Apple center plants seeds of housing hope in Maiden
The idea of high-tech companies being drawn to the western North Carolina foothills might sound strange to some people. To tech giant Apple, which is building a data center in […]
A groundbreaking gone virtual
Kannapolis officials held a “virtual groundbreaking” at the North Carolina Research Campus a week ago today to promote the second phase of a statewide project to bring broadband access to rural areas, […]
Charlotte-area real estate agents say customized urls are helping sales
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 […]
Agents crack QR code for selling
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, […]
The Tuesday Interview: Raquel Velez, Escuchame chief technology officer
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 […]
Austin, Charlotte vie for tech jobs
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, […]
Video entrepreneurs aim to fill void, cash in on Democratic National Convention
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 […]
Nouveon bought by Chinese company for $5.5M
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 […]
Bank of America, Time Warner Cable, US Airways make ’19 Most Hated Companies’ list
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. […]
Time Warner Cable expansion won’t lead to rate increase
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 […]
When it comes to online banking security, is bigger better?
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 […]
Time Warner Cable plans $101M Charlotte expansion; 225 jobs to be created
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 […]
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