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GASTONIA – The historic Loray Mill in west Gastonia had seen better days. Built in 1900 and billed as the South’s largest mill under one roof, the massive edifice once buzzed with 3,500 workers on looms and spindles producing cotton ...

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Morton’s steakhouse in uptown recently wrapped up a 10-week makeover of its interior in pursuit of a more stylish, modern look. The renovations started Nov. 1, and – for the most part – wrapped up about three weeks ago. Since ...

The Holiday Inn Charlotte Airport has long been an oasis for weary travelers stopping over in the Queen City. Built in 1974, the 200-guest-room building is one of the few nationally branded full-service hotels within close proximity to Charlotte Douglas ...

International industrial machine manufacturer Max Daetwyler is renovating its U.S. headquarters, Daetwyler Plaza on Reese Boulevard West in Huntersville, to create a more open and healthier work environment for its employees. Office Manager Coni Chamley said the company is going ...

The Movies at Crownpoint 12 Theater on Monroe Road was in need of a revamp. The 30-year old building had last been updated in 1999, when workers decorated with textured purple wallpaper and a projectionist was in charge of splicing ...

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You probably know Team Creatif even if you never heard of them. The Paris-based company is the driving force behind the silver tabby with a purple background on Whiskas cat food and the red smile under the white Dannon logo ...

The historic Billingsville Rosenwald School is getting a much needed facelift. Founded in 1927, the brick building on Leroy Street in the Grier Heights neighborhood is undergoing a $500,000 renovation that will maintain the historical accuracy of the school’s importance ...

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Dawn McGee says the initial idea two years ago was simple enough. She and husband Dan decided to add a screened porch onto the back of their 3,429-square-foot home in the Ballantyne Country Club subdivision. “My husband thought it would ...

Back in 2012, the Levine Museum of the New South got some good news. The Charlotte icon was one of nine organizations awarded a facilities and capital-improvement grant by the renowned Kresge Foundation. The $890,000 couldn’t have come at a ...

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STATESVILLE – Volunteers from Lowe’s Co. Inc. kicked off a renovation project last week in Statesville to aid a local nonprofit that provides at-need children a safe place to live. The King Home, a psychiatric facility for children on Barium ...

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