Hyper-change is transforming Charlotte and bringing new challenges to public safety, police division Commander Brian Foley told the Chamber's University City Chapter at its January luncheon. Fortunately, meeting those challenges is as simple as an open mind, a ready...
Chicago-based investment group Origin Capital Partners is adding a $4.2 million parking deck to its largest Charlotte property - fully leased Cambridge Corporate Center. The two-story deck will hold 475 cars and cost $4.2 million. The deck should be finished next...
Students attending the third busiest campus in the vast CPCC universe – our Cato Campus on East Harris Boulevard – are getting crucial new space. Thanks to Mecklenburg voters who approved $210 million in community college bonds in 2013, a new building with 36...
More than 1,000 jobs appear to be coming to University Research Park and UNC Charlotte, based on announcements by Red Ventures, TTI Floor Care North America, Republic Services and Sealed Air Corp. Red Ventures alone said it will bring 500 workers to its new offices at...
Reedy Creek Nature Preserve – the largest nature preserve encircled by Charlotte – just got bigger. Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte pooled resources this fall to buy 97 acres of crucial Reedy Creek watershed on the eastern edge of the preserve near Hood...
This year has seen tremendous community outreach by University City businesses and nonprofits. We have highlighted several efforts in UCP newsletters and now offer this report from two of our biggest employers, TIAA-CREF and UNC Charlotte. The numbers are staggering:...
Two groceries with strong international ties are opening or expanding in University City. Lidl, with 10,000 stores in 26 countries, plans to open one of its first U.S. stores on Mallard Creek Church Road near North Tryon Street. Meanwhile, Gandhi International Market...