By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 11,2011
By next summer, with the 2012 Democratic National Convention around the corner, Jim Bartl and his staff at the Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement Office are likely going to have their hands full. They could be flooded with permits as contractors try to prepare venues across the city for the September event. But how full code [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 4,2011
The bid submitted in September by Charlotte-based Edifice General Contractors for a project at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was in two volumes, each about 3 inches thick. The drawings alone for the parking deck project weighed 115 pounds, said Max Venuti, vice president of preconstruction services for Edifice. The “spec books” for the project were 6 [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: August 19,2011
Want to know whether your home is being polluted by noise from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport? We think just living there should give you the answer. But if that’s not enough, there’s an official noise map for the area near the airport. A new map for Charlotte/Douglas is slated for release in December. Thanks to a [...]
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: June 28,2011
Age: 57 Lives in: University area Family: wife, Wendy; children, Katherine, 26, Shannon, 20 Education: attended Ohio State University but did not graduate Joe Bitzan and his team at Disaster One, a disaster-recovery company that specializes in cleaning homes and businesses in the wake of fires, floods and even suicides, have seen a lot. These [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: June 14,2011
There aren’t many lulls in the truck traffic coming in and out of the Norfolk Southern Corp. intermodal rail yard on North Brevard Street in Charlotte. Trucking companies like Lowell, Ark.-based J.B. Hunt steadily bring in trailers of products for shipping on the rail line. And as new containers come into the railroad, Charlotte-based Piggyback [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 8,2011
Taxicab company King Cab has been denied an injunction to prevent the city of Charlotte from awarding Charlotte/Douglas International Airport contracts to three cab companies. A selection committee had chosen King Cab as one of three companies to hold exclusive contracts to service the airport. But City Manager Curt Walton opposed the idea of awarding a contract [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 3,2011
US Airways Group today said it had a 5.7 percent increase in passengers last month. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company, whose largest hub is Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, had 4.7 million passenger boardings in May, up from 4.5 million the same month a year ago. Mainline revenue passenger miles for the month were 5.6 billion, up 7.4 [...]
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: May 13,2011
US Airways has begun providing daily flights to Dublin and Madrid from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The Madrid service begins today. Dublin service begins Saturday. The flights will operate during the summer, through Sept. 30. The new flights bring the number of international destinations US Airways serves from Charlotte, its largest hub, to 31: six cities [...]
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