CHARLOTTE — Sharp. That’s the word for Ryan Clutter: sharp-looking and sharp-thinking. Yet he’s down-to-earth, as you would expect from his Indiana upbringing, and self-deprecating to boot. Clutter is senior managing director of the startup Charlotte office of the Pittsburgh-based ...
Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Ryan Clutter comes from nation’s capital to Charlotte’s capital market
RENOVATION REPORT: Plenty of new shopping venues arriving at SouthPark 
SouthPark Mall is undergoing an overhaul. Owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, the upscale mall is getting about a dozen new stores and restaurants, and is relocating some existing retailers. With 1.6 million square feet, SouthPark is the largest mall in ...
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Read More »Commercial Confidential: Steele Creek Commerce Park 
CHARLOTTE – Barely a year old, Steele Creek Commerce Park is already gearing up for a second phase, which would more than double its size, up to 105 acres and 1.1 million square feet. And with its location at Steele ...
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Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Dave Simpson of Carolinas AGC lobbies in the lobby 
CHARLOTTE – Dave Simpson gives good quote. That’s because before he became a Raleigh-based lobbyist for the Carolinas Association of General Contractors, he got good quote. He was, in other words, a reporter. But he wised up relatively early and ...
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Read More »ON THE LEVEL: David Botsko of Keller Williams is a not-so-secret real estate agent man 
CHARLOTTE – David Botsko is a double agent. For 27 years, Botsko was a federal investigator. After he “retired,” he put in 11 years running the fraud investigation arm of Arizona’s Medicaid agency. Now, at 67, after “retiring” again, in ...
Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Roy Alexander goes from green cards to green spaces 
DAVIDSON – Roy Alexander, executive director of the Davidson Lands Conservancy, is one of those people you can’t help but be in awe of. At 71, he has literally spent his adult life in the service of others, and of ...
Read More »RENOVATION REPORT: Belk Gym is getting a makeover 
CHARLOTTE -The Belk Gym at the University of North Carolina Charlotte is undergoing a much needed metamorphosis. “It was well beyond time for it to be upfitted, plus code has changed,” explained John Fessler, director of capital projects at the ...
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Read More »ON THE LEVEL: Kevin McClave: Former golf pro sets a new course for Henderson Properties 
CHARLOTTE – Kevin McClave had a twin emergency last week but lived to tell his tale. McClave, as fresh faced as his freshly minted new title – principal and sales division manager at Henderson Properties – was supposed to show ...
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Read More »RENOVATION REPORT: Shelter to transform attic into dormitory 
CHARLOTTE – The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope shelter is looking to renovate its third-floor storage area into an additional 64 beds for the city’s homeless. The charitable organization is in the process of raising funds to transform the attic ...
Read More »Commercial Confidential: Huntersville Market 
HUNTERSVILLE – It’s been a long trek for Jay Priester, vice president for development and leasing at Cambridge Properties, but the finish line – or at least the first finish line – is finally in sight. The first store in ...
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