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 20,2011
Charlotte saw a 16.5 percent jump in the number of new or expanding firms in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year, according to a report released today by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. But the news is mixed for the Queen City, as the number of new jobs, additional [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 12,2011
(Editor’s note: Part four of a five-part occasional series on the top cities that Charlotte competes with.) This year, Charlotte and Tampa, Fla., got some major convention news. The Queen City found out that it is going to be the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, while the GOP picked the Cigar City to [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 1,2011
When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced last month that new Internet domain names would become available in January, the news was heralded as changing the face of the Internet forever. But in Charlotte, some businesspeople are reacting to the announcement from ICANN, a California-based nonprofit, with a collective “who cares?” “Right [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: June 10,2011
When it comes to promoting Charlotte, economic developers like to point to the treetops. The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, for one, boasts on its website that Charlotte is known as a tree city. The city has been fighting to protect its tree canopy since it adopted a tree ordinance in 1978. Today, it even dictates [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: May 24,2011
Steele Creek in southwest Charlotte is home to the largest industrial corridor in the Carolinas. This warehousing and manufacturing powerhouse has more than 20 million square feet of industrial space. It is the workplace of more than 44,000 employees. Easy access to rail and air transportation and Interstates 485, 85 and 77 has been like [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 13,2011
Although more than 400 miles and the Great Smoky Mountains separate Charlotte and Nashville, the two cities have a lot in common. For one, they are about the same size. Second, they are examples of progressive “New South” cities. As Harrison Campbell, associate professor of geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, puts [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 28,2011
Groninger USA broke ground today on a new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in southwest Charlotte’s South Point Business Park, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce said. Groninger USA is a subsidiary of Groninger & Co. GmbH of Germany, a manufacturer of filling and finishing machinery for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Groninger USA relocated to Charlotte [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 21,2011
Charlotte added fewer jobs in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same quarter last year, according to the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. During the quarter, 268 new or expanding firms created 2,321 jobs, down from 206 new or expanding firms adding 3,817 jobs in the first quarter of 2010. Companies invested $127.6 million [...]
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