Mecklenburg County

With budget constraints, pressure to acquire land while it’s still available, irreversible city design decisions made in the 1960s and the balancing act of community wants and needs, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation needs more time than what’s realistic to keep up with the region’s growth.

A longtime cotton manufacturing company in Plaza Midwood will repurpose and industrialize for multiple uses.

Mecklenburg County officials presented and discussed the findings in the 2025 Housing Instability and Homelessness and officials say what needs to be done to address the problem.

North Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in January, according to the state Department of Commerce. The seasonally adjusted rate was unchanged from December.