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Captrust Tower

Captrust Tower is a 17-story mixed use high-rise building located in North Hills, Raleigh, North Carolina. The tower opened in the fall of 2009. It has of office space and of retail space. It is named for Captrust Financial Advisors, the first tenant, which uses on the top two floors for its headquarters. Captrust Tower was built by Duke Realty Corp. of Indianapolis and Kane Realty Corp. of Raleigh. KSB realty Advisors of Newport Beach, California, announced its $98.4 million purchase of the building January 31, 2013. When the tower was announced in 2007, Captrust Financial Advisors had 75 employees and managed $20 billion in assets, with plans to expand westward. The company advised companies with retirement plans as well as individuals.

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Captrust Tower is a 17-story mixed use high-rise building located in North Hills, Raleigh, North Carolina. The tower opened in the fall of 2009. It has of office space and of retail space. It is named for Captrust Financial Advisors, the first tenant, which uses on the top two floors for its headquarters. Captrust Tower was built by Duke Realty Corp. of Indianapolis and Kane Realty Corp. of Raleigh. KSB realty Advisors of Newport Beach, California, announced its $98.4 million purchase of the building January 31, 2013. When the tower was announced in 2007, Captrust Financial Advisors had 75 employees and managed $20 billion in assets, with plans to expand westward. The company advised companies with retirement plans as well as individuals.

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  1. employees: 75 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the employees is "75 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363367654

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