By Scott Baughman
Published: August 5,2011
In an effort to keep potential buyers from tuning out, some Charlotte-area real estate agents are encouraging them to log on — to custom street-address-based websites for individual listings. The basic marketing plan goes like this: Reserve a .com or .info domain name for a website devoted to one property using the home’s address, such [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: August 3,2011
Even though sign riders with customized websites for listings are growing in popularity with Charlotte real estate agents, they might be giving way to another trend. On “for sale” signs, some Charlotte-area agents are using Quick Recognition, or QR, codes, a black-and-white collection of dots and squares that can be photographed with a smart phone [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 26,2011
Age: 26 Lives in: south Charlotte Family: single Education: bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Tech When Raquel Velez moved to Charlotte from California last year, she joined the fastest growing demographic in the Queen City: Latinos. But she identifies herself with a group she calls “smart Latinas,” the movers and shakers among professional [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 26,2011
Charlotte’s next big competitor for skilled workers might be coming from deep in the heart of Texas. When it comes to cities economic developers here are paying attention to, Austin, more than 1,100 miles away, is on the list as the Queen City tries to lure skilled workers. But going head to head with Austin [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 22,2011
When Tommy Nichols told his friends he was quitting his information technology job at Central Piedmont Community College to start his own company he got some strange looks. “They asked me if I was nuts for quitting a steady job in this economy,” Nichols said. “But I told them I had a dream and I [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: July 12,2011
Nouveon Technology Partners is being bought by a Chinese company for $5.5 million, the companies announced today. Dalian, China-based HiSoft Technology International Ltd. plans to provide further compensation in its purchase of the Charlotte-based technology-consulting company, but the yet-to-be-determined amount will be based on Nouveon’s performance over the next two years. T.J. Eberle founded Nouveon in [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: July 12,2011
Bank of America Corp., Time Warner Cable and US Airways have something in common: They’re all on The Atlantic’s “19 Most Hated Companies” list, which the publication released this month. Bank of America, the only one of the three headquartered in Charlotte, is No. 19, with a satisfaction rating of 68 out of 100. “Customers [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 12,2011
Time Warner Cable is not expecting to raise its customers’ rates to cover a $101 million expansion that was announced Monday, a company official told The Mecklenburg Times today. In the expansion, TWC plans to build two buildings at its Charlotte facility and hire an additional 225 people over the next three years. But there [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 12,2011
Security breaches at banks are nothing new. Last week, thousands of Bank of America customers received letters warning them that their debit card numbers and checking accounts had been compromised by a security breach. Last year, when hackers cracked Citibank’s website, many security experts around the country agreed it was because of a huge flaw [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: July 11,2011
Time Warner Cable today said it will spend $101 million to build a national data center on its Charlotte campus, a move that will create 225 jobs. The jobs will be added over the next three years, the company said. The project will also involve the expansion of a parking deck. Wages will vary by [...]
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