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A new, employee-only food hall, Tech Express space and renovated auditoriums opened earlier this month at the CIC campus. The work was part of a massive overhaul at the campus that kicked off in spring 2023. Wells Fargo is investing about $500 million over five years into facility upgrades across the Charlotte region. That includes work at CIC as well as its uptown office towers at Three Wells Fargo Center and 550 S. Tryon St. Valerie Goble, Wells Fargo executive director of design and construction, said th...

Fast-growing law firm Haynes & Boone has moved its Charlotte operations. The Dallas-based firm signed a 10-year lease at Legacy Union SIX50 for 24,000 square feet on the building's seventh floor. Justin Riess, Haynes & Boone's Charlotte office managing partner, said the firm moved in on April 1. Since opening a Charlotte office in 2019, the firm has grown from two attorneys to 22 attorneys and four staff members. In 2023 alone, Haynes & Boone added six partners and six associates to its roster...

Blue Door brings an upscale — yet intimate — cocktail experience to South End. It opens at 5 p.m. on Oct. 4. The venue is located at 1508 S. Mint St. — formerly home to Bardo restaurant. Husband-and-wife team Eric and Kate Gussin had been looking for the perfect spot for the concept, which caters to young professionals and hospitality enthusiasts. The goal was to create a space that's intimate, memorable and refined. At the same time, they want a lively and approachable atmosphere. “We’ve b...

Crestlight Capital has wrapped its $20 million renovation project at one of SouthPark's most prominent office properties. The Detroit-based commercial real estate firm delivered this week on 10 months of work to overhaul the Towers at SouthPark, formerly SouthPark Towers, located at 6000 and 6100 Fairview Road. In an effort to breathe new life into the 26-year-old office property, the lobbies of both buildings were completely gutted, expanded and retrofitted with larger windows, soft woods, neutral colors...

The new space is available for any employee of Wells Fargo, which currently has a hybrid workplace model. Employees are expected to be in the office at least three days a week. Employee teams are assigned floors, but the top-floor spaces provide an opportunity to work outside that setting. “We want people to choose the best way to work for the task they have to do,” Goble says. “We believe it makes them productive and happier.” The floors offer enhanced work hubs, with different seating iterations a...

WINNER: TOP SPACE BUILD-OUT DEVELOPMENT At 550 South Tryon Street, a landmark in Charlotte’s uptown skyline, Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has transformed 100,000 square feet of the tower into an employee work and amenity space. The renovation showcases a commitment to creating spaces that foster a positive employee experience in a collaborative and adaptable work environment. At home, everyone gathers in the kitchen. The same is true for 550 South Tryon’s new, 20,000 square-foot-food hall. The ...

The former Carolinas Aviation Museum reopens Saturday, June 1, with a new name, in a new location and a renewed commitment to be more than just a place that puts an emphasis on the Tar Heel state’s status as “First in Flight,” says Stephen Saucier, museum president. The Sullenberger Aviation Museum – which takes its new name after now-retired pilot Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, known for the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” landing – hopes it can spark an interest in young minds abo...

The Customer Information Center campus is the home office to more than 10,000 employees of the third-largest U.S. bank. Work kicked off last year to modernize the workplace, which predecessor bank First Union opened in 1995. It includes more workspaces, new contact center space, a revamped food hall, and a new 2,500-space parking deck. Three full-floor renovations and the first phase of the food hall enhancements are done, with five additional full-floor renovations, and the new parking deck set to deliver ...