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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; Charlotte Center City Partners</title>
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		<title>Not even David Furman has been immune to the downturn&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/22/not-even-david-furman-has-been-immune-to-the-downturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Woodyard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Branch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte architect David Furman was inside a room of dozens of developers and builders who city officials had asked to get together to discuss the master plan for uptown. It was the late 1990s, uptown was still growing in starts and fits and 1st Ward, along the eastern quadrant, was a “dangerous ghetto,” Furman said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tuesday Interview: Joel Matthews, East Coast Pyrotechnics event producer&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/05/the-tuesday-interview-joel-matthews-east-coast-pyrotechnics-event-producer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 48 Lives in: Rock Hill, S.C. Family: wife, Marie; children, Jesse, 7, Jake, 5 Education: bachelor&#8217;s degree in electrical engineering technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Joel Matthews likes to blow stuff up. He&#8217;s been doing it for about 30 years, and as event producer for East Coast Pyrotechnics in Catawba, S.C., he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancies build barriers to construction loans&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/21/vacancy-glut-builds-barriers-to-construction-loans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking and Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction and Real Estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Jenkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anne Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beacon Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bissell Cos.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branbridge Real Estate Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Center City Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karnes Research Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Ortlip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ned Curran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Lash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracy Dodson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On June 9, Charlotte-based Bissell Cos. started construction on two office buildings in Ballantyne Corporate Park. The company calls it the largest speculative office project in the U.S. The $100 million project will add another 550,000 square feet to the corporate park. But the project is significant for more than its size. In today&#8217;s construction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsold on uptown&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/21/unsold-on-uptown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Jenkins]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Myers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darrell Boyette&#8217;s cigar shop, Tinderbox, is in Overstreet Mall, a collection of stores inside some of uptown&#8217;s high-rise buildings. It&#8217;s Tinderbox&#8217;s smallest location, and Boyette, the general manager, sees 80 to 100 customers every day at the store, which he says operates during &#8220;bankers&#8217; hours&#8221; &#8212; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. &#8220;We chose this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ReVenture will no longer burn county trash. Opinions differ on whether that&#8217;s a good thing&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/14/reventure-will-no-longer-burn-county-trash-opinions-differ-on-whether-thats-a-good-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment/LEED]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argand Energy Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gupton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chatham Olive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forsite Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivan Urlaub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ReVenture Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shannon Binns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Club]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ReVenture Park&#8217;s plan to burn Mecklenburg County&#8217;s trash to produce electricity has gone up in flames. In a city that&#8217;s trying to diversify its economy from one focused mostly on banking, the loss of a project that would have generated energy in a new way could be seen as setback. To some, it is. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s tough finding big spaces in South End&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/27/it%e2%80%99s-tough-finding-big-spaces-in-south-end/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/27/it%e2%80%99s-tough-finding-big-spaces-in-south-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction and Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Jenkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balfour Beatty Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Commercial Meca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Piacentino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Stipp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meredith Dickerson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Design Center of the Carolinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracy Dodson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s South End has an artsy &#8212; some might even say funky &#8212; vibe, with its easy access to light rail and historic buildings. The businesses the area is known for are, generally speaking, small outfits that feel at home in the older buildings that feature lofty ceilings and hardwood floors. Now, large businesses are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City’s banking image proves hard to look past&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/18/city%e2%80%99s-banking-image-proves-hard-to-look-past/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/18/city%e2%80%99s-banking-image-proves-hard-to-look-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carolinas HealthCare System]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dave Scanzoni]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernie Reigel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many people&#8217;s minds, Charlotte is still Banktown. So says a survey conducted as a starting point for a public relations campaign launched this year by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Center City Partners and Charlotte Regional Partnership to encourage positive press about the city. The 61 site selectors &#8212; consultants who help a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber prez points to campaign’s early successes&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/11/chamber-prez-points-to-campaign%e2%80%99s-early-successes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deon Roberts, editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 Democratic National Convention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a member of the media, I’ve been extremely interested in the public relations campaign to get members of the national and international media to write positive stories about Charlotte. The campaign, which was announced last year and launched this year, involves the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Center City Partners and the Charlotte Regional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convention expected to be boon to tourism industry</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/01/convention-expected-to-be-boon-to-tourism-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/01/convention-expected-to-be-boon-to-tourism-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospitality and Entertainment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Area Hotel Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Center City Partners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammad Jenatian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sid Smith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s snagging of the 2012 Democratic National Convention is expected to have an impact on many of the city&#8217;s sectors, including hospitality and tourism. The convention, expected to draw more than 35,000 attendees, will mean quite a windfall for area hotels, Sid Smith, executive director of the Charlotte Area Hotel Association, said today. The convention not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James&#8217; divisive comments raise worries about economic impact&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/01/25/james-divisive-comments-raise-worries-about-economic-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/01/25/james-divisive-comments-raise-worries-about-economic-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Astirid Chirinos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julio Colmenares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vilma Leake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bill James could be bad for business in Mecklenburg County. At least that&#8217;s the concern of some in Charlotte. James, a Republican representing District 6, has been one of Mecklenburg County&#8217;s most polarizing and talked-about politicians, offending blacks, gays and immigrants in a recurring cycle of remark, outcry, defense and, ultimately, re-election. A commissioner since [...]]]></description>
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