By Molly Hedrick, Guest Columnist
Published: May 13,2011
(Editor’s note: Hedrick wrote this column following a May 8 Charlotte Observer story on concerns about how much the CRVA spends on gifts and meals to boost the hospitality industry in Charlotte.) So much can happen in the Charlotte hospitality industry in one year. From the perspective that I live and breathe daily between Mondays [...]
By Molly Hedrick, Guest Columnist
Published: April 5,2011
Just yesterday I read a public relations column that referred to the clichés most disliked by editors. One very recent one has been any reference to the economic downturn, such as “In these tough economic times …” or more recently, “As the economy begins to show signs of life …” My goal with this column [...]
By Molly Hedrick, Guest Columnist
Published: March 8,2011
This past year has been a whirlwind for many of us, from the opening of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown to the National Rifle Association coming back to Charlotte with more than 70,000 in attendance — during the same week of the hall opening, by the way — to of course the Democratic [...]
By Molly Hedrick, Guest Columnist
Published: February 11,2011
On Feb. 1, I took a very seldom-taken day off to tend to my sick 8-year-old son. By midday, I found out we had been awarded the Democratic National Convention from a breaking news report from a local station. It didn’t take long at all for calls from media across the country and around the [...]
By Molly Hedrick, Guest Columnist
Published: January 7,2011
We have been given the opportunity — and privilege — of connecting with you on a monthly basis here on the pages of The Mecklenburg Times. Beginning with this first month of what I believe is to be a very promising year, we have so much to be thankful for in the hospitality industry and [...]
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