Chris Jones

The suit claims that apartment managers utilize the company's advanced AI software to maintain elevated rent levels. Chris Jones and Tony Mecia, of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

Starting this month, home buyers and sellers in the Charlotte area will notice changes due to a significant national legal settlement aimed at changing Realtor compensation. This could result in lower commissions for agents and end the common practice of buyers' agents being paid by sellers. More on this week's BizWorthy.

Many North Carolina residents with old medical debt recently got some good news. All of the state’s biggest hospital systems, including Atrium Health and Novant Health, have agreed to a new plan that promises them higher federal payments in exchange for forgiving some of patients’ old debt. Atrium agreed to the plan just before the deadline to do so, but expressed concerns. Cristina Bolling, of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, joined WFAE to talk about this plan and other business news of the week.

If you’re flying out of Charlotte this summer, prepare for longer lines … and maybe checking in outside? The airport says right now is the busiest travel period on record, with 925,000 passengers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport during the Fourth of July holiday. Adding to the traffic jam is ongoing construction to expand the terminal lobby. This news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

There’s a pulse thumping in Charlotte, it’s anywhere from 100 to 180 beats per minute, and it’s flourishing on dancefloors around the city. It’s Charlotte’s EDM scene, which is growing — and growing more diverse — than ever before.

Big hospital systems have long been getting bigger in North Carolina, with Atrium and Novant growing through mergers, acquisitions and building new medical facilities. Now, a provision in the state Senate’s proposed budget could make further expansion even easier. This and more in this week's BizWorthy.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim made by North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who made national news when he vetoed legislation Saturday that would ban most abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The legislature overrode Cooper's veto in a party-line vote Tuesday. Cooper claims that the bill violates some Republican legislators’ campaign promises. In a video posted to Twitter, Cooper singles out four legislators, by name, who he said made campaign promises to protect women’s reproductive health.