CHARLOTTE — Charlotte officials are putting together a bid for Boeing’s new plant to build its 777X jetliner. Former city aviation director Jerry Orr said Chicago-based Boeing has sent the city a request for a proposal for the plant, The ...

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North Carolina legislators on Thursday completed their drive to strip the city of Charlotte of the airport it has run for more than 70 years, but hours later, a judge issued a temporary order blocking the move.

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There aren’t many lulls in the truck traffic coming in and out of the Norfolk Southern Corp. intermodal rail yard on North Brevard Street in Charlotte. Trucking companies like Lowell, Ark.-based J.B. Hunt steadily bring in trailers of products for ...

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When Brandon Bethards was looking in July for a location for the new Babcock & Wilcox corporate headquarters, he considered Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; and Chicago, among other cities. Examining the locales, Bethards, the company’s CEO, considered where his employees would ...

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The American dream for Charlotte’s taxicab drivers has turned into a nightmare. That’s according to St. Louis attorney Mark Goodman, who made the comment in a Nov. 17 letter to assistant city attorney Leila Lahbabi, who represents Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. ...

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Renee Robbins loved her home along Belmeade Green Drive in Charlotte when she moved in more than eight years ago. But now, she said it’s a constant headache. Robbins is among homeowners in the Belmeade Green, Moores Chapel, Wildwood and ...

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