Category Archives: State

January 2010 by the numbers

25 Jan 10 – 11:32 am

Charlotte home sales are up 13%, but Mecklenburg’s unemployment is up 11% with 37,500 lost jobs.
NC’s park attendance is up 13% though, so that’s good right?

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Graphic study on population

5 Dec 09 – 1:29 pm

Neil Freeman has assembled a graphic list of the 50 states and the 50 largest metros in the US, merged together and ranked by population size. I was surprised that NC comes in 6th, behind NYC, LA, Chicago, Texas and California. Charlotte-Mecklenburg is way down, somewhere around 60 I think.

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North Carolina Clean Energy Economy Forum

23 Sep 09 – 5:28 am

when: tonight, 7-8:30pmwhere: Mint Museum of Art, Van Every Theater
“Please join us for a public forum to learn more about job creation and North Carolina’s potential leadership in the emerging clean energy economy.”
The keynote speaker is Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, followed by a panel of local leaders in the economics of energy. To register or [...]

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CLT Blog Online Town Hall w/ John Lassiter, complete recording

28 Jul 09 – 8:10 pm

video credit: Nathan Richie, Dave Potts, Justin Ruckman; watch this video on Viddler
Earlier this week, a poll conducted in Charlotte surveying 401 registered voters via telephone found that John Lassiter is leading Anthony Foxx 42 to 26 percent, with 32 percent undecided, in the upcoming mayoral race. Jim Morrill from the Observer has doubts about [...]

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35-year-old BoA Plaza becomes first LEED Gold building in NC

9 Jul 09 – 4:19 pm

“LEED certification of Bank of America Plaza was based on a number of green design features and operational best practices that positively impact the property itself and the broader community. The sustainability programs successfully implemented at Bank of America Plaza demonstrate how a building constructed 35 years ago can profitably achieve energy and resource efficiency [...]

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ICV09 hosts Bev Perdue

18 Jun 09 – 4:21 pm

photo: Justin Ruckman; view this photo on Flickr
No doubt the most prevalent question in everyone’s minds today during Bev Perdue’s talk at CPCC’s Tate Hall surrounded Charlotte’s share of the capital’s attention and resources, especially in light of the economy.
Perdue’s comments were fairly general, but also generally well received. No doubt this was not the [...]

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Did Charlotte get gypped in NCDOT stimulus money?

21 Feb 09 – 12:37 pm

As per usual. Of the $735m the state received for highways and bridges as part of Our Lady Stimulus Package, and the $468m the state is issuing out right now:

Charlotte gets $38.6m for sundry widening and repaving projects, plus a bridge replacement
Greenville-New Bern get $64m for a single project I can’t find any info about
Fayetteville [...]

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Charlotte & Raleigh named best places in America for small business

4 Feb 09 – 4:23 pm

photos: James Willamor; view these photos on Flickr
Charlotte and Raleigh have been named the two best places in America for small businesses — Charlotte ranks #2 and Raleigh #1. Seattle comes in just behind at #3.
Their reasoning includes, among other things, our population growth, employment rate, small-business growth and concentration. Compare 17.4% rise in Charlotte [...]

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Signs of the times

12 Jan 09 – 8:35 am

N.C. foreclosures up 9% in 2008
Mecklenburg unemployment rises to 7.7%
Charlotte home sales plummet 47.2%

As if you needed us to tell you. All links point to the Charlotte Business Journal, natch.

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