Chinese IT Firm Calls Charlotte Home, Adds 200 Jobs
One of China's largest IT consulting firms, Pactera, announced Monday it's adding 200 jobs in Charlotte over the next few years and making the city its U.S. headquarters.
View ArticleCharlotte Sees Boom In Chinese Businesses
Chinese business people from across the Carolinas will gather in Charlotte Saturday evening to celebrate the rapid growth of the Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce and crown an inaugural set of...
View ArticleCharlotte Chamber Makes Up For Scrapped London Trip, Heads to NYC
Half the Charlotte City Council, the mayor and a couple of Mecklenburg County Commissioners are headed to New York City Monday for the Charlotte Chamber’s Inter City visit.The Charlotte Chamber’s...
View ArticleMcCrory Speaks To Charlotte Chamber Of Commerce
North Carolina’s next governor, Pat McCrory, spoke Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting in Uptown. It was one of McCrory’s first public appearances since the election.
View ArticleBelk Boosting HQ Headcount 10%
Belk is boosting employment at its Charlotte headquarters by about 10 percent thanks to the popularity of online shopping. The 150 jobs Belk plans to add at its corporate headquarters are...
View ArticleDuke CEO: Don't Fear The Fiscal Cliff
The Charlotte business community gathered Monday for a diagnostic take on the U.S. economy from the city's top industries. Executives of Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, Nucor and Premier...
View ArticleExecutives Give Lukewarm Predictions For 2014 NC Economy
The economy in Charlotte and North Carolina as a whole next year will be like a NASCAR race under a caution flag – it’ll move forward, but not too fast. That was the message from executives at the...
View ArticleSealed Air Corporation Bringing 1,262 Jobs (And Bubble Wrap) To Charlotte
The company behind Bubble Wrap is popping in nearly 1,300 jobs in Charlotte. Sealed Air Corporation announced Wednesday it's moving its headquarters here from New Jersey. The Fortune 500 company could...
View ArticleI-77 Toll Lane Debate Gets More Intense
If driving down I-77 is part of your daily commute, you’ll probably agree a solution is needed for the growing congestion on the interstate. North Carolina’s Department of Transportation intends to...
View ArticleCharlotte Chamber Neutral On Sales Tax Referendum
A November referendum to raise Mecklenburg County’s sales tax a quarter of a cent has yet to get support from a big booster: the Charlotte Chamber. The Chamber says it’s not against the purpose of...
View ArticleOff-Shoring Company Cognizant Gets Tax Breaks To Expand In NC
A major off-shoring company is expanding in North Carolina and receiving state incentives to do so. Last month, the North Carolina Governor’s Office announced Cognizant Technology Solutions, a Fortune...
View ArticleTop Charlotte Execs Discuss Economy At Chamber Luncheon
Leaders of some of the region’s largest companies have high hopes for the coming year. At the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce’s annual Economic Outlook luncheon, CEOs of Bank of America and Duke Energy,...
View ArticleCouncil Debates Expansion Of Non-Discrimination Ordinance
By a 6-5 vote, the Charlotte City Council rejected an expansion of Charlotte's non-discrimination ordinance. WFAE's Tom Bullock and Gwendolyn Glenn covered Monday's meeting and protests. Both will...
View ArticleCharlotte Business Leaders Urge Tax Exemption For Airline Fuel
Charlotte business leaders met in Ballantyne Friday to discuss transportation issues, including failing infrastructure and funding shortfalls. But the number one topic of conversation was a specific...
View ArticleCharlotte Chamber Makes Up For Scrapped London Trip, Heads to NYC
Half the Charlotte City Council, the mayor and a couple of Mecklenburg County Commissioners are headed to New York City Monday for the Charlotte Chamber’s Inter City visit. The Charlotte Chamber’s...
View ArticleMcCrory Speaks To Charlotte Chamber Of Commerce
North Carolina’s next governor, Pat McCrory, spoke Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting in Uptown. It was one of McCrory’s first public appearances since the election.
View ArticleBelk Boosting HQ Headcount 10%
Belk is boosting employment at its Charlotte headquarters by about 10 percent thanks to the popularity of online shopping. The 150 jobs Belk plans to add at its corporate headquarters are...
View ArticleDuke CEO: Don't Fear The Fiscal Cliff
The Charlotte business community gathered Monday for a diagnostic take on the U.S. economy from the city's top industries. Executives of Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, Nucor and Premier...
View ArticleChinese IT Firm Calls Charlotte Home, Adds 200 Jobs
One of China's largest IT consulting firms, Pactera, announced Monday it's adding 200 jobs in Charlotte over the next few years and making the city its U.S. headquarters.
View ArticleCharlotte Sees Boom In Chinese Businesses
Chinese business people from across the Carolinas will gather in Charlotte Saturday evening to celebrate the rapid growth of the Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce and crown an inaugural set of...
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