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Makeover for the meeting (access required)

By Garry Boulard
Published: August 23,2012

With several delegate events already booked, King's Kitchen at 129 W. Trade St. hardly needs to do anything else to attract business during the week of the Democratic National Convention.


Downtime in uptown (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 23,2012

The Democratic National Convention is coming to Charlotte, and Jason Jordan is in the market for a cot.


Dot-competition (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 23,2012

Trent Corbin said that when he heard that the Democratic National Convention was coming to town, he saw dollar signs.


DNCC union-labor talk was painful to industry’s ears (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 23,2012

It doesn't come as a surprise that the Democratic National Convention Committee, when it announced that its 2012 event would be held in Charlotte, said it wanted to union workers to get a piece of DNC-related work.


Code crunch time (access required)

By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: August 23,2012

In late July, Jim Bartl knew the Democratic National Convention would impact Mecklenburg County's code inspection department. The question was: By how much?


Charlotte in the dark over flow of construction dollars (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 23,2012

In describing the 2012 Democratic National Convention, some Democratic leaders have called it the most "open" and "accessible" in history.


Rentals mean quick cash during conventions

By The Associated Press
Published: August 15,2012

Charlotte officials say they have enough hotel and motel rooms to handle the crowds. But some residents listed their homes just in case people wanted an alternative to hotels. They're banking on landing visitors who didn't plan ahead and also targeting big groups with deep pockets.


McDevitt Agency to relocate for DNC (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 14,2012

With the Democratic National Convention only three weeks away, Charlotte real estate agent Shane McDevitt says he’s looking to relocate his operations temporarily for the event.


Politico paying nearly $50,000 for DNC space (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 14,2012

To a news organization not based in Charlotte, how much is temporary office space during the Democratic National Convention worth? If you're Politico, you're willing to cough up nearly $50,000.


Skye developers strive for 70 percent completion by DNC (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 9,2012

More than a year after plans for the Skye condominium project were announced, the Uptown Charlotte project remains incomplete. Add in the troubled history of the building when it was known as The Park, and the 22-story structure has languished as an empty shell for almost three years.