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CHARLOTTE – The writing has been on the yet-to-be-built wall for the last couple of years. After a tough time during the Great Recession, construction firms have returned to their […]
A steep ascent: Residential permits climbing back from recessionary low
Like nails out of its own coffin, the Charlotte region’s residential construction industry pulled nearly 9,500 building permits in 2013, rising from the ashes like a phoenix with a tool […]
The Top 25 building permits of 2013
A look at the largest building permits of the year for Mecklenburg County:
US construction spending up 0.8 percent in October
WASHINGTON — U.S. developers boosted construction spending in October at the fastest pace in more than four years, propelled by a surge in government projects. But spending on home construction […]
Deconstructing economic theory: Construction activity up in Charlotte despite sluggish economy
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to attract migrants, said Bill Graves, assistant professor of economic geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Deconstructing economic theory
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to attract migrants, said Bill Graves, assistant professor of economic geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Permit plunge
Last year was a historic one for Charlotte, thanks to its hosting of the Democratic National Convention, an event which put a national spotlight on the city. The event didn't just give the city more media attention. In a year when the construction industry was still in recovery mode, the DNC contributed to the city's commercial construction permit numbers as Time Warner Cable Arena and other ve[...]
Meck homebuilding on big upswing in 2013
It’s not a buyer's market or a seller's market. It’s a builder’s market, and Mecklenburg County building-permit records prove it. Homebuilders started 250 new single-family homes in the county in January, up 52 percent from the 164 similar permits issued in the first month of 2012 — which was the strongest year for homebuilding in the county since 2008.
Regent Homes issued roughly $3.8 million in permits since Thanksgiving
“We’ve had a good year,” Regent President Ken Anson said Wednesday. “Usually there are a few periodic slowdowns, but not this year.”
Mattamy to add 4 homes to Hubbard Falls subdivision
CHARLOTTE — Mattamy Homes plans to build four homes in its Hubbard Falls subdivision near the intersection of Harris Boulevard and Sugar Creek Road, according to permits Mecklenburg County issued […]
Mecklenburg permit activity down at start of 2012
For the first six days of 2012, Mecklenburg County building permit activity was lagging the same period in 2011. The county had issued 154 permits by Friday morning, down from […]
Catawba County permits drop for November
Catawba County Building Services issued fewer permits in November than in October and the value of those permits dropped, as well.
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