Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Skip to content

Select Region or Brand

  • Business
    • Idaho
    • Lehigh Valley
    • Long Island
    • Maryland
    • Mecklenburg, NC
    • Minnesota
    • New Jersey
    • New Orleans, LA
    • Oklahoma City, OK
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • Rochester
  • Legal
    • Maryland
    • Massachussetts
    • Michigan
    • Minnesota
    • Missouri
    • New York
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Wisconsin
    • Rhode Island
    • Virginia
  • Construction
    • Milwaukee, WI
    • Oregon
  • Home Furnishings
    • Designers Today
    • Furniture Today
    • Gifts & Decorative Accessories
    • Home Accents Today
    • Home Furnishings News
    • Home Textiles Today
    • Pet Age
    • WF-Vision
  • Manage Account
    • Manage Print or Online Subscription
    • Manage Your Email Subscriptions
Sign In
Sign Out
Upcoming Event

50 Most Influential Women

Free Newsletter Subscribe
Hamburger Menu Hamburger Menu
  • News
  • Events
  • Public Notices
    • Submit Your Public Notice
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Subscribe
  • Classifieds
  • Press Releases
    • Movers & Shakers
    • BTM Business Connect
    • BEHIND THE DEAL SUBMISSIONS
  • Advertising
    • Advertising
    • Plaques & Reprints
  • News
    • News
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Development News
    • Government & Politcs
    • NC State News
  • Sections & Publications
    • Public Notices
    • Submit Your Public Notice
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Subscribe
    • Group Subscriptions
    • Classifieds
    • Newstand Locations
  • Press Releases
    • Movers & Shakers
    • BTM Business Connect
    • BEHIND THE DEAL SUBMISSIONS
  • Events
    • Events
    • 50 Most Influential Women
  • About & Contact
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Email Alerts
    • Accessibility Statement
    • Plaques & Reprints
  • Advertising
    • Advertising
Home>Tony Brown, Staff Writer

Tony Brown, Staff Writer

Recent Articles from Tony Brown, Staff Writer

Inside Tract February 13, 2026

Wall St heads for weekly losses as tech selloff offsets inflation relief

By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slipped on Friday and were on course for their worst week since November as losses in technology stocks eclipsed relief […]

Columnists February 12, 2026

GOLDMAN: Will ‘Peanut Butter Raises’ Put You in a Jam? 

Spread the news! Companies across the country are no longer rewarding better performance with bigger raises. That’s right! The concept of merit pay no longer has merit. Instead, all employees, good, bad and indifferent, will be […]

Columnists February 12, 2026

MARGENAU: Your Friends and Neighbors Are Wrong! 

Here is a bit of advice from a guy who gives Social Security advice for a living. Don’t take any advice from your friends or neighbors about Social Security. It’s […]

Inside Tract February 12, 2026

Zillow Zeitgeist 2025: How America searched for homes this year 

Lifestyle over luxury: That’s the defining theme of Americans’ home-search behavior in 2025. The insight comes from the 2025 Zillow ZeitgeistSM, an annual review of how Americans searched for homes. This year’s search […]

Inside Tract February 12, 2026

Coastal Carolina Housing Market Shifts to Affordability Focus Amid Easing National Rates

As national mortgage rates begin to stabilize and ease, a significant shift toward affordability and specific government-backed loan products is reshaping the real estate financing landscape in high-growth coastal markets […]

Inside Tract February 12, 2026

Realtor.com® Rent Report: Rental Affordability Improves for Minimum Wage Earners 

Across the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the median asking rent for 0–2 bedroom units fell for the 28th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis, according to the Realtor.com® November […]

Inside Tract February 12, 2026

Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Now Say They’ll Need $1 Million or More to Retire, Betterment Finds 

Betterment at Work has launched the fifth installment of its annual Retirement Readiness Report. The report reveals that nearly half (48%) of U.S. workers believe they’ll need at least $1 million to retire comfortably—up from 37% in […]

News February 12, 2026

U.S. Homeowner Equity Eases Slightly In Q4 2025 While Seriously Underwater Rates Stay Near Historic Lows     

ATTOM, has released its fourth quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 44.6 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the […]

Construction February 12, 2026

Double-digit Increases In Aluminum, Steel And Copper Costs Drive Up Producer Price Indexes For Construction Materials And Equipment 

The producer price index for materials and services used in nonresidential construction rose 3.3 percent from December 2024 to December 2025, propelled by double-digit increases in aluminum, steel and copper prices, according […]

Features February 12, 2026

Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina 

Thomas & Hutton (T&H), a privately held and employee-owned professional services firm known for its award-winning culture and 80 years of shaping communities across the Southeast, is pleased to announce […]

Inside Tract February 12, 2026

Analysis-For stock market, AI turns from lifting all boats to sinking ships

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Investors are discovering that the artificial intelligence landscape is not just fertile ground for stocks — it is also a minefield. Enthusiasm […]

Inside Tract February 11, 2026

S&P 500, Dow muted after jobs data; Alphabet, Microsoft drag on Nasdaq

By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes lost steam on Wednesday following a renewed selloff in software stocks, while investors assessed stronger-than-expected employment data that […]

1« Previous...18192021...40...Next »

Mecklenburg Times Daily Alert

Sign up for your daily digest of Mecklenburg Times Daily News.

  • By signing up you agree to our
  • Privacy Policy

Latest News

  • Foreclosure activity rises nationwide with Florida and South Carolina among hardest hit states
  • The McMansion era is over: How American homes have changed in 20 years 
  • Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026 
  • Construction jobs rise in 38 states including North Carolina and Texas
  • ATTOM reports home flipping profits lowest since great recession
  • Carolina commercial leads $18 million revitalization of biggs park mall in Lumberton
  • Lucern Capital Partners Completes $12.3 Million Sale of Fully Leased Crosslake Park 
  • Average single-family home property tax bill rose 3 percent in 2025
  • Cavella opens pre-leasing for 307-home community in charlotte north end
  • Construction Spending Dips 0.3 Percent In January As Weakness In Private Residential And Nonresidential Investment Offsets Public Outlay Gains 
  • CBRE Facilitates Sale of Greylyn Business Park Industrial Portfolio in Charlotte  
  • ATTOM report finds homes remain largely unaffordable in US counties Q1 2026
See All Latest News

Editor’s Notes

Zoning out when maybe we shouldn’t be

When we move to a new city, we look into the public school system. We inquire about crime rates. We [...]

Andy Cox reflects on how 
his latest chapter began

In 2005 and 2006, companies were expanding left and right in Charlotte. Building permits were skyroc[...]

10 reasons why you should 
be reading the Meck Times

My 4-year-old son is sort of obsessed with David Bowie. When he was 3, he wanted, for Halloween, to [...]

If I worked in economic development, I’d totally link to this column

Winter isn’t feeling very wintery in much of the U.S., and the warm temperatures are putting peopl[...]

Could this mean taco trucks in The Vue?

Over in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department, there have been talks about what to do with a[...]

From NAR, a lump of statistical coal

As if things weren’t bad enough, NAR has another reason to reach for bottles sealed with cotton (o[...]

Steak and potatoes for CRCBR 
but no more alphabet soup

At first, it was known as the Charlotte Region Commercial Property Exchange. A mouthful of a name, i[...]

Before DNC, condo owners should go to their docs

The dollars signs are already in property owners’ eyes, even though the Democratic National Co[...]

Features

  • JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial 
  • Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members 
  • Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte 
  • Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
  • Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
  • MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head 
  • Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina 
  • Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year 
  • Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director 
  • Ki McCaskill Joins Thomas & Hutton As Survey Technician In Charlotte  
  • Brittany Bowens Joins Weichert, Realtors® – LKN Partners 
  • CBRE Bolsters Retail Services Platform in Charlotte with Senior Hire
See All Features

Polls

Will the Trump Organization ever go through with a purchase of The Point Lake and Golf Club in Mooresville?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
  • News
  • Events
  • Public Notices
    • Submit Your Public Notice
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Subscribe
  • Classifieds
  • Press Releases
    • Movers & Shakers
    • BTM Business Connect
    • BEHIND THE DEAL SUBMISSIONS
  • Advertising
    • Advertising
    • Plaques & Reprints

ABOUT

Mecklenburg Times provides 24/7 construction news coverage and events honoring top construction professionals.

MY ACCOUNT

  • Login
  • Logout
  • Subscribe
  • Manage Account
  • Group Subscription
  • Subscriber Agreement

Contact

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Accessibility Statement

Advertising

  • Advertising
  • Solutions
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Newsletter
  • Media Kit

CONNECT

NEWSLETTER

Get our free Mecklenburg Times News & breaking news notifications!

DIGITAL EDITIONS

Subscribe for access to the latest digital and special editions.

© 2026 BridgeTower Media. All rights reserved.

Use of this website is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy

Manage Consent

This website uses cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, software development kits, and related tracking technologies, as described in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, for purposes that may include website operation, analytics, analyzing site usage, enhancing site navigation optimizing a user's experience, and third-party advertising or marketing purposes. Through these technologies, we and certain third parties may automatically collect information about your interactions with our website, such as your browsing behavior and page views. We also may share this information about your activity on our website with our social media, advertising, analytics, and other business partners. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of these technologies and that we can share information about your activity on our website with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. If you do not agree with our use of non-essential tracking technologies, please click “Reject All.” You may opt out of certain non-essential technologies by clicking “Cookie Settings.”

 

Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Advertisement
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
Cookies Settings
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}