Mecklenburg Times: News for Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Community News in the Charlotte area and throughout Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties

By Sam Boykin Light was fading fast and Ryan Gary had a big problem. He needed more zombies. The 15 or so he had, dressed in dirty tatters with dead, gray skin and gaping wounds, were all well and good, ...

By Tara Ramsey Business is growing for Charlotte-based solar-energy companies — but not because of the market in Mecklenburg County. With 250 sunny days a year, and state and federal tax credits for solar-energy investments that could potentially return 65 ...

By Caitlin Coakley For North Carolina vineyards, Mother Nature can be a cruel mistress. An early frost, an abundance of rain — the weather can often make or break a crop. But this year vineyard owners are cautiously optimistic despite ...

By Sam Boykin When Greg Owens enters the Columbus Correctional Institution in Brunswick, he does so only after undergoing a thorough background check and guards have verified he’s empty-handed. Owens, a technician with The Fox Co., repairs and services sewing ...

By Tara Ramsey In the wake of passage of a sweeping financial overhaul bill, many professionals in Charlotte say they are not sure of the full ramifications of the legislation but are thumbing their way through the hundreds of pages ...

By Caitlin Coakley A proposed rate hike submitted July 6 from the U.S. Postal Service to the Postal Regulatory Commission has drawn backlash from businesses, including those in Charlotte, who argue that the increased cost would be an added financial ...

By Tara Ramsey Mecklenburg County is on track this year to match last year’s number of new-home construction permits. That could be seen as a positive at a time when the housing industry is still struggling. But when comparing the ...

By Tara Ramsey In response to a merger announcement by Charlotte-based Lance and Snyder’s of Hanover, based in Hanover, Pa., at least three law offices and an investor-advocacy group have begun investigating what they call a possible breach of fiduciary ...

By Caitlin Coakley Typically, during a recession a company can go one of two ways to try to keep its revenue the same as during an economic boom: It could put extra focus on making customers happy and try to ...

By Tara Ramsey As “green” awareness rises across the country, two major projects touted as eco-friendly have been floated recently in the Charlotte area. One is Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp.’s proposal to use a form of renewable energy known as ...