Sealed 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 add...
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 the...
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 have...
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 Council Removes HB 2 From Agenda
The economic impact of HB 2 was put on tonight's city council agenda early this afternoon. The topic was taken off the agenda about four hours later. The city issued the following statement at about...
View ArticleNCAA Ends HB 2 Boycott. Will Businesses Follow?
One HB 2 related boycott has come to an end. The NCAA announced Tuesday North Carolina can again host championship events. However, the league wrote the decision was a "reluctant one." College sports...
View ArticleCharlotte Gets A New Arena Football Team - The Carolina Energy
Charlotte now has another professional football team - but it's unlike anything you'd see in the NFL. The Carolina Energy will begin play next month indoors, in the newly formed American Arena League.
View ArticleCharlotte Biz Alliance Hires Janet LaBar As 1st CEO
The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance has named its first CEO. Janet LaBar comes to Charlotte from Portland, Oregon, where she leads that area's regional business recruiting organization.
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