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American Airlines is expanding its international service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport next summer.
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Palmer Magri/WFAEConsumer spending in Mecklenburg County appears to be flatlining. The county told The Charlotte Ledger it expects to collect $414.3 million in sales taxes for the fiscal year that ended in June. That’s a little less than the previous year, although Charlotte continues to grow rapidly with people, jobs, and development. What’s going on? For more on this and other business news, The Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
Six Flags Entertainment plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Texas, next year, marking the loss of a Fortune 1000 company for the Charlotte region.
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Since June, Charlotte Center City Partners has required vendors to stop serving customers after midnight. CMPD requested the restriction to improve late-night public safety. Vendors say the rule is hurting business. -
Asheville considers early termination of Flock, but leaves door open for other license plate readersAsheville City Council will soon vote on a resolution that would force an early termination of the police department’s contract with Flock and request the removal of 11 automated license plate readers. -
Charlotte has lost another print publication. Alternative newspaper Queen City Nerve announced this week it’s closing effective immediately, citing financial hardships. It follows Charlotte magazine shutting down last year, after nearly six decades. For more on what the latest closure says about the state of media in Charlotte, the Charlotte Ledger’s Tony Mecia joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a nearly $300 million grant to North Carolina’s Department of Transportation. -
A contested $18 million hotel project has been approved in Cornelius. -
Trends in public library book use since the pandemic and the rapid increase in population in NC cities are creating headaches for libraries. -
The alt-weekly newspaper grew out of the closure of Creative Loafing’s Charlotte newsroom in 2018. Editor-in-chief Ryan Pitkin says falling advertising revenue and the collapse of a potential sale ultimately forced Queen City Nerve to close down. -
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. -
Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history. -
The board that oversees alcohol sales in North Carolina has delayed plans to establish a minimum price for mixed drinks containing liquor.
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