The Fort Mill School District is calling on Silfab Solar to stop all operations involving chemicals after two leaks were reported at the company’s solar panel plant last week.

The Charlotte brewery formerly known as Sycamore Brewing is set to reopen this weekend under a new name: Club West Brewing.

If you’ve been out to eat in Charlotte recently, you might have noticed a bit less elbow room. Smaller dining rooms are one effect of delivery apps and a preference for efficiency that are changing Charlotte’s restaurant real estate. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The Silfab Solar plant in Fort Mill has resumed limited operations following two chemical leaks reported last week. State and federal regulators say the facility will not restart any operations involving chemicals until it agrees to hire a professional engineer with expertise in chemical processes and to notify state regulators as quickly as possible of any future leaks.

Around 35 miles from Linville Gorge to Mount Mitchell State Park are still under construction.

In Charlotte, cranes dot the skyline and “For Rent” signs line busy corridors — but for many college students, those signs signal competition rather than opportunity. The city continues to grow at one of the fastest rates in the United States. But that growth has come with a cost: rising rent, shrinking availability and increased corporate ownership of housing.

The Back @ Home Program relied on Covid-ERA funds to house people in need. When those ran out, tenants faced a fiscal cliff with just a month's notice.

The weather is getting warmer with just a few weeks to go until spring. That means Charlotte's airport will be getting busier as the travel season picks up. And Charlotte’s largest carrier — American — is in the midst of negotiating a new lease with the airport. For more, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

Officials from the North Carolina Department of Transportation joined local leaders Friday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the new I‑485 Express Lanes between Interstate 77 and U.S. 74 in south Charlotte. The toll lanes — spanning 18 miles — are scheduled to open Saturday morning.

As areas beyond Mecklenburg County boom, local government leaders are devising new strategies to manage growth — and fierce opposition from constituents.