By Scott Baughman
Published: November 18,2011
With the construction industry still staggering like a punch-drunk boxer, companies looking for ways to raise some money might want to consider this: Sell that backhoe. If they can part with their machinery — and with the market continuing to struggle, many contractors are losing money while their equipment just collects dust — companies are [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 25,2011
Until he announced his candidacy for mayor in March, Scott Stone wasn’t a nobody, but he wasn’t exactly a household name in Charlotte, either. A former vice president of Merrick & Co., a Colorado-based engineering and architectural firm, he ran in the same circles as some of the city’s business elite, having chaired the city’s [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: October 14,2011
Charlotte-based Spangler Construction used to be in the commercial construction business. These days it’s known as a real estate investment company. And in the upcoming Charlotte City Council and mayoral elections, Spangler’s known as the company whose employees have donated the most to candidates in the two races. Spangler employees donated a total of $5,000 [...]
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