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By Sam Boykin In July 2009, Simon Spiers, owner of Pool by Design, walked into his office in south Charlotte, fired his four employees and then went on a monthlong vacation to his native England. “I have a golden rule: ...
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Zoning ruling doesn’t bring down curtains on drive-in theater
By Tara Ramsey Mecklenburg County’s only drive-in theater remains open, despite its failed appeal of a zoning violation that is threatening to shut down the business. Charlotte developer Afshin Ghazi manages the company, Connecticut Avenue LLC, that owns the property ...
Read More »Feeding frenzy: Charlotte-area temp agencies see flood of applicants
After more than 17 years in the staffing industry, Edmund Walker has seen a lot of ups and downs in the job market, but nothing like the plunge during the recent recession. In March, when he noticed that a previous ...
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Read More »Red tape costs a lot of green: Some Charlotte developers up in arms over proposed building standards
By Tara Ramsey Some aspects of the city of Charlotte’s proposed design standards for residential construction, such as restricting builders from putting large garages in the front of houses, might seem visually appealing. But among some builders and developers, the ...
Read More »Whose cash is it anyway? New income-verification requirements create hurdles for self-employed, contractors
By Caitlin Coakley For those looking for a home, it might be a buyer’s market right now — as long as the shopper is not self-employed. During the housing bubble, loans with no income-verification requirements — also known as no-doc ...
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