobacco Campus in Diamond View III.

Ice Rink Coming to American Tobacco

An ice skating rink is coming to Durham's American Tobacco campus for the holiday season at The Cage from November 16-30.

Hatch, a Pop-Up Shop to Open in American Tobacco

Hatch, a pop-up shop will open at the American Tobacco campus for a limited time starting Nov. 1, selling home goods, gifts and artwork.

Google Glass Coming to Durham

Google will be taking its Google Glass on the road and its first stop will be in Durham on October 5 from 10am-6pm in Bay 7 at American Tobacco. RSVP to try it out.

American Tobacco Launches Nonprofit Hub

The American Tobacco Campus, has launched a dedicated office space for housing nonprofits, called MissionPost, which includes The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.

Capitol Broadcasting Buys Two Historic American Tobacco Buildings for $9.5<=M

Capitol Broadcasting has purchased the historic Old Bull and Noelll Buildings at the American Tobacco Campus for $9.5 million.

HTC Closing Durham Office

HTC Corp. is closing its office in Durham. The Taiwan-based smartphone maker leased 47,000 square feet of American Tobacco Campus office space in 2011.

Polley Named American Tobacco Campus Property Manager

Rick Polley has been named the new property manager for downtown Durham's American Tobacco campus. Polley previously served as the director of asset management at Kane Realty Corp., a broker at Fonville Morisey and vice president of real estate portfolio leasing manager at BB&T.

Diamond View III Construction Slated to Begin in April

Construction of Diamond View III, the newest building planned for development in the American Tobacco Campus area overlooking the Durham Bulls Athletic Park,  is slated to begin in April 2012 with a completion targeted for mid-to-late 2013. The building will include 115,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of retail space.

Durham Nonprofits Win American Tobacco Christmas Tree Challenge

Durham-based nonprofits TROSA, The Scrap Exchange, the Durham Economic Resource Center, Trips for Kids, the Coalition to Unchain Dogs were among the winners of American Tobacco's second annual Christmas tree challenge. The winners were chosen from the 59 Triangle nonprofits that participated in the Christmas tree decorating contest. Prizes ranged from $1,000 to $2,500 and were judged by fans and special judges.

Wireless Generation to Open Office in Durham

The New York-based company Wireless Generation is opening a Durham office in a 12,600-square-foot space in the American Tobacco campus. The educational software provider plans to hire 60 workers locally for the new office.

American Tobacco's Valerie Ward Receives NACE Award

Valerie Ward, American Tobacco's events and public relations manager, was recently awarded the annual Triangle National Association of Catering Executive's Merit Scholarship Award.

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