By Scott Baughman
Published: July 19,2011
Between banks and NASCAR, corporate jets regularly cast their shadows on Charlotte’s landscape. With 237 private and company planes based at facilities in Mecklenburg County, the impact of such aircraft on the county last year was about $110 million, according to county estimates. “We have a lot of traffic in jets,” said Richard Lewis, director [...]
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 Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: March 18,2011
When Charlotte officials are marketing the city, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is usually one of the top features touted as helping boost economic development and tourism in the region. While airports in bigger cities, such as Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, handle more flights and passengers, Charlotte/Douglas continues to expand its operations, including a runway [...]
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