Minority-owned marketplace in Charlotte looks to expand
Three months after Southern Lion opened in Carolina Place Mall, owner Sonja Nichols has finalized plans to expand next spring.
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Charlotte
Raleigh ranks No. 1, Durham No. 3 as best places to start a business, study finds
Raleigh is the best place among the nation’s 100 largest metros and Durham is third, according to a new study from Charlotte-based financial services firm LendingTree.
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Charlotte lands new corporate HQ, 150 jobs
TTX, a Midwest railroad car company, will relocate its headquarters from Chicago to South End in Charlotte. Here are more details.
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Charlotte lands a ‘unicorn’s’ HQ: Palmetto to leave Charleston
Palmetto, a clean-energy software company that achieved unicorn status in 2021, is moving its headquarters to Charlotte from Charleston, S.C., in October.
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Charlotte city council OKs development of big data center
Charlotte City Council has approved development of a data center in University City.
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Proposed 2.5M SF data center concerns Charlotte council
PowerHouse wants to build a 2.5-million-square-foot data center on more than 130 acres in University City. But the Charlotte City Council staff is declining to endorse the project over noise concerns.
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Charlotte may land $400 million development focusing on tennis
The Western and Southern Open tennis tournament is considering moving to Charlotte’s River District. It would be a $400 million project.
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Charlotte startup backed by Hugh McColl launches with $8M, targets lending to SMBs
A Charlotte-headquartered financial technology companies is emerging from stealth mode with $8M to launch a digitized commercial lending platform.
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Austin vs. Raleigh: Which is smarter as a city for the future? Survey says …
In your face, Raleigh. A new report ranks Raleigh just 25th best in the nation for being prepared for a “smart city” future. And Austin finished first.
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