No Decision On City Manager As Council Stays Up Late Discussing Candidates
The Charlotte City Council stalled Wednesday night in the final stage of its search for a new city manager. The Council stayed in a closed session until past midnight, deliberating on which of three...
View ArticleCity Selects Finalists To Revive Eastland Mall
The City of Charlotte has identified three finalists to breathe life into the now-vacant Eastland Mall and surrounding area.
View ArticleForeign Investment Created 7,000 NC Jobs In 2011
North Carolina created more jobs in 2011 through out-of-state and international investment than any other place in the U.S., according to an annual report IBM produces for clients.
View ArticleChinese IT Firm Calls Charlotte Home, Adds 200 Jobs
One of China's largest IT consulting firms, Pactera, announced Monday it's adding 200 jobs in Charlotte over the next few years and making the city its U.S. headquarters.
View ArticleSmall Town Economic Development
As Charlotte grows, so too do surrounding towns and cities. Small farming communities or sleepy textile mill towns have transformed into independent, vibrant towns with their own identities - how did...
View ArticleCharlotte Sees Boom In Chinese Businesses
Chinese business people from across the Carolinas will gather in Charlotte Saturday evening to celebrate the rapid growth of the Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce and crown an inaugural set of...
View ArticleCharlotte Region/China Connection
Last month, mayors from North Carolina and Alabama cities and towns visited China to learn about ways that their municipalities can do business with China. Mayor Jill Swain of Huntersville came home...
View ArticleEconomic Update With John Connaughton
According to frequent guest, UNC Charlotte Economics Professor John Connaughton, the economy is on the upswing in almost every sector. Interest rates may be on the rise and the housing industry, at...
View ArticleBill Would Eliminate A Tool Neighbors Have To Fight Zoning Changes
In North Carolina neighbors can oppose development projects that require rezonings by filing something called a protest petition. That means the rezoning requires a three-fourths vote on the city...
View ArticleNC Commerce In Process Of Privatizing Job Recruitment
The North Carolina Commerce Department is in the process of changing the way it recruits and retains businesses. It's privatizing parts of the public model it currently uses, and it announced Tuesday...
View ArticleNC Commerce Privatization Tries To Take Shape
The private board that Governor Pat McCrory wants to take control of recruiting and retaining businesses in North Carolina met for the first time Wednesday. But there’s not too much that board can do...
View ArticleTrying To Make Charlotte Google's Next "Fiber-Hood"
The city of Charlotte was recently given a bit of homework. How the city answers a series of questions will determine if neighborhoods like South Park, Uptown and Dilworth will be Google’s next...
View ArticleNC Almost Done Privatizing Part Of Commerce Department
The North Carolina House and Senate are finalizing significant changes to how the state recruits and retains businesses. The chambers have passed slightly different versions of a bill to privatize part...
View ArticleNC - SC Border Highlights Jobs Competition
South Carolina scored some notable victories this week in the competition for new jobs in the Charlotte region. Three companies announced plans to bring a combined total of at least 3,900 new jobs to...
View ArticleSealed Air Corporation Bringing 1,262 Jobs (And Bubble Wrap) To Charlotte
The company behind Bubble Wrap is popping in nearly 1,300 jobs in Charlotte. Sealed Air Corporation announced Wednesday it's moving its headquarters here from New Jersey. The Fortune 500 company could...
View ArticleCharlotte Amateur Sports Developer Struggles In Other States
A more than $70 million amateur sports complex proposed in east Charlotte has new question marks. The Charlotte Observer has reported the developer, Goodsports, has lost its private financing and the...
View ArticleHickory Residents Will Vote On $40M Bond To Improve Roads And Economy
A $40 million bond proposal on Hickory’s November ballot is the subject of a public forum Thursday evening. The Hickory bond referendum came out of a project called the Inspiring Spaces' initiative.
View ArticleAmateur Sports Developer Still Trying To Secure Funding
Nearly a year after negotiations began with the city of Charlotte, the company aiming to redevelop Bojangles Arena into an amateur sports complex is still trying to secure financing, according to a...
View ArticleCaldwell, Burke No Longer Among Most Distressed NC Counties
For many years Caldwell and Burke counties have been on the state’s list of most economically distressed counties, but not anymore. The state deemed Caldwell County one of its worst off counties in...
View ArticleCharlotte Strikes Deal To Waive Debt From NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Charlotte officials have struck a deal to forgive roughly $20 million in debt the city owes for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Billed as an economic boon, the facility has never broken even since it opened...
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