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Mecklenburg County visitors spent a record $6.47 billion in 2025, bringing more outside dollars into the local economy than any other county in North Carolina, according to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.
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Jodie Valade/WFAERemember the Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO? That’s the comprehensive plan that Charlotte leaders adopted three years ago to guide growth. One contentious new rule allows duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in more places than before. The Charlotte Ledger has an update on just how many of them have been built since City Council adopted the ordinance. The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined Marshall Terry for our segment, BizWorthy. -
Laura Hackett/BPR NewsAfter nearly two years of disruptions, the 61-year-old rodeo in Madison County has returned to its regular schedule with a new covered arena.
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State leaders have long wanted to lure more defense-related companies to North Carolina and now they’re getting a couple of new ones. -
Farms are shrinking in number but growing in size across the 14-county Charlotte region, according to a new report from the Charlotte Urban Institute. We talk with Roland McReynolds, executive director of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, about what that means for local agriculture. -
Charlotte's alternative weekly newspaper, the Queen City Nerve, is ending its print edition after nearly eight years. In a statement Wednesday, the publication said declining advertising revenue and financial challenges made it impossible to continue printing the paper. The publication says it will continue operating online for now, though it acknowledged the future of the business remains uncertain. -
SouthPark is getting a skyline — 19 stories’ worth, in fact. The plan for a new office building comes as Charlotte has seen little new office development recently because of high construction costs and still-uncertain demand for office space after COVID. For more, The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
The property sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area. It still needs a flood permit, several rounds of review and a public comment period before it can be built. -
Average gasoline prices in Charlotte have fallen just over 9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.81 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 665 stations in the city. -
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After a towing reform bill stalled this year, North Carolina lawmakers say they're ready to try again. WFAE's Nick de la Canal speaks with Rep. Laura Budd about what's in the proposal, why it failed last session and what she thinks gives it a better chance next year. -
The area has seen an uptick in residential development, but few new amenities or investment in walkability, transportation, or public transit. Residents are seeking more from city leaders. -
A lawsuit filed in Mecklenburg County alleges former Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball and his longtime manager, Jermaine Jackson, failed to pay rent on a luxury apartment in uptown Charlotte.
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