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Charlotte-based LendingTree has added 14 lenders to its online home equity marketplace after seeing a 63 percent increase this year in customer requests. “This resurgence is fueled by several factors including home value appreciations and a strengthening housing market, which ...

RALEIGH – Syska Hennessy Group Inc., a global consulting, engineering and commissioning firm, has announced the opening of a Raleigh facility to meet the growing demands of clients and increased project activity in the surrounding market. The Raleigh office will ...

The Carolinas Associated General Contractors will hold its HR & Safety Conference from July 30-31 in Greenville, South Carolina, in conjunction with the Divisions’ Conference and Industry Summit. Both events are open to members and nonmembers. The safety conference is ...

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has purchased Citypark View, a newly constructed 284-unit class A multifamily community near Renaissance Park for $32.7 million. Built in 2013, Citypark View is 96 percent occupied and has one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 742 ...

WINSTON-SALEM —R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to donate a significant portion of the Whitaker Park manufacturing plant and surrounding properties to a local redevelopment group, WPDA Inc.  WPDA is a nonprofit corporation ...

NEW YORK – One lucky winner will receive the keys to the HGTV Dream Home 2015. This year’s custom-built, fully furnished home resides 1 mile from the beach on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., an island just off the coast of Cape ...

HILLSBOROUGH – Leland Little, president and principal auctioneer of Leland Little Auctions Ltd. has been appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to serve as a member of the board of directors of the state’s Executive Mansion Fund Inc. as well as ...

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CHARLOTTE – LendingTree has announced it is expanding its “Lend a Hand” campaign through social media and partnering with Make-A-Wish. In December 2012, LendingTree launched its “Random Acts of Kindness” program where each employee was given $200 along with the ...

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CHARLOTTE – Carowinds construction crews on Thursday installed the final piece of the 325-foot lift hill on the new Fury 325 – the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster. After finishing work on the hill, which stands 20 feet taller ...

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Charlotte median income lower than 2010 WASHINGTON – The Charlotte metro area’s 2013 median household income, $51,251, decreased since 2010, the first full year after the last recession, when it was $53,661 in 2013 dollars, according to new statistics released ...