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Home>Thomas Lawing, guest columnist

Thomas Lawing, guest columnist

Recent Articles from Thomas Lawing, guest columnist

News June 11, 2026

Zombie foreclosures rise in most states with North Carolina up 67 percent

ATTOM reports zombie foreclosures rose in 38 states including North Carolina, with a 67 percent increase, reflecting a slow return to normalized foreclosure levels.

Meckcetera June 11, 2026

Best at Work Insights – The Third Option: Why Your Best Employees Are Quietly Losing Their Edge

By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA One of the best jobs I ever had was also quietly killing me. Plush role inside a big company. Gourmet meals all day. The kind of […]

Inside Tract June 11, 2026

Wall St edges up as chips rebound, Middle East in focus

By Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit June 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes inched higher in choppy trading on Thursday, as technology stocks steadied after a recent selloff, while investors […]

Economy June 10, 2026

US consumer inflation breaks above 4% as Iran war raises energy prices 

By Lucia Mutikani  WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May, boosted by surging prices for energy products amid the Middle […]

Inside Tract June 10, 2026

Wall St falls as tech losses, Middle East tensions deepen

By Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit June 10 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes extended declines on Wednesday, as technology stocks remained under pressure and renewed tensions between the United States […]

Inside Tract June 9, 2026

Wall St set for higher open as chips extend gains, Middle East tensions ease

By Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit June 9 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday, as chipmakers extended gains for a second day, while easing hostilities in […]

Inside Tract June 8, 2026

S&P 500, Nasdaq end up as tech, chipmakers rebound

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Sruthi Shankar June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Monday, led by gains in the Nasdaq and chipmakers as investors sought bargains after Friday’s […]

Inside Tract June 5, 2026

Wall St slides as chip stocks fall, jobs data fuels hawkish Fed fears

By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit June 5 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday as stronger-than-expected jobs data pushed Treasury yields higher and reinforced hawkish policy bets, […]

Inside Tract June 4, 2026

U.S. economy faces new test after Beijing summit  

As we approach the middle of 2026, business leaders are navigating a familiar but increasingly fragile mix of opportunity and uncertainty in our economy. Inflation remains stubborn. Interest rates are elevated. Household debt continues to climb. […]

Columnists June 4, 2026

GOLDMAN: Job Security Guaranteed: Protect Yourself at AI Times 

It’s a slash-and-burn job market. So you’re good at what you do? Big whoop. So your last quarterly performance review was stellar? Ancient history. So your father is the majority stockholder in the company that employs you? […]

Columnists June 4, 2026

MARGENAU: Why Are There So Many Rules? 

People frequently ask me one of two rhetorical questions. Sometimes they will say, usually out of frustration, “Why is Social Security so complicated?” Even though they were probably not looking for an answer, I give them […]

Construction and Real Estate June 4, 2026

Rail Trail Bridge to Connect Uptown to South End over I-277 work begins 

Beginning June 2, the inside lanes of I‑277 in both directions will close for about four months so the contractor can install barrier walls and remove and reconstruct the center median. Barrier wall […]

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  • Zombie foreclosures rise in most states with North Carolina up 67 percent
  • US consumer inflation breaks above 4% as Iran war raises energy prices 
  • Rail Trail Bridge to Connect Uptown to South End over I-277 work begins 
  • Construction employment rises in 32 states and D.C. with North Carolina adding 13,600 jobs
  • ATTOM reports home purchase loans at 12-year low amid rising mortgage rates
  • NCDOT unveils six design concepts to reconnect I-77 South corridor in Charlotte
  • ATTOM report finds home prices grew in nearly half of opportunity zones
  • Foundry Commercial Brings Uptown Charlotte Site to Market 
  • Construction Employment Rises By 9,000 In April As Nonresidential Hiring Offsets Residential Declines And Average Hourly Pay Rises To $38.73 
  • Foreclosure activity rises 18 percent annually with Delaware and South Carolina hardest hit
  • Homeowners face plumbing and radon as top repair stressors across states
  • Averitt Announces New Commitment to Charlotte 
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Editor’s Notes

Zoning out when maybe we shouldn’t be

When we move to a new city, we look into the public school system. We inquire about crime rates. We [...]

Andy Cox reflects on how 
his latest chapter began

In 2005 and 2006, companies were expanding left and right in Charlotte. Building permits were skyroc[...]

10 reasons why you should 
be reading the Meck Times

My 4-year-old son is sort of obsessed with David Bowie. When he was 3, he wanted, for Halloween, to [...]

If I worked in economic development, I’d totally link to this column

Winter isn’t feeling very wintery in much of the U.S., and the warm temperatures are putting peopl[...]

Could this mean taco trucks in The Vue?

Over in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department, there have been talks about what to do with a[...]

From NAR, a lump of statistical coal

As if things weren’t bad enough, NAR has another reason to reach for bottles sealed with cotton (o[...]

Steak and potatoes for CRCBR 
but no more alphabet soup

At first, it was known as the Charlotte Region Commercial Property Exchange. A mouthful of a name, i[...]

Before DNC, condo owners should go to their docs

The dollars signs are already in property owners’ eyes, even though the Democratic National Conven[...]

Features

  • Thomas & Hutton Announces Ryo Yamamoto’s Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina 
  • Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Project Engineers 
  • City of Charlotte Introduces New Deputy City Manager and New Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services 
  • JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial 
  • Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members 
  • Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte 
  • Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
  • Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
  • MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head 
  • Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina 
  • Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year 
  • Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director 
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Will the Trump Organization ever go through with a purchase of The Point Lake and Golf Club in Mooresville?

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