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President Barack Obama brought a call for alternative energy and a move away from imported oil during a speech at the Mount Holly Freightliner truck assembly plant Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Bev Perdue announces Germany-based Punker, a leading fan-parts manufacturer, will locate a new plant in Hickory to serve its U.S. customers. The company will bring 56 new jobs and $4.2M in capital investment to North...

CoaLogix Inc. is preparing to launch an expansion that will double its local plant capacity and add as many as 60 employees by July.

Our annual ranking of the state’s largest employers shows many have more jobs, indicating less unemployment ahead.

“As the world's sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation's ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled economic success of our nation's workforce. " ‒ Leonard...

The Urban Land Institute reports that the consensus view of 38 real estate economists and analysts is that commercial real estate market conditions will continue to improve over the next two years. It projects that transaction...

Employment prospects for many of Europe's youth are bleak due to the debt crisis and austerity measures. That's not the case in Germany, which has Europe's lowest youth unemployment rate. Part of the reason is an on-the-job apprenticeship system that serves Germany's high-tech economy.

Ken ElkinsSenior Staff Writer - Charlotte Business Journal Email | Twitter Rolled Alloys Inc., a metals supplier, will bring 24 jobs to a speculative industrial building in Richburg, spending $3.7 million to equip the facility....

Shutterstock Austin and San Jose led the United States in job growth last year, according to an analysis of the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by Aaron Renn, who blogs as The Urbanophile. Houston, Charlotte,...

If your firm has experienced success with the following, please consider this opportunity to partner with the City of Rock Hill in redevelopment of its Historic Textile Corridor. • Brownfield redevelopment • Historic adaptive reuse and urban infill projects • Public-private partnerships • Pedestrian oriented mixed-use developments • Financial capacity to support multiple projects

The population in the Charlotte area grew at a rate of 64.6 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, outpacing all other urbanized areas in the nation. Jen WilsonAssociate Editor/Online - Charlotte...

A report released Tuesday by the Airports Council International showed Charlotte Douglas International Airport was the world’s sixth busiest airport in terms of takeoffs and landings last year.

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The 4.8 megawatt fuel cell facility in Catawba County will be built this year next to a 20 megawatt solar farm, to date the biggest proposed in the state.

There's a birth of a new geography: "megapolitans," areas that encompass cities and counties linked through man-made and natural connections.