This business incubator was opened in 1992 in facilities donated by the state of North Carolina. First Flight is designed only as an incubator and does not provide shell space for expanding businesses. First Flight has a waiting list of prospective tenants. Wet lab space at the Center totals 2,000 square feet and is arranged in modules of 250 to 400 square feet. The wet labs are fully equipped and upfitted with laboratory basics such as chemical hood, benches, and sinks.
Tenants are responsible for their own hazardous waste disposal.
Office space is divided into rooms of 100 to 400 square feet. Office rent is in the upper teens per square foot. First Flight managers have found the optimum office size to be 250 square feet. For a tenant s dry lab requirements, standard offices are converted. All offices are T-1 wired with at least one connection per office offering up to five addresses for a monthly fee.