What should Mayor Anthony Foxx do if he’s not re-elected next year? He might have a future in meteorology. After all, he continues to make appearances on WCNC-TV, helping meteorologist Larry Sprinkle give the weather report to Charlotteans. Foxx, who ...

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It was a bit like “Animal House,” except everyone worked on Capitol Hill and toga parties were no longer in fashion. Charlotte native Walter Price and five of his buddies, all recent Davidson College graduates, were renting a big house ...

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When Tommy Nichols told his friends he was quitting his information technology job at Central Piedmont Community College to start his own company he got some strange looks. “They asked me if I was nuts for quitting a steady job ...

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Tim Newman will remain CEO of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority without a contract, CRVA board members said today in a letter to Mayor Anthony Foxx and other city officials. Until today, it was unknown what would happen to Newman, ...

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The Charlotte City Council has decided to award $2.5 million, rather than $10 million, to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, in a blow to the embattled tourism-booster group. The council is expected to vote July 25 on the remainder of ...

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Mayor Anthony Foxx touted the Gold Cup soccer matches held in Charlotte this month as economic boons for the city, saying the event drew thousands of visitors and generated an estimated impact of $8.4 million in direct spending. While in ...

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Mayor Anthony Foxx today said he is not pleased with a Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority report based on a consultant’s review. In April, the CRVA board hired PricewaterhouseCoopers for $25,000 after criticism arose over Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association bonuses paid to ...

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Duke Energy Corp. and China-based ENN Group have signed an agreement to form an eco-partnership with Charlotte and the Chinese city of Langfang in Hebei Province. The agreement was signed Tuesday at a ceremony over which U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

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The April 15 groundbreaking for the new Mosaic Village complex on Charlotte’s west side was a festive affair with a marching band, marquee tent and business and political leaders galore — and an unofficial job fair for Charlotte’s minority contractors. ...

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Mayor Anthony Foxx today said former County Commissioner Dan Murrey will be the executive director for the host committee of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Foxx made the announcement at the Bechtler Museum at noon. “Dan brings just the right mix ...

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