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Hoar Construction breaks ground on $26.4M Carolinas Rehabilitation-NorthEast (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 17,2012

Birmingham, Ala.-based Hoar Construction broke ground Friday on Carolinas Rehabilitation-NorthEast, a $26.4 million, two-story, 40-bed rehabilitation hospital being built for Concord. Hoar is the general contractor. Charlotte-based Freeman White is the architect for the 69,960-square-foot facility at 487 Lake Concord Road. The facility, a joint venture between Carolinas HealthCare System and Stanly Regional Medical Center, will provide inpatient [...]


Property owners in limbo over Rock Hill-Fort Mill connector route (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 16,2012

The Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study, an intergovernmental transportation planning organization for eastern York County, has suggested four possible routes for the connector, which would include a bridge over the Catawba River.


On the level: Tommy Williams will never forget the day he jumped into real estate (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 14,2012

Tommy Williams was a construction materials salesman before he made the switch into selling real estate. His first day on the job: Sept. 11, 2001.


Cashing out (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 14,2012

When Charlotte-based Bank of America confirmed this month that it's selling two of its Uptown skyscrapers, Hearst Tower and Fifth Third Center, it wasn’t surprising that it stirred speculation about the city’s future as a financial hub. But some say the sale could be a good thing for Charlotte.


2012 Democratic National Convention subcontractors have less than a month to register

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 13,2012

The deadline for construction companies interested in landing subcontracting work for the 2012 Democratic National Convention is less than a month away. Registration on the vendor directory must take place by March 1


In Pineville, a tale of two subdivisions (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 13,2012

In one slice of Pineville, it’s the best of the best of times and the worst of times. At Carolina Village, the sound of home construction echoes through streets lined with houses either occupied or in one stage or another of construction. Across the street and only half a mile away, the air is quiet and the lots are empty at Parkway Crossing.


Ruling means Charlotte can continue trash reimbursement policy for now (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 10,2012

In a setback for some in Charlotte’s multifamily industry, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has stayed a Superior Court judge’s decision that would have required the city to reimburse all trash-collection companies for fees incurred at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill. Court of Appeals Judge John Connell issued his decision Thursday, overturning Superior Court [...]


Evans Coghill impressed with interest in Riverwalk homes (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 10,2012

Construction has not begun on the houses Evans Coghill Homes is planning for the Riverwalk mixed-use community in Rock Hill, S.C. But according to Alan Banks, owner of the Charlotte-based homebuilder, there's been strong interest in the homes.


A year later, still no takers for Grier-Rea home (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 9,2012

About a year ago, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission put the Grier-Rea home up for sale. It's just sat there. So now the commission is trying a new tactic: aiming to have the property rezoned for commercial use.


7-Eleven begins buying 55 Charlotte-area stores (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 7,2012

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven today said it has begun buying 55 Sam's Mart stores in the Charlotte-metro area. And that could mean work for local contractors in the coming months.