Charlotte’s reputation as a financial powerhouse can be traced back to a 12-year-old boy in Midland. One spring Sunday in 1799, Conrad Reed went fishing in Little Meadow Creek and took a liking to a 17-pound, wedge-shaped object jutting from ...

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CHARLOTTE – A 40-acre piece of land in a desirable location in the University area – close to both an interstate and future public transportation – is to become an auto mall following a unanimous City Council rezoning decision Monday ...

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The 2013 Charlotte-area housing market is still on a boom as of the end of February. The value of permits issued in the first two months of the year in Mecklenburg County for the benchmark single-family detached home is up nearly 60 percent over the same period of 2012.

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Pappas Properties is seeking the rezoning of four acres in the Berewick community in southwest Charlotte with plans to develop the community's town center at some point down the road.

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Developers looking to start a project in a county can often find themselves mired in rules and regulations, with different requirements from various towns and counties. But officials with Gaston County’s planning department are hoping such confusion will be a ...

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Robert Burkett thought he’d build up to 73 single-family homes in Park South Station in south Charlotte. Burkett, president of Concord-based J&B Development & Management, had planned to sell the homes at a higher price point, with the hopes of ...

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Drive-thru windows have become a part of the shopping landscape in Charlotte, as they have throughout the rest of the country. A growing population — according to the latest census data, Mecklenburg County has 919,628 residents, up 32.2 percent since ...

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