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PayPal Inc. will open a 400-job global operations center in Charlotte, investing more than $3.6 million in Mecklenburg County by the end of 2017, company and state officials said. The technology platform and digital payments firm,  headquartered in San Jose, ...

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New menu options are coming to Concord Mills in early 2017 with the addition of Bonefish Grill, Outback Steakhouse and Chipotle. The restaurants will open in new outdoor spaces near the entrance between Books-A-Million and The Children’s Place. The addition ...

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MPV Properties has completed construction on a new 9,300-square-foot Sunbelt Rentals location at 1400 Biscayne Drive in Concord. The build-to-suit facility is a relocation of an existing general tool store in Concord, and sits on approximately 4 acres with frontage ...

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A committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission last week approved a proposed acquisition that would expand Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge. The proposal calls for Mecklenburg County to purchase 10 acres on Neck Road in the Huntersville area that are vacant ...

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Woodfield Investments and Simpson Housing LLLP have opened their latest apartment community in Charlotte – The Encore SouthPark. The community was built as a joint venture and is managed by Simpson Property Group. Alex Congdon of Simpson Property Group is ...

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The city of Charlotte is hosting “Charlotte MOVES – A Transportation and Planning Workshop” on Tuesday at the Grady Cole Center as part of its effort to update multiple plans to guide Charlotte’s growth and development. The interactive workshop is ...

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The long-awaited overhaul of Mecklenburg County zoning regulations is underway but any change is years away, likely only after fits and starts and not until policymakers reach agreement. A meeting last week of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s planning committee, a ...

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The Charlotte City Council approved revisions to a post-construction stormwater ordinance that city officials say will increase redevelopment project fees 9 percent while providing environmental benefits in area watersheds. No one opposed the revisions during a public hearing Monday night ...

The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to approve a use and lease agreement for Charlotte Douglas International Airport and to extend City Manager Ron Carlee’s contract. Council members deferred action on the sale of 11.4 acres of the former Eastland ...

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The Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to extend the contract of City Manager Ron Carlee through the preparation of the budget for fiscal year 2017, which begins July 1. The budget is expected to be adopted in June. Recently, ...

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