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Charlotte-area construction, mining, logging employment slumps 5 percent

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 27,2011

Charlotte-area construction, mining and logging employment fell 5 percent in March from the same month last year, the Associated General Contractors of America said. The area lost 2,000 jobs over the period, from 37,600 to 35,600. North Carolina saw a drop of 5,600 construction jobs, or 3 percent, from 173,800 to 168,200. In construction, mining [...]


Rising material prices hammer Charlotte-area construction industry (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: April 5,2011

In Charlotte, as in the rest of the country, the construction industry is feeling the pinch. The cost of building materials keeps rising. According to a March 16 Associated General Contractors of America report, material prices for all types of construction have risen 6.1 percent in the past 12 months in the U.S. Some Charlotte-area [...]