Here’s some news you may find surprising: the Charlotte region added more jobs than any other metro area in the country except New York City in 2025. That’s according to newly-released Labor Department statistics. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The town of Lake Lure has begun to fill up the lake again after Hurricane Helene left it damaged. Town officials and local business owners are hoping the May reopening date will bring back tourism.

The utility is currently asking state regulators for permission to raise rates and increase its returns.

During a public hearing for Duke Energy’s carbon and resource plan earlier this week, Duke Energy customers brought their concerns over energy-intensive data centers and expressed their frustration after the utility asked them to conserve energy.

It’s a big weekend for beer lovers in Charlotte. The Queen City Brewers Festival is on Saturday and this year, the festival’s Beers for Life initiative is back. Each participating brewery was asked to feature a brew that will support a regional nonprofit. One of those breweries is Primal Brewery and they selected us. That's right, WFAE is proud to announce the release of a fruited pale ale called Ale Things Considered. And Primal didn't just make it for us. They made it with us. WFAE’s Marshall Terry reports.

If you’re selling your home in the Charlotte area this spring, be prepared to wait a little longer before striking a deal. It took an average of 96 days for homes in the 16-county region to go from being listed to closing last year, according to Canopy Realtor Association. That’s a 10% increase from 2024. For more, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the restaurant chain Kickback Jack’s will pay $1.1 million to settle claims that it refused to hire men for certain jobs.

State and federal money has been slow to arrive, but Madison County locals have been able to get things up and running with donations and volunteer labor. Now they're hoping tourists will return for what could be a make-or-break 2026.

It’s a good time to be in Charlotte if you’re looking for a job in health care or engineering. Tech and media not so much, though. That’s according to an analysis of job listings on the site Indeed, whose director of economic research recently spoke in Charlotte. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.