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Home>Sam Boykin

Sam Boykin

Recent Articles from Sam Boykin

Construction and Real Estate August 9, 2016

Delaying the groundwork: Growth strains water supply and treatment

Editor’s Note: This story is the third in a three-part series examining the infrastructure improvements needed in the Charlotte region to accommodate its burgeoning growth. Of all the utilities, water […]

Construction and Real Estate August 8, 2016

Delaying the groundwork: Regional cooperation key to relieving traffic congestion

Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a three-part series examining the infrastructure improvements needed in the Charlotte region to accommodate its burgeoning growth. Because traffic congestion is so […]

Construction and Real Estate August 3, 2016

Delaying the groundwork: Region’s infrastructure needs to catch up with growth

Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a three-part series examining the infrastructure improvements needed in the Charlotte region to accommodate its burgeoning growth. On the one hand, it’s […]

Construction and Real Estate January 6, 2012

What’s on my Desk?

Name: Scott Hensley Title: Piedmont Properties partner Age: 42 Lives in: Huntersville Family: wife, Stacy; children, Chase, 7 Education: bachelor’s degree in marketing, Virginia Tech University After he graduated from […]

Construction and Real Estate December 27, 2011

Fed up with living in an apartment, Linda Holden built her own duplex 36 years ago

Linda Holden was newly divorced, going to school part time, and raising two kids. “I needed to make some money,” she said.” It was the early 1970s, and at the time she was living in an apartment complex in Endicott, N.Y. Desperate for work, she asked the apartment complex’s owner, who was also a developer and builder, for a job.

Construction and Real Estate December 23, 2011

EpiCentre trustee remains unfazed as case heats up

Elaine Rudisill is OK with not being popular. And as court-appointed trustee for the EpiCentre – and one of the most powerful figures in the ongoing legal battle involving the […]

Construction and Real Estate December 23, 2011

Meet and eat

The economy was creeping along and construction projects weren’t exactly waiting around every corner. For Daniel, owner of Daniel Design, a Charlotte-based foodservice consulting and facility design firm, such work wasn’t easy to come by. But this year, he’s experienced a spike in restaurant jobs, and he attributes at least some of the uptick to three letters: DNC.

Construction and Real Estate December 10, 2011

Construction companies talk about their 2012 hiring expectations

This year, the Charlotte office of project management and construction company Lend Lease Inc. increased its staff by about eight. Next year, the office will get even bigger, with plans […]

Construction and Real Estate December 7, 2011

These Walls: Palmer Fire School nearly had a date with the wrecking ball

These Walls takes a close look at the history behind Charlotte-area buildings. Palmer Fire School was almost extinguished. Mecklenburg County had condemned the historic building and was ready to demolish […]

Construction and Real Estate December 7, 2011

Donald Trump decides not to buy The Point Lake and Golf Club

Thanks, but no thanks. That’s what real estate mogul Donald Trump is saying today in deciding to not move forward with a purchase of The Point Lake and Golf Club, […]

Construction and Real Estate December 6, 2011

On the Level: Bob Hecht, co-owner of The Hecht Team

Two years ago, Bob Hecht sold his Century 21 locations and got out of selling real estate. But by the following year, the itch to sell again got too intense for him […]

Construction and Real Estate December 1, 2011

Trump discussions to buy Mooresville golf club lead to rift among members

The big Donald Trump real estate deal involving The Point Lake and Golf Club has been brewing for more than a year. And now that Crescent Communities is scheduled to […]

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