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Crisis in craftsmen: Construction activity is up again, but the industry faces another, more troubling dilemma
Construction industry insiders now rushing to determine how best to cope with a labor shortage and its primary cause: Young people largely aren’t interested in joining the trades. Contractors are struggling to find skilled labor, a trend that could hinder future construction work.
Rain delay: Unusually high rainfall this summer has set back area construction
Heavy precipitation has left contractors and developers in the area wringing out their plans and looking for ways to get back on schedule. This summer, the Piedmont of the Carolinas has seen between 150 and 200 percent of its typical rainfall
Dual degree programs being offered by Charlotte School of Law and UNCC
Charlotte School of Law has partnered with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to offer several unique dual degree programs. Students now have the opportunity to earn both a Juris Doctor and a master's degree in real estate, accountancy, business administration or public administration in less time than if the degrees were pursued independently.
Higher-rise education
For the past two years, things have been looking up for upperclassmen in uptown Charlotte, where four colleges have opened new campuses and a fifth has announced plans to do the same.
Unregulated rentals OK while rules written
Apartment owners who are renting out individual bedrooms can continue to do so while the city mulls creating regulations for such properties, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department official said.
Growing concerns: Mary Newsom helps encourage discussion about development
Mary Newsom doesn’t mind stepping on toes if she thinks those toes belong to a politician, developer or anyone else who does “dumb things that hurt the environment, for example. But that’s my opinion, not necessarily that of the Urban Institute.”
Housing opportunity
For a developer of student housing, the numbers are encouraging. "Student housing is definitely a burgeoning and emerging successful business model," said Ken Szymanski, executive director of the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association. "The bottom line is it is profitable for the developers."
College Downs frowns
Squeezing student apartments between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus and College Downs -- one of Charlotte’s oldest single-family neighborhoods -- prompts doubts about the city's plan.
Aspen Heights requests rezoning to build 150 apartments
Student-housing developer Aspen Heights could build 150 “cottage apartments” geared toward students from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. But first it needs a rezoning of about 22 acres off East W.T. Harris Boulevard.
Edifice breaks ground on $37M Portal project
Charlotte-based Edifice General Contractors has broken ground on the $37 million Portal project at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus.
Belk College rolls out MSRE degree
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Belk College of Business is launching a master of science in real estate degree program that will begin in August. “In good times […]
Bank Bailout: CommunityOne takes control of failed subdivision site from Gaston commissioner
Joe Carpenter made his living cutting grass with his own landscaping business. This month, the 75-year-old Gaston County Commissioner is just cutting his losses. Instead of foreclosing, CommunityOne Bank accepted […]
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