Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter

Charlotte got some disappointing economic news this week. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or CIAA, will not be bringing its annual basketball tournament back to Charlotte — for now, anyway. Officials said, the CIAA will be in Baltimore through 2029. Charlotte had hosted the CIAA tournament from 2006 to 2020. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

Etihad Airways recently announced it would begin nonstop service between Charlotte and Abu Dhabi, the first new foreign carrier in years — and Charlotte's first nonstop flight to the Middle East. According to the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, that announcement was a surprise Charlotte Douglas airport. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

One of Charlotte’s best-known homegrown companies is being sold. AvidXchange was formed in 2000 and, as of the end of last year, had over 1,600 employees. The Ledger's Tony Mecia and WFAE's Marshall Terry have more on that, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

For college students and their parents, the last few weeks have been a frustrating and bewildering time. Universities welcomed students and tried to…

In an expansive and airy neighborhood clubhouse in Ballantyne, about 40 parents gather on a Sunday afternoon to talk about the online school year that…

Here’s a startling statistic: Latinos only make up 14% of Mecklenburg County’s population but 38% of its confirmed COVID-19 cases. Most are younger…

Andrea Mikels was already struggling with depression, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit this spring, it couldn’t have come at a worse time.The winter had…

You don’t have to work too hard to hear the whispers.There’s the mom at the Mexican restaurant in Pineville overheard talking about her son’s backyard…

The job losses are staggering: About 3.3 million people filed for jobless claims nationally last week, including about 100,000 in North Carolina. And more…

Charlotte, like many places, is beginning to feel the effects of coronavirus. Restaurants say they’re starting to notice more empty tables. Two large…