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Charlotte Region

Courts vs. legislature: A multibillion-dollar NC education funding dispute is headed to standoff

3 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Statewide, Education

Amazon expanding in Charlotte area again. Here’s where new jobs will arrive this year.

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Business

Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer – Amazon is expanding in the Charlotte area again with plans to open three new facilities. The news Monday comes after Amazon last fall announced the …
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Charlotte’s growth plan under fire from unlikely alliance of developers and activists

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Local, Infrastructure

Danielle Chemtob, Charlotte Observer – First, Charlotte City Council voiced concern about a long-term plan to guide the city’s growth, casting doubt on the possibility of approving it next month. …
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Judge tosses North Carolina lawsuit over remote learning

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Local

AP – A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools who want in-person learning for their students over virtual classrooms. The Charlotte Observer reports that parents …
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Big plan to guide Charlotte development faces delay, concerns in City Council

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region

Danielle Chemtob, Charlotte Observer – An effort to approve a citywide plan shaping Charlotte’s growth that has been years in the making faced an unexpected setback this week. A majority …
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Charlotte City Council elections may be delayed until 2022

Joe Bruno, WSOC – The city of Charlotte appears poised to delay elections until 2022 due to a late release of data from the US Census Bureau. Last week, the …
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Mecklenburg declares uptown tent encampment ‘nuisance,’ orders residents to leave

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region

Lauren Lindstrom, Charlotte Observer – Mecklenburg County has ordered anyone who lives in the sprawling tent encampment in uptown to vacate in three days, citing a need to clear a …
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CPCC shutdown from ransomware attack continues into 2nd week

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Crime

Amanda Zhou, Charlotte Observer – The ransomware attack and subsequent technology disruption at Central Piedmont Community College continued into a second week of canceled online classes and offline email and …
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Some CMS Students, Teachers Return to the Classroom

4 years ago  •  Education, COVID-19, Charlotte Region

Katy Solt, Spectrum News – Students and teachers in some Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools are back in the classroom. Elementary school students are some of the first to return to in-person …
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Uptown area will see $3 billion in development this year, despite COVID, report says

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Business

Danielle Chemtob, Charlotte Observer – Uptown Charlotte and several surrounding neighborhoods have continued rapidly growing, a new study shows, despite COVID-19’s devastating effects on the economy. The report from the …
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