Marshall Terry

It’s now been a week since Charlotte’s biggest brewery was rocked by the bombshell arrest of its co-owner for alleged child sex crimes. The backlash against Sycamore Brewing has included bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and even the airport pulling their products. For the latest, Morning Edition host Marshall Terry is joined by Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter for our segment BizWorthy.

It’s been almost a year since President Trump began his second term. His administration’s changes in policies and funding have led to big changes in Charlotte in housing, health care, food security, and education. Reporter Jim Morrill took stock of the changes as part of the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative. He joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

Time is running out for those still working at home since the pandemic. One of the changes that could be coming with the new year is a return to the office for five days a week. That’s according to recent data and a survey of business leaders. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

You probably know what it’s like to repeatedly ask a coworker to get you something, like a document or maybe an email address, and that person just ignores you. Or maybe a coworker constantly makes errors, affecting your ability to do your own job. It’s frustrating, right? Well, some federal judges are feeling frustrated with attorneys at the North Carolina Department of Justice over the same sort of thing and the consequences can be more significant than a bit of irritation. Like the delay of a trial by more than a year in one case. Jeffrey Billman is one of the reporters who wrote about it for the Assembly. He joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

When lawmakers passed a spending bill ending the federal government shutdown, many people celebrated — but not hemp farmers. That’s because language contained in the spending bill threatens to ban nearly all products derived from the hemp they grow. Daniel Larlham Jr. spoke with North Carolina hemp farmers for the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter. He joined WFAE's Marshall Terry.

This week, the leaders of some of Charlotte's biggest companies gathered uptown for the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance's annual economic forecast. The takeaway for next year is that there are some big challenges on the horizon. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

Let’s turn now to an update on part of Charlotte’s Unified Development Ordinance, which took effect in 2023. The overhaul of the city’s development rules allowed denser housing in more places, including accessory dwelling units or ADUs. But despite high interest and demand for ADUs, so far, few have been built. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we’re looking at claims related to “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” That’s the name the Trump administration gave to the surge of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte last week. For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined Marshall Terry.

There may be no better place to see the tremendous change Charlotte has undergone the past few decades than in NoDa.

Charlotte’s immigrant community remains on high alert after federal agents have arrested more than 250 people in an operation that began over the weekend. The fear means businesses are seeing fewer customers as people stay home. Some have even closed temporarily. For more on the impact this crackdown is having on Charlotte’s business community, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.