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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; NASCAR</title>
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		<title>Making a splash: Sea Life aquarium headed to Concord&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/03/13/making-a-splash-sea-life-aquarium-headed-to-concord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concord Mills mall is getting a big wet neighbor. On Wednesday, Merlin Entertainments Group, which operates the Sea Life aquarium brand, announced that in the spring of 2014, it will open a 30,000-square-foot, $10 million aquarium at the site of the defunct NASCAR SpeedPark site.]]></description>
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		<title>Austin, Charlotte vie for tech jobs&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/26/austin-charlotte-vie-for-tech-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much turbulence would end of corporate jet tax break create in Charlotte&#8217;s economy?&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/19/how-much-turbulence-would-end-of-corporate-jets-tax-break-create-in-charlottes-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tuesday Interview: Joel Matthews, East Coast Pyrotechnics event producer&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/05/the-tuesday-interview-joel-matthews-east-coast-pyrotechnics-event-producer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 48 Lives in: Rock Hill, S.C. Family: wife, Marie; children, Jesse, 7, Jake, 5 Education: bachelor&#8217;s degree in electrical engineering technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Joel Matthews likes to blow stuff up. He&#8217;s been doing it for about 30 years, and as event producer for East Coast Pyrotechnics in Catawba, S.C., he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Bull GM hopeful of finding new ownership group</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/21/red-bull-gm-hopeful-of-finding-new-ownership-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Vickers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The general manager of Red Bull Racing said today he&#8217;s optimistic he can find investors to keep the team going after the energy drink maker leaves NASCAR at the end of the season. &#8220;We&#8217;re very enthused and excited about things going on,&#8221; Jay Frye said a day after The Associated Press reported that Red Bull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR still trying to recover after collision with downturn&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/27/nascar-still-trying-to-recover-after-collision-with-downturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who haven&#8217;t noticed, there are a few extra NASCAR fans in town this week. With Charlotte Motor Speedway hosting the All-Star Race last weekend and the Coca-Cola 600 set for Sunday, hotels are packed, roads are jammed and checkered flags are waving throughout the region. It&#8217;s a sign that racing is still a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult store stimulates nearby businesses&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/20/adult-store-stimulates-nearby-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 20:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The billboard on Interstate 77 catches the eye, both for the blond in the French maid outfit as well as the incongruity of its location. Towering over Mooresville, the advertisement for lingerie and sex toy store Adam &#38; Eve casts its shadow over a conservative town in a conservative state. Indeed, in Mooresville, where NASCAR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Gordon in &#8216;Drive to End Hunger&#8217; campaign</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/10/27/jeff-gordon-in-drive-to-end-hunger-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD &#8212; Jeff Gordon will be sponsored next season by the AARP Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Drive To End Hunger&#8221; campaign. The four-time NASCAR champion says the sponsorship agreement is for three years. The cause-related sponsorship is the first of its kind to be the primary sponsor for a major race team. The anti-hunger initiative is geared toward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing speed&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/10/08/losing-speed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Ramsey&#8217;s longtime love affair with NASCAR ended badly. He grew up in Ridgeway, Va., just a few miles from the Martinsville Speedway and started going to races when he was 8. Family outings often consisted of traveling to regional races, including several at North Carolina speedways in Rockingham, North Wilkesboro and Charlotte. For one [...]]]></description>
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