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Chiquita moving HQ to Charlotte bizjournals.com
Chiquita, the global fresh-produce distributor that has been considering a move of its corporate headquarters to Charlotte for months, will announce the relocation this afternoon at the Charlotte Chamber. The company is moving...
Russell
Failure as a winning formula charlotteobserver.com
He still owns a condo in Ballantyne, and chats regularly with friends here. But ask Vijay Harrell, founder of the Web-based startup Proxpur Labs, when he's moving back, and you'll get a lot of stuttering and sidestepping.
Russell
Hugh McColl talks Bank of America and Charlotte's future bizjournals.com
Banking icon Hugh McColl Jr. wants Charlotte to cheer up about its prospects. He’s...
Jen
In person networking group
I've really enjoyed this networking group. If you are interested in connecting with businesses (and their owners) in Charlotte, check ...
Summer 2011 Open House ncbusinessbuilders.com
Summer 2011 Open House - Tuesday, July...
Russell
What a legacy - thank you Mr. Byrum
I'm happy to see Park Rd Shopping Center continuing as-is, and also optimistic that it will continue to operate for years to come.
Park Road Shopping Center donated to 3 colleges | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper charlotteobserver.com
The owner of the venerable Park Road Shopping Center has donated the valuable retail property to three N.C. universities, but the 60-store center will go on doing business as it has since 1956.
Russell
Somehow tax values are WAY up, even though actual values are at '04 levels, just 1 year after the last valuation. Who else is appealing ...
Charlotte home prices at '04 levels charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte-area home prices weakened further in December, falling to their lowest level in more than five years, a closely watched index released Tuesday shows.
Russell
great article about what to be aware of with financial planners, insurance agents, and college aid advisers
Are Financial Advisers On Your Side? smartmoney.com
Stockbrokers aren't the only ones who have their own interests ahead of yours.
Russell
Currency Funds Emerge as Alternatives to Weaker Dollar online.wsj.com
With currencies gaining prominence as an alternative asset class, individual investors now have more opportunities to use foreign-exchange-based funds to diversify and profit from longer-term bets against the dollar.
Russell
The Tryon Street Journal is now an open group
I am pleased to announce that, as the owner of this group, I have just switched us to an open discussion group. All future discussions ...
Russell
good for our city long-term... although at the cost of development and profits short-term. this will simply make the city a more ...
Charlotte approves street design rules bizjournals.com
Real estate developers must heed new rules for designing streets and neighborhoods in Charlotte.
Russell
10 Reasons to Start a Business This Year online.wsj.com
Here are 10 good reasons to take the plunge this January instead of procrastinating until 2012.
Russell
good info for annual portfolio rebalancing
America's Best Mutual Fund Managers smartmoney.com
Where to find the money managers who can beat the market every year.
Russell
glad to see Duke expanding in solar!
Duke Energy subsidiary close to buying fourth solar project bizjournals.com
Duke Energy Generation Services subsidiary appears on the cusp of acquiring its fourth solar project.
Russell
glad to see Olde Meck is expanding and will soon be bottling!
Olde Mecklenburg brews plans for a big expansion bizjournals.com
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is expanding its operations and hopes to have its product at a grocery store near you this summer. The local craft brewery was launched in 2009 by owner John Marrino. It is doubling its space on Southside Drive to accommodate higher production volume and the addition of a bottling operation.
Russell
glad to learn we're getting our money back!
"I didn't like the terms and, apparently, neither did Treasury," said Tony Plath, a finance professor at UNC-Charlotte who called the ...
Capital Bank deal deletes controversial provisions charlotteobserver.com
Capital Bank will pay back all of the $41.3 million in stimulus money it owes the U.S. Treasury, foregoing a controversial plan that called for it to pay back just half that amount.
Russell
great news for the Belk College! I look forward to meeting Dr. Ott and hope he can push for more Charlotte business community involvement...
I'd also like to see more improvements in the undergraduate program as well as a stated goal to get on and climb the MBA rankings.
Steven Ott appointed Dean of Belk College belkcollege.uncc.edu
UNC Charlotte Provost Joan Lorden announced today that Steven Ott, the John Crosland Sr. Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Development, has been appointed dean of the Belk College of Business, effective immediately.
Russell
This statistic is surprising, given the level of financial education I would assume this city has. I'm also surprised to read the advice ...
Poll: Charlotte workers have skimpy nest eggs charlotteobserver.com
It's no secret that people are working longer these days - even going back to work after retirement - in today's troubled economy. But a recent poll found Charlotte workers are in worse shape than those in most other major U.S.
Russell
great to see a Charlotte-based financial institution making these sorts of acquisitions; the classic turnaround
Blue Ridge hunting more bank acquisitions charlotteobserver.com
Days after buying a failed bank in South Carolina, Blue Ridge Holdings Inc. is on the hunt for its next deal.
Russell
"We must lower our heightened expectations of what government should do for us, and raise the expectations for what we must do for ...
After more than 100 years, GOP has its day charlotteobserver.com
Acknowledging the monumental task ahead, Cornelius Republican Thom Tillis took over as speaker of the N.C. House Wednesday as his party claimed control of the legislature for the first time in more than a century. On a historic day, Tillis and new Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger of Eden found themselves facing a less jubilant milestone: the largest budget shortfall in state history at $3.7
Russell
Not the best news for Charlotte (or most of the country for that matter). "The supply of unsold homes stood at 14 months in Charlotte, ...
Home Prices Sink Further online.wsj.com
Home values are falling at an accelerating rate in a number of cities across the country. The Wall Street Journal's latest quarterly survey of housing-market conditions found that prices declined in all of the 28 major metropolitan...
