By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 21,2011
Being on a busy street is fantastic if your property is a business looking for customers. But for a homeowner like Willie Mae Gory, who lives on busy West Boulevard in Charlotte, the experience can be frustrating. “I have some trouble getting out of my driveway because I have to sit and wait for a [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 14,2011
For Independence Boulevard, light rail is out. Streetcars and bus rapid transit are in. Those were the recommendations from Urban Land Institute representatives during a presentation in Charlotte City Council chambers today. John Sedlak, one of the panelists from ULI’s Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, said that in addition to its expense, [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 14,2011
In an area where much of the business development is clustered near the highways, The Shoppes at Highland Creek shopping center, at the intersection of Prosperity Church and Ridge roads in north Charlotte, is somewhat off the beaten path. Four miles from the nearest Interstate 85 exits to the east and four miles to the [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 14,2011
Chuck Hicks and his property revaluation team have borne the brunt of scrutiny from skeptical Mecklenburg County homeowners. But his philosophy is more in line with an anti-tax tea-partier than a government fat cat. “I feel badly that we’re party of a system that takes money from people,” Hicks said. “But that’s just the way [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 7,2011
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx addressed the budget challenges he expects in 2011 and his plans to deal with them in a media briefing Friday morning. In the first quarter of 2011, Foxx said he plans to have a conversation among regional leaders, including representatives from Mecklenburg County and its surrounding towns, about a proposed consolidation [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 7,2011
You have to spend money to make money. Such seems to be the logic behind the Business Investment Program, in which Mecklenburg County, usually in conjunction with the city of Charlotte, awards grants to businesses building new facilities in the county. The grants function like a tax rebate. The company signs a contract agreeing to [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 7,2011
When the last donation was dropped off the night of Dec. 31, the number of donations made to Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont was up 7.9 percent over 2009. Donations in the last week of the year accounted for about 3 percent of those, as people rushed to get their donations — such as [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 4,2011
Brad Scorse and his business partner, Kevin Marcuce, are in a tough position. The two opened their restaurant, Kennedy’s Premium Bar and Grill, in the Elizabeth neighborhood at the corner of Caswell and Seventh Street Nov. 4, and now they’re caught in the middle of a firestorm that started long before they moved in. Residents [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 3,2011
Bank of America said Monday it has reached an agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over bad residential mortgage loans sold to them by Countrywide Financial Corp. As part of the agreement, Bank of America made a $1.28 billion cash payment to Freddie Mac and a $1.34 billion payment to Fannie Mae Friday. Bank [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: December 30,2010
RALEIGH — By the time she’d finished, some of those watching had concluded that Gov. Beverly Perdue was out-Republicaning the Republicans. Perdue, speaking to new House members, touted her proposals to reorganize and streamline state government and called on legislators to do some streamlining of their own. On one score, her call to action wasn’t [...]
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