AT&T will vacate 221,000 square feet of space in a Highwoods Properties building in Atlanta early next year.
Raleigh-based Highwoods announced the move during its conference call with analysts this morning.
AT&T is consolidating its footprint into company-owned space.
Correction: It marked UNC's lowest field goal percentage since 1956
ATLANTA – North Carolina coach Roy Williams felt so fortunate Sunday that his team was trailing by only one point at halftime, he figured his Tar Heels would pull off a third straight come-from-behind victory.
Not even close.
Georgia Tech, ranked last in the league in field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, stifled the Tar Heels for a 78-58 win. UNC (12-5, 2-1 ACC) couldn’t stop Iman Shumpert (30 points) or Glen Rice Jr. (24) and turned the ball over 18 times. To top it off, the Heels went the final 8:47 of the game without hitting field goal.
ATLANTA -- It took 30 games, but the Carolina Hurricanes finally got their first look Thursday at the Atlanta Thrashers.
Turns out, it was a long look.
The Hurricanes and Thrashers went 60 minutes, then an overtime, before finally settling it in a shootout. Carolina won it 3-2, getting shootout goals from Jussi Jokinen and Sergei Samsonov.
Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties announced today it has signed a long-term lease with the U.S. General Services Administration for 60,005 square feet in Atlanta.
The GSA is taking space at Highwoods Center II at Tradeport in Atlanta. 
The space will operate as a local office for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to service the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The real estate investment trust is spending $11.5 million to renovate and upgrade of the property, including adding security and operational features required by the federal government.
The building will also be renovated to LEED certified CI silver rating. The project is expected to be completed late next year.
Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker isn't ready to give up Red Hat without a fight.
The software company is checking out large office space in other cities, fueling speculation that it might move its headquarters away from N.C. State's Centennial Campus. But Meeker told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he's eager to keep the company in Raleigh.
“We have heard Atlanta, Austin [Texas] and Boston, as well as Raleigh,” he told the newspaper. “They are a significant company here in Raleigh and have been very successful despite the recession. My understanding is they are reviewing states for their incentives and work force. We’re working hard with the state of North Carolina and are very anxious that the company stays here.”
Losing Red Hat, one of this region's most successful technology companies, would be a major loss for the Triangle. As the AJC newspaper points out, winning the company "would be a huge feather in metro Atlanta’s fedora."
ATLANTA -- For the Carolina Hurricanes, there was much to like about Saturday's preseason game in Atlanta.
The Hurricanes beat the Thrashers 1-0 at Philips Arena, evening their preseason record at 2-2. Jeff Skinner had the winning goal. Cam Ward was super in net, making 32 saves.
Even the bad turned out good. Forward Sergei Samsonov was injured early in the third period, going head-first into the boards after being tripped by the Thrashers' Dustin Byfuglien. Samsonov was carried off the ice on a stretcher, his neck in a brace, and taken to a hospital.
But Samsonov was treated and released. He joined the team for the flight back to Raleigh, boarding the plane with the brace still around his neck but a smile on his face.
Facing its biggest challenge yet, N.C. State’s defense never flinched this afternoon.
Georgia Tech’s flexbone offense was averaging 32 points per game, but was held scoreless for the first 27 minutes. Terrell Manning and David Akinniyi recovered fumbles, and Russell Wilson threw for a career-high 368 yards as N.C. State won 45-28 at Bobby Dodd Stadium, improving to 4-0 for the first time since 2002.
Led by record-setting individual and relay performances from Triangle swimmers, North Carolina Swimming finished third at the Southern Zone All-Star Meet held July 27-Aug. 1 in Atlanta.
Tyler Silver, 12, of the Marlins of Raleigh swam to two individual meet and state records - one that stood for 20 years - and was on two relay teams that set meet records, and Christian Lam of the YMCA of the Triangle Area set one individual state record and was on the winning relays with Silver.
Postgame comments and highlights from Duke's ACC Championship win against Florida State Sunday in Atlanta. (Staff video by Travis Long)
Joe Giglio and Luke DeCock discuss UNC's loss to Florida State and what Duke has to do to win ACC ... more
