

Another local company that makes natural mosquito repellent will also rent space. "Hopefully, new businesses will start up by people sharing ideas and potentially sharing spaces, tools, and equipment.īlackjack Brewery is already there. "By combining folks under one roof, there's going to be synergies get created, new ideas," said Crutchfield. It will be similar to other shared work spaces around the Triangle, but this is for manufacturing entrepreneurs. "Raleigh and the Triangle is known for tech and life science, but we found that there is a lot of pent up demand for people who are making things," said Crutchfield.

It’s an exciting time for an industry facing tech disruption and increased media attention. you name it."Ĭrutchfield's team is reinventing the building into smaller warehouse units and retail space for Raleigh startups that make products and goods. Kitchen incubators and shared kitchen facilities are in a state of rapid innovation, evolution, and growth. "They would unload the train cars filled with groceries, produce, groceries, charcoal. "In its heyday, the train used to pull past the building, back into the building," said Sam Crutchfield. It's the largest one story building inside the Beltline. building covers four acres just north of downtown. However, just on the outskirts of downtown an old warehouse is turning into a small business incubator of sorts. It's getting expensive and parking is a problem. RALEIGH (WTVD) - Downtown Raleigh is booming but it's booming so much that some small businesses are finding it tough to find a place to set up shop.

Downtown Raleigh is booming but it's booming so much that some small businesses are finding it tough to find a place to set up shop.
