Ben Tobin

2 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Ben Tobin

More national brands are eyeing the growing corridor along U.S. 1. A growing North Carolina city looks poised to land a national quick service Mexican food chain — a marker of how the municipality has evolved over time. Charlotte-based real estate company, The Durban Group, has submitted an application to the Sanford/Lee County/Broadway Technical Review Committee to build a drive-thru Chipotle store off N.C. Highway 87 in Sanford. This would be the first Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) in Lee County.

2 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Ben Tobin

A mixed-use project years in the making in Chatham County is closer to becoming reality. A mixed-use project years in the making in Chatham County is closer to becoming reality. Local entrepreneur Antonio McBroom, who owns dozens of Ben & Jerry's stores as part of Chapel Hill-based Primo Partners LLC, told Triangle Business Journal that the first homes in the 100-acre Vickers Village could be available next year. McBroom said he first started conceptualizing the project in 2018.

2 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Ben Tobin

Eastern North Carolina counties haven't experienced the same explosive growth as other counties around the core of the Research Triangle. Leaders in Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe counties are looking to change that. "This is an area of opportunity for growth," said Benton Moss, president and CEO of several real estate companies and a Rocky Mount native and resident.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Ben Tobin

A 65-year-old building that's fully leased is on the market in downtown Rocky Mount. Brightspeed, a Charlotte-based fiber broadband company, is looking to sell its building at 143 N. Washington St. with a listing price of $11.4 million. The company acquired the building in 2022 when it purchased assets in 20 states from telecommunications giant CenturyLink.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Ben Tobin

A popular state park in the Triangle region is poised for expansion after the state bought up hundreds of acres. The state of North Carolina has spent millions to acquire hundreds of acres in a booming county with plans to incorporate the land into an existing state park. Per a Harnett County deed recorded on March 20, the state purchased 273 acres off River Road for a little more than $6.15 million.