BizWorthy

Construction in Charlotte is still slow. New quarterly data from CoStar show the number of new apartments and industrial projects have dropped sharply, while almost no new offices are being built. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.

The door has now been slammed on door-to-door sales in the town of Pineville. In a 3-2 vote last month, the town council ended an ordinance allowing only some solicitations. The Ledger's Tony Mecia and WFAE's Marshall Terry discuss this, and other business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.

You know that huge parking deck at 11th and Brevard streets in uptown Charlotte that’s been sitting there for years, partly finished, with no cars in it? Well, that could be about to change. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.

You might be in the mood to go out for some entertainment. But what about “eater-tainment?” It’s one of the hot new trends in Charlotte. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business stories, on this week's BizWorthy.

Federal regulators announced this week that they’re lifting a severe punishment on Wells Fargo related to its fake accounts scandal from nearly a decade ago. 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.

The rules for street vendors in Charlotte could be about to change. The current regulations date back to the 1980s, and City Council is considering changes as tensions rise among vendors, business owners and residents in some neighborhoods. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Cristina Bolling 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.

President Trump's new tariffs are partly on, partly on hold and partly up in the air — but some businesses around Charlotte are already seeing the impact. That includes Asian grocery stores, which import most of their goods from some of the countries facing the highest tariffs, such as China and Vietnam. The Ledger’s Cristina Bolling joins WFAE's Ely Portillo to discuss this, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

The quarter ending earlier this week was the worst for stocks in three years, with some dropping by double digits — those include well-known companies with Charlotte connections. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this local business news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.