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April 4, 2012 Airports Council International (ACI) has released a report that shows Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the world. The 2011 preliminary rankings were recently released and the final report will be published later...

March 27, 2012 According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Charlotte area grew faster than any other urbanized area with a population of 1 million or more from 2000 to 2010. Charlotte’s urban area grew 64.6 percent, to 1.25 million people during this time...

March 21, 2012 The Charlotte Bobcats have announced that they've waived veteran forward Boris Diaw. Diaw's agent said Wednesday morning that his client reached an agreement on a contract buyout that will allow him to sign with another team. Doug Neustadt said Diaw...

March 19, 2012 According to AAA Carolinas, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Charlotte market has climbed to $3.79 from $3.77 a week ago. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.69 in the Charlotte metro area. The average price in North...

March 14, 2012 The Charlotte Knights Minor League baseball team are making their formal pitch this week for city funding to help build a new stadium in uptown Charlotte. Part of the argument they'll present to a city council meeting on Thursday is the projection that a...

March 9, 2012 Nearly two years after its owners put the EpiCentre into Chapter 11 to avoid foreclosure, the uptown Charlotte entertainment complex has emerged from bankruptcy protection. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George Hodges approved a liquidation plan Thursday that...

March 8, 2012 Donald Trump was in Charlotte Wednesday to meet with residents at The Point Lake and Golf Club in Mooresville, continuing his push to purchase the country club. The real estate mogul and NBC reality star spoke at a members-only town hall meeting at the...

March 6, 2012 President Barack Obama will visit the Freightliner truck plant in Mount Holly Wednesday to talk about the economy. In 2010, the plant was down to just 120 assembly line workers. Since last summer, hundreds of laid-off union workers have been rehired,...

March 5, 2012 By NC Tech News Mayor Anthony Foxx will participate in a ribbon cutting on March 6th at 10:30 am at the newest Charlotte Works’ Shared Network Access Point (SNAP) site, Community Outreach Christian Ministries at 1800 Brewton Dr, Charlotte, NC. The ribbon...

February 29, 2012 XPO Logistics Inc announced on Tuesday that it will hire 200 employees in the Charlotte area as it opens a North American operations center. The Michigan-based logistics company will add 200 jobs in accounting, finance, human resources, internet...

By Associated Press The CIAA tournament has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade and interim Commissioner Peggy Davis has no plans to let that momentum slip. Her goal is to build a stronger CIAA. This week the conference comprised mostly of...

February 21, 2012 Bobcats, Jordan Host 2nd Annual Cats Care Day of Service BSE Partners with SportSouth, Second Harvest Food Bank to Give Back Bobcats Sports & Entertainment (BSE) and FOX Sports' regional network SportSouth partnered on Monday to help fight hunger...

February 17, 2012 Duke Energy of Charlotte has submitted another merger plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their twice rejected proposal to acquire Raleigh based Progress Energy in a $13.7 billion all-stock deal that would create the nation's...

February 15, 2012 The federal government on Tuesday committed $70 million for a project to extend Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line Light Rail, paving the way for the expected grant agreement to be approved in the fall to fully fund completion of the project. During a...

January 13, 2012 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) bus driver Lindora Richardson will be honored today for her efforts in saving students aboard a school bus that started smoking then caught fire. Charlotte Fire Chief Jon Hannan is expected to present Richardson...

January 8, 2012 On the heels of her highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance, Madonna has announced a new world tour that begins on May 29 in Israel and stops at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena on November 15th. Tickets for the Charlotte concert go on...

February 8, 2012 Extended Stay Hotels is hiring about 60 to 65 new employees in its finance division as the company completes its headquarters move to Charlotte. Most positions are traditional jobs like accounting, accounts receivable and accounts payable, said Randy...

February 6, 2012 James Gale, a fifth-grader at Weddington Elementary, was chosen as the NFL Play 60 Super Kid and presented the official football to the referee on the 50-yard line before the kickoff at this year's Super Bowl. He also got his 30 seconds of fame during...

February 1, 2012 At a press conference yesterday at the Charlotte Museum of History, the Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host Committee announced the venues that have been selected to host welcome events for the 15,000 members of the media and approximately 6,000 delegates...

January 31, 2012 UPDATE: The Grand Animal Walk will not occur tonight due to an issue with the railroad. The walk was originally scheduled for 10pm but the train is stuck 60 miles outside of Charlotte and arrival time is still to be determined. The Grand Animal Walk...

January 27, 2012 Charlotte Bobcats cheerleader Brittany Kerr, a 24-year-old South Meck graduate and former UNCC student, has advanced to the Hollywood round of this year's American Idol. Kerr has emerged as one of American Idol’s early-season breakout stars after a...

January 26, 2012 Hundreds of Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, alumni and local dignitaries were in attendance to celebrate the grand opening of the University’s new Uptown Charlotte campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 26th. The 30,000...

January 23, 2012 Carolina Panthers' rookie quarterback Cam Newton has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster and will play in the NFL's all-star game on Sunday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii (NBC, 7 p.m. ET). Newton replaces quarterback Eli Manning, who will play...

January 20, 2012 Southwest Airlines will begin flying out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport as part of its acquisition of AirTran Airways. The nation's largest low-cost carrier says Charlotte is one of 22 Air Tran destinations that will be integrated into...

January 18, 2012 A recently released report states that the Charlotte region is expected to add new jobs in 2012 and that the area has gone from negative to positive job growth, and at a higher rate than many other major U.S. cities. Although growth is expected,...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released its annual crime statistics for 2011 and overall crime is down 7 percent. CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe spoke Tuesday morning at the department's Providence Division, the area which saw the biggest decrease in crime....

January 17, 2012 The 2012 Democratic National Convention, being held in Charlotte in September, will be shortened from the traditional four days to three. "We are shortening the convention program from the traditional four days to three," Democratic National...

As part of Bank of America’s commitment to providing assistance to customers who are experiencing financial hardship, Bank of America is hosting a free, three-day customer outreach event - Thursday, January 12 - Saturday, January 14, 2012. While customers are on-site...

January 12, 2012 Daimler Trucks North America will add 1,100 jobs at its Freightliner truck plant in Rowan County, as well as boosting the work force at its Gastonia parts plant by about 100 employees. Freight volume is back up to pre-crisis levels, and vehicle fleets...

January 11, 2012 The PGA Tour's Nationwide Tour will partner with Chiquita Brands to bring the Nationwide Tour to Charlotte, NC for the first time in 2012 when the Chiquita Classic is played September 24-30 at The Club at Longview. The announcement comes six weeks after...

Hendrick Construction Completes Osso Restaurant & Lounge NC Music Factory's New Restaurant is Upscale Modern Lounge CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hendrick Construction, Inc. has completed the stylish Osso Restaurant & Lounge, which is now...

January 9, 2012 Drivers stopping to fill up their gas tanks can expect to start paying more this week. Gas prices have increased more than 15 cents in just seven days. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Charlotte market has jumped to $3.43 from...

January 5, 2012 Boris Diaw rebounded from a dreadful game a night earlier with a season-high 27 points, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a four-game losing streak with a 118-110 victory last night over the Knicks in New York. Gerald Henderson added 24 points for the...

January 4, 2012 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the City Attorney presented ordinance changes to Charlotte City Council Tuesday night - changes they believe are necessary to keep residents, politicians and visitors safe during the Democratic National...

January 2, 2012 Only two Carolina Panthers were named to the Pro Bowl, wide receiver Steve Smith and center Ryan Kalil, but the team will have many more representatives in Honolulu. Steve Smith, who earned his fifth Pro Bowl honor, has decided to bring his wide receiver...

December 29, 2011 New Year's Eve is a busy time for drunken driving checkpoints because too many people do not make good decisions. Statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal fewer people are drinking and driving compared to five...

December 26, 2011 Housing prices in Charlotte dropped 1.2 percent in the year ending Oct. 31, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index. That decrease was better than the larger drops seen at 16 of the 20 major cities tracked in the index, and...

December 20, 2011 The city of Charlotte has received an $18 million federal grant to help improve the Lynx Blue Light Rail line. Peter Rogoff, the top executive at the Federal Transit Administration, brought the check to Charlotte and presented it to Mayor Anthony...

December 19, 2011 Forward Bismack Biyombo is set to join the Charlotte Bobcats after agreeing to pay a buyout clause to be released from his contract with his Spanish team, NBA.com reports. Biyombo initially sought to avoid paying the $1.5 million buyout fee, but his...

December 18, 2011 After more than 5 years on the Charlotte airwaves, Brotha Fred's morning radio show has ended on Channel 96.1, being replaced by the Ace & TJ show. Brotha Fred, real name Christopher Frederick, told fans on Facebook: “I am beyond appreciative...