Kannapolis officials held a “virtual groundbreaking” at the North Carolina Research Campus a week ago today to promote the second phase of a statewide project to bring broadband access to rural areas, including some in the Charlotte area. The $105 million project, funded ...

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When Doug Ehmann, president of Charlotte-based DPE Investments, bought about 100 acres in 2006 along the banks of Lake Fisher in northern Cabarrus County, he envisioned a high-end mixed-use development with condos, townhomes, offices, shops and hotels. Ehmann figured his ...

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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, more than 1,100 miles away, is on the list as ...

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North Carolina State University said it plans to up its faculty by two at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannopolis. The scientists, Slavko Komarnytsky and Xu “Sirius” Li, will work in the Plants for Human Health Institute. They will research how ...

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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 Cary, a town just outside Raleigh in Wake County. In ...

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While the seeds were already planted, the recession and the tremors it sent through the financial sector helped pave the way for new industries in Charlotte. Although the city is still known as a banking capital, some expect those new ...

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