Concord airport banks on Allegiant
A discount airline’s bet on a suburban Charlotte airport could pay off handsomely for Concord, pending a return to air traffic normalcy.
New vision for Concord’s former Philip Morris, Alevo site
The owners of the former Philip Morris plant in Concord are hoping a clean slate will help attract new tenants.
Ketchie’s custom machined parts keep businesses up and running
A 71-year-old Concord company continues the family tradition of manufacturing custom machined parts through three generations.
Concord mixes suburban growth with revived downtown
Concord’s economy was built on cotton and cigarettes. Today, the Cabarrus County seat aims to be more than a bedroom community for Charlotte.
Corning adding 410 new jobs in NC
New York-based Corning announces yet another North Carolina expansion. And the Tar Heel state paves the way, offering millions in incentives.
Regional Report Charlotte July 2013
More than 150,000 of the 573,207 people who work in Mecklenburg County commute there from another county in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill metropolitan statistical area.