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Austin, Charlotte vie for tech jobs
Charlotte’s next big competitor for skilled workers might be coming from deep in the heart of Texas. When it comes to cities economic developers here are paying attention to, Austin, […]
Video entrepreneurs aim to fill void, cash in on Democratic National Convention
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 […]
Report: News mixed on Charlotte for first half of 2011
Charlotte saw a 16.5 percent jump in the number of new or expanding firms in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year, according to a […]
The Queen City tries to extinguish the Cigar City’s allure
(Editor’s note: Part four of a five-part occasional series on the top cities that Charlotte competes with.) This year, Charlotte and Tampa, Fla., got some major convention news. The Queen […]
Domain names remain the same
When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced last month that new Internet domain names would become available in January, the news was heralded as changing the face […]
Growing debate
When it comes to promoting Charlotte, economic developers like to point to the treetops. The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, for one, boasts on its website that Charlotte is known as […]
Westinghouse industrial corridor has been booming. Now, some predict it will run out of space
Steele Creek in southwest Charlotte is home to the largest industrial corridor in the Carolinas. This warehousing and manufacturing powerhouse has more than 20 million square feet of industrial space. […]
Nashville, with its music scene, and Charlotte, a bank town, compete for convention biz
Although more than 400 miles and the Great Smoky Mountains separate Charlotte and Nashville, the two cities have a lot in common. For one, they are about the same size. […]
Groninger breaks ground on new headquarters, manufacturing facility in Charlotte
Groninger USA broke ground today on a new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in southwest Charlotte’s South Point Business Park, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce said. Groninger USA is a subsidiary […]
Report: Fewer jobs added in Charlotte in 1Q
Charlotte added fewer jobs in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same quarter last year, according to the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. During the quarter, 268 new or […]
Rivalry with Raleigh intensifies as capital city cashes in on banking
Searching for a place to build a technology-development center in 2009, Deutsche Bank AG considered various cities, including Charlotte, Raleigh and Maryland. Unfortunately for Charlotte, the Germany-based investment bank picked […]
1 Charlotte business to get ‘extreme’ makeover as part of Small Business Week
One small business in Charlotte will be given an “extreme” makeover as part of Small Business Week May 16-20, the city said. The city, Central Piedmont Community College’s Institute for Entrepreneurship and the […]
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