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Monday, June 22, 2015 The city of Charlotte has won a bid to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend. A formal announcement is expected at 11am Tuesday, with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan in attendance at a news conference,...

The Charlotte Hornets will have the ninth and 39th selections in the 2015 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 25, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Hornets had just a 6.1 percent chance of receiving one of the top three picks in the Draft Lottery,...

Interested in owning a 7-Eleven in Charlotte? Franchise fees will be waived for 13 Charlotte-area 7-Eleven stores as part of a plan to expand the convenience retailer’s footprint in the area and turn more of its stores into franchise operations. Between now and June...

Charlotte Douglas airport set an all-time record for passengers in 2014. Leaders are now studying how to keep up with that growth. The airport said Thursday that it set a new passenger record in 2014, with more than 44.3 million travelers. The vast majority of those...

Google Fiber is coming to Charlotte, Mayor Dan Clodfelter and Google announced during Tuesday's press conference. "This is a major, major win for our city," Clodfelter said during the announcement. The installation of Google's high-end, 100x faster broadband speeds...