Apex Is Well-Positioned to Attract Large Businesses, But Faces Headwinds, Experts Say
A lack of large land tracts, national instability, and AI are all factors the town will have to grapple with, council members discussed during a work session on future economic development.
As Chatham Considers Moratorium, Wake County Residents Continue Opposition to Proposed Apex Data Center
The Apex proposal has drawn concerns from residents, the local police and fire chiefs, and even congressional candidates.
Building Job Pipelines and Economic Mobility in Durham: A Recap from Our Newsmakers Event
Highlights from our February 4 panel conversation with local experts innovating to meet Durham’s future workforce needs.
‘A National Model’: How One Program is Preparing Durham Youth for Life Sciences Careers
Made in Durham’s BULLS Life Sciences Academy and Durham Tech are building a pipeline to land Durham residents in the area’s flourishing life sciences industry.
A Local Occoneechi Site is Now a World Monument. The Buc-ee’s Is Still Coming.
The Great Trading Path was recently named on a notable list of endangered historic sites, in part due to a forthcoming Buc-ee’s in Mebane. Whether the gas station is actually being built on the path remains disputed.
Data Center Developers Aim to Allay Apex Neighbors’ Noise Concerns at Community Meeting
Representatives from Natelli Investments LLC provided information on a sound study and measures they plan to take to minimize noise impacts from the proposed digital campus.
Apex Environmental Advisory Board OKs Conditions for Proposed Data Storage Facility
Developer Natelli Investments LLC has cleared a hurdle in its proposal to get a property in rural Wake County annexed and rezoned for a digital campus.
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Developer Files Plans for “Digital Campus” in Western Wake
Natelli Investments LLC has filed a request to annex and rezone 189 acres in the Town of Apex for a new data storage facility; meanwhile, neighbors are organizing in opposition to the proposal.
Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed Data Storage Facility in Rural Wake County
The massive data storage facility would require annexation into the Town of Apex and a rezoning; neighbors are wary of impacts to energy use, air pollution, and quality of life.