Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham and City Council members John Autry, David Howard, Patsy Kinsey, Vi Lyles and LaWana Mayfield were on hand to celebrate the winners of Sustain Charlotte’s third annual sustainability awards on April ...

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Demographic trends are changing the face of Charlotte as we know it. Driven by an influx of people from out of state, the city is becoming more urbanized, creating both challenges and opportunities. Nationally, more young, educated and affluent people ...

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Charlotte ranks as the fifth most sprawling metro area in the nation, says Smart Growth America, a national sustainable growth research and advocacy group. The advocacy group examined 221 metro areas across the country with populations of at least 200,000 ...

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ReVenture Park’s plan to burn Mecklenburg County’s trash to produce electricity has gone up in flames. In a city that’s trying to diversify its economy from one focused mostly on banking, the loss of a project that would have generated ...

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The Mecklenburg County Waste Management Advisory Board today adopted the county commissioners’ conflict of interest policy after conflicts of interest concerns arose regarding the ReVenture Park plant. County attorney Marvin Bethune told the WMAB to continue weighing the pros and cons of the ...

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It’s a question of conflicts of interest. On the one hand, some are wondering why two people employed by Calor Energy, a consultant for developers of a proposed plant that would burn Mecklenburg County’s trash, are allowed to sit on ...

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If 2010 is remembered for anything in Charlotte, it’ll be the year of grand plans. That’s how I’ll remember it, at least. Despite a year in which the economy has been in the toilet, with high unemployment in Mecklenburg County ...

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Shannon Binns’ message isn’t new, but he’s hoping how he delivers it and who helps him will make people take notice. But first he has to get the Charlotte community, particularly the business community, to financially back his vision, a ...

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The long-term vision for Sustain Charlotte was unveiled today in uptown. Nearly a dozen speakers were at “The Square” at the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets for the event, including Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts. Before he ...

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