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As Charlotte-area restaurant owners struggle to bring home the bacon in the current economy, some are adding entertainment as a way to bring in more customers. But by trying to rake in the dough, they might be breaking zoning laws ...

The crowd at the Sept. 13 meeting of the Charlotte City Council burst into applause. The speaker stepping down from the podium, like the six before him, had spoken in favor of an ordinance that requires that trees be saved ...

Charles Berry opened Berry’s Furniture Store in Lancaster, S.C., in 1971 and benefited from the area’s abundance of lumber and manufacturers, which helped the region become one of the country’s most vibrant furniture markets. Charles’ son, Tony, worked at the ...

In the near future, there will be a slew of positive national news stories focusing on Charlotte. They’ll be popping up in such prominent publications as BusinessWeek, Fortune magazine and USA Today. The stories will spotlight Charlotte’s accomplishments in areas ...

Fortune magazine, BusinessWeek, and USA Today are a handful of the publications that could soon be hearing glowing pitches about Charlotte as the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Center City Partners and Charlotte Regional Partnership begin a public relations campaign ...

The good news is that there’s one more indication that the Charlotte economy is slowly beginning to recover. But it might be too late — and not strong enough — to save some of the area’s upscale restaurants. Already, the ...

By Caitlin Coakley Small contractors have had more opportunities in North Carolina than they have nationally, at least when it comes to reaping the benefits of the federal stimulus bill, according to data provided by the Washington, D.C.-based National Association ...