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Charlotte Bobcats & NBA Get Back To Work
By Mr. Happening at November 26, 2011 | 4:46 pm | 0 Comment
November 26, 2011 After a lockout that lasted for 5 months, the Charlotte Bobcats and the rest of the NBA have reached an agreement to begin the NBA season in late December. Over the weekend, players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a new, 10-year labor...
Continue readingCharlotte-to-Mooresville Train Being Considered
By Mr. Happening at November 22, 2011 | 12:20 pm | 0 Comment
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Various city and county leaders have been pushing for over a year to approve plans to extend Charlotte’s proposed Red Line commuter train into the city of Mooresville. Leaders said the Red Line will not only move people across the region,...
Continue readingDuke Energy Merger Expected To Add More Charlotte Jobs
By Mr. Happening at November 19, 2011 | 5:16 pm | 0 Comment
Saturdy, November 19, 2011 While some positions will be eliminated company wide in Duke Energy Corp's $26 billion merger with Progress Energy Inc, Charlotte will end up gaining local jobs in the deal. According to Duke Chief Executive Jim Rogers, up to 2,000 positions...
Continue readingToll Lanes May Be Coming To Charlotte
By Mr. Happening at November 18, 2011 | 6:41 pm | 0 Comment
Friday, November 18, 2011 North Carolina is considering adding a toll lane as part of a project to widen I-485 in South Charlotte and Pineville. The N.C. Department of Transportation is likely to add a high-occupancy toll lane, or HOT lane, in both directions of I-485...
Continue readingExtreme Makeover: Home Edition Returning to Charlotte Area
By Mr. Happening at November 17, 2011 | 7:19 pm | 0 Comment
Thursday, November 17, 2011 ABC-TV's Emmy-winning reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will be returning to Charlotte as a local company has recently been selected as the builder for an upcoming episode to be filmed in December. The family receiving the...
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