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Heartbreak hotel: It’s almost time for last checkout at iconic Concord property (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 18,2011

When Allen Craven’s father moved to the city of Concord, Hotel Concord was his home for months. It was around the 1950s, and Craven’s dad, who has since died, lived there while setting up a medical practice across the street. “He paid $3.50 a week for a furnished room, and that included breakfast, dinner and [...]


Connextions to create 1,200 jobs in Charlotte area

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 21,2011

Health care consulting company Connextions will create more than 800 jobs at a new Charlotte facility and add 400 jobs through an expansion of its existing operation in Concord, the company announced today. The privately held company — a health care exchange, technology, consulting and business-process-outsourcing provider headquartered in Orlando, Fla. — is opening an office in [...]