By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: June 18,2012
Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews is facing a daunting task: adding a floor to a four-story building while still trying to run a hospital. No matter how many expansions a hospital system has under its belt, such projects remain complex.
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 4,2012
Last month, Charlotte-based commercial contractor Southside Constructors began building a park-and-ride station for the Charlotte Area Transit System, a project that will increase the number of such stations to eight.
By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: March 19,2012
In 2012, Harris Teeter is providing some good news for local construction crews. This year it will remodel five of its stores in the Queen City, plus tear down a store to replace it with a larger one.
By Scott Baughman
Published: March 12,2012
The International Accounting Standards Board is proposing a change that would increase total liabilities for most companies that lease commercial property.
By Scott Baughman
Published: March 8,2012
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have been given the OK from the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to move forward with construction projects that have been in the pipeline for months.
By Scott Baughman
Published: February 29,2012
Despite saying Tuesday that the county’s Land Use and Environmental Services Agency would be able to use an online version of the 2012 North Carolina residential building code to review permit applications that are submitted after today, LUESA now says it can’t rely on the online code because it is in draft form. Bottom line: [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 23,2012
The first time she and her husband toured it, Sharon George wasn't impressed with the house off Providence Road. It only took a few minutes for the unkempt home to turn her off. George said, “This is a shame, because this house really has potential.'” For George, who is no different than many homebuyers who encounter turnoffs when looking for a new home, there is more to house-hunting than just location.
By The Associated Press
Published: February 16,2012
The U.S. housing market will begin to mount a turnaround this year, building toward a solid recovery in 2013, according to a forecast by the chief economist of a homebuilding industry trade group.
By Scott Baughman
Published: February 16,2012
In October of 2010, Marcyne Touchton’s phone stopped ringing. “I didn’t know what was going on,” said Touchton, founder of Charlotte-based home-staging company Domaine Staging. What was going on was the Great Recession; Domaine was feeling the effects of the plummeting real estate market.
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.
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