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The Charlotte-based RoundPoint Financial Group announced today it has purchased a 40 percent stake in a $603 million mortgage loan portfolio from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., an independent agency created by Congress which guarantees the safety of deposits in ...

Piedmont Natural Gas reported a record net income of $142 million for its fiscal year ending Oct. 31, a 15 percent increase over 2009’s net income of $123 million. The company attributes the increase to the sale of half of ...

Charlotte’s hospitality and tourism sector got a boost Monday when AAA Carolinas honored five Center City accommodations and restaurants for superior quality and service. The Omni Charlotte Hotel hosted the event. The Hilton Charlotte City Center, Westin Charlotte and Omni ...

By Tara Ramsey The upcoming new year might usher in an acceleration of a movement in Charlotte toward electric vehicles. First, beginning late this year, the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf go on sale. The city of Charlotte and Duke ...

By Caitlin Coakley Small contractors have had more opportunities in North Carolina than they have nationally, at least when it comes to reaping the benefits of the federal stimulus bill, according to data provided by the Washington, D.C.-based National Association ...

By Sam Boykin “Doing more with less” has become the grim mantra for many Charlotte industries as the city continues to struggle through the recession. But it’s particularly applicable to the city’s nonprofit sector. With a record-high jobless rate, a ...

By Tara Ramsey Sometimes it takes a goat to do a man’s job. At least that’s what agricultural entrepreneur Ron Searcy is hoping. Searcy and his wife, Cheryl, care for 300 goats at Wells Farms in Horse Shoe, N.C., about ...

By Greg Lacour Charlotte city officials are considering resurrecting a program designed to steer a percentage of city contracts to minority and women-owned firms. Such programs are common in local and state government; North Carolina and Mecklenburg County already have ...

By Sam Boykin When musician Jack Johnson rolls into town Sunday for his concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, he’ll be urging his fans to support family farmers and to eat locally grown food. While a lofty goal that would ...

By Tara Ramsey At least one economist sees the commercial construction industry in the Carolinas as recovering. But many industry experts have a different view for the industry they see as just now hitting bottom. Anirban Basu, chief economist for ...