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Numerous longstanding Charlotte festivals are back on this year, paint is in short supply and why UNCC should be nixed from your vocabulary.
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So your kids are back in school. Now what? And what does that mean for business that support education, or ones that are close to your office? In this week's BizWorthy, the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia talks about that, Charlotte's Unified Development Ordinance stemming from the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, why NoDa is resisting development and the future of the Epicentre.
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Charlotte businesses must once again enforce a mask mandate for customers after Mayor Vi Lyles issued a new mask mandate for people in all indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. To get reaction from the business community about the return to masking up — and other business stories this week — WFAE's "Morning Edition" host Marshall Terry talks with Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter for our segment BizWorthy.
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Charlotte is in the midst of a tech boom. How much is UNC Charlotte's College of Computing and Informatics fueling the employee pipeline for companies relocating or expanding in Charlotte? Also in this week's BizWorthy: the religious exemption loophole for COVID-19 vaccinations and why single-family homes are being torn down in Ballantyne.
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Despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases around the country, Charlotte Douglas International Airport is jam-packed with vacationers. But what happens with the summer travel season is over? Also on this week's BizWorthy with The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia: the pandemic's effects on dry cleaners, office space and a church that's opened its doors for coworking.
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Charlotte City Council next month is scheduled to vote on a new nondiscrimination ordinance that would provide legal protections for the LGBTQ community. How would that ordinance affect small businesses, in particular? In this week's BizWorthy, the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia talks about that, South Carolina's liquor status, a NoDa development and an update on Myers Park Country Club.
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In Mecklenburg County, 421 restaurants and bars are getting COVID-19 relief from a federal fund, and about 30 places are getting more than $1 million. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia breaks down who's getting what with WFAE's "Morning Edition" host Marshall Terry. Also in BizWorthy: How restaurants are recovering from the pandemic, a new development in Fourth Ward and an update on a Myers Park Country Club dispute.
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What happens when you combine a plethora of pandemic puppies, a labor shortage and a need for a new summer 'do? Charlotte-area dog groomers are in huge demand. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia talks about that, a craft brewery closing and a Myers Park Country Club lawsuit update.
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Remember when no one could find toilet paper? Well, now there are shortages of other things thanks, in part, to the pandemic. In this week's BizWorthy, we hear about that, overdue book fines being eliminated in Charlotte and how artificial intelligence wrote a newsletter.
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If you haven't been to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in awhile, here's a warning now that travel is opening back up: A massive, $500 million renovation is underway. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia talks to WFAE "Morning Edition" co-host Marshall Terry about what changes are in store, what's happening to that Queen Charlotte statue, why Charlotte is a fintech boomtown, and what's happening to the movie theater at SouthPark's Phillips Place.