Charlotte

Ieva M. Augstums - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 07, 2008

Charlotte Posts Modest Gain Amid National Housing Slump

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) While home prices in much of the rest of the nation are falling, Charlotte managed to eke out modest gains compared to a year earlier. Even so, the market is showing signs of softening....

Jennifer Hetrick - Wed February 13, 2008

Charlotte in MIdst of Crane Boom

The nation as a whole may be experiencing a downturn in construction and real estate transactions but Charlotte, N.C., is growing in an unprecedented boom. The most pronounced evidence of this growth appears in the sky, where a record-breaking number of cranes loom above construction sites ranging from new tourist attractions to high-end, high-rise residential towers....

Thu October 25, 2007

James River Shows Off Expanded Charlotte Location

James River Equipment’s open house to ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the 10,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Charlotte, N.C., drew more than local guests, employees and contractors. Two John Deere executives joined in on the Oct....

Mon October 08, 2007

Briggs Brings Case Rodeo Series to Charlotte Branch

Briggs Construction Equipment held its sixth rodeo in the Case Rodeo series Sept. 21, in Charlotte, N.C. This was the first rodeo in several years for this location and Briggs said it proved to be a successful event with more than 300 people attending....

Maura Bohart - Thu September 27, 2007

Demolition Eliminates Final Remnant of Charlotte Hornets

At 10:29 a.m. on June 3, Dykon Blasting Corp. set off a warning siren and then pressed a very important button. It sounded like the game buzzer at the end of a Hornets game, but this siren signaled the end of an era....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu June 07, 2007

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom

Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....

Maybelle G. Cagle - Mon April 09, 2007

Pizzagalli Construction Pumps Up Water Treatment Plant in Charlotte

Pizzagalli Construction Company is on schedule and approximately halfway finished with a $46 million project involving the Briar Creek Influent Pump Station at Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Charlotte, N.C....

Jeff Cronin - Thu February 15, 2007

Pond Builder Becomes One of Biggest Fish in Charlotte Area

The contractor that is handling some of western North Carolina’s largest developments got its start with fishponds. In 1953, Daniel I. Hoopaugh and a partner purchased a Caterpillar D6 bulldozer for $13,500....

Thu January 18, 2007

Third Runway to Be Constructed at Charlotte/Douglas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Federal Aviation Administration is contributing $124 million to build a third parallel runway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. Construction on the 9,000-ft. (2,750 m) runway is to begin in March and the new landing strip is expected to open in early 2010, airport officials said....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Wed September 27, 2006

Charlotte’s $427M Light Rail Line Heavy on Contracts

North Carolina’s first light rail line — a 9.6-mi. (15.5-km) line known as the Lynx Blue Line (LBL) — will soon open in Charlotte, one of the fastest growing metropolitan regions in the United States....