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MPV Properties has completed redevelopment work at 2317 South Blvd., formerly known as Paradise Island Dive Shop. The 8,000-square-foot-building has leases signed with two new tenants. Mattress Firm occupies the 4,500 square feet that fronts South Boulevard and Orangetheory Fitness ...

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A committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission on Tuesday will review 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 ...

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s zoning committee this week recommended that the Charlotte City Council approve a zoning change for 8.64 acres on the west side of Collins Aikman Drive between McCullough Drive and West W.T. Harris Boulevard. City Center Hotel ...

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The York County Council on Monday approved a rezoning that will allow the construction of 60 homes on a golf course in Fort Mill that previously was part of Jim Bakker’s 2,300-acre Heritage USA complex. Meritage Homes sought the rezoning ...

The York County Council approved a rezoning of 360.5 acres near Interstate 77 in South Carolina on land that once was a baseball stadium and now can be developed into a mixed-use project of office space, apartments and a hotel. ...

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The York County Council is mulling a moratorium on residential building in the Fort Mill area that critics say would harm the local economy, lead to job losses and set back development that only recently rebounded from the Great Recession. ...

Carolinas AGC said it has confirmed pledges totaling more than $200,000 for bond-referendum support and expects to collect more as fundraising continues through March 15, the referendum date for the $2 billion Connect Bond Campaign. “The Connect NC Committee sincerely ...

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Rising interest rates. Labor supply uncertainty. A presidential campaign of bluff and bluster. Global economic uncertainty. Those issues are raising questions about the future of the economy – and the impact on the commercial real estate industry. But members of ...

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Duke Energy announced its third solar project to be built in 2016, the 6-megawatt Woodleaf Solar Facility slated for Rowan County. “We see 2016 shaping up to be an active year for Duke Energy-owned solar projects,” said Rob Caldwell, senior ...

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Charlotte City Council members this week heard proposals by Johnson C. Smith University to renovate and expand the historic Mt. Carmel Baptist Church building for classrooms and university offices and a separate plan to bring a new grocery store to ...

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