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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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- Construction employment increases in 223 of 358 metro areas
- A rising number of rentals drives down rent prices for third straight month
- CP Group announces four new leases at Harris Corners in Charlotte
- Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July as sector’s unemployment level hits 3.9 percent
- Profits on home sales rebound across U.S. in second quarter as housing market revives
- 47% of employees say they’ll quit if employer orders return to office full time
- U.S. housing market avoids crash, but challenges remain for buyers and sellers
- Rate-lock tipping point: Homeowners are nearly twice as willing to sell if their mortgage rate is 5% or higher
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- 50 Most Influential Women announced
Features
- SCORE Charlotte intake team honored in matching potential new client needs with one of the chapters 72 volunteers
- Bidding Wars – 6 Tips to Help a Homebuyer Win the Bid
- ABC Carolinas Construction Conference Features New SC Chamber CEO, Bob Morgan as Keynote
- How to Buy Your First Home
- Buying and Selling in the time of COVID-19
- PERSONNEL FILE: Peters joins Showcase Realty
- PERSONNEL FILE: Mellor joins Henderson Properties of Charlotte
- REZONING ROUNDUP: Greenway Residential Development seeks rezoning of 12.3 acres
- PERSONNEL FILE: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recieves award
- PERSONNEL FILE: McCarty has joined LS3P
- PERSONNEL FILE: Graham joins Paragon Bank
- PERSONNEL FILE: Bowman is licensed professional engineer
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