Duke Energy has started work on renovating and expanding its customer service center in University Research Park. Building permits totaling $14.4 million were issued recently to renovate 80,000 square feet of space and add 35,000 square feet of additional space. The...
The Arbors shopping center on Mallard Creek Church Road has a new owner. Westwood Financial recently bought the center, home to Trader Joes, Hickory Tavern and 17 other national and regional specialty retailers, for $25.1 million. The center is located across the...
From a news release from Alright Solutions Alight Solutions, the former outsourcing business of Aon plc, recently announced the next chapter in its more than 25-year history as the leading technology-enabled provider of benefits administration and cloud-based HR...
Dining choices are growing rapidly at University Place with the recent opening of City Barbecue and Pei Wei Asian Grill. Fans of Ninety's Ice Cream and Sandwiches will be happy to hear that the longtime restaurant has reopened after a major remodeling. And more...
Two of our summer interns, Michyla Greene and Shima Elbashir, recently visited two new restaurants as our treat. Of course there is no such thing as a free lunch (a great lesson to learn sooner rather than later, right?). We asked our interns to take notes and write...
One of University City’s “historic” buildings may be getting a new life as a grocery store. Suvidha INDO-PAK Groceries has taken out a building permit to renovate the longtime home of Gus’s Original Forty-Niner, at 10008 University City Blvd. just east of Mallard...
It was standing room at UNC Charlotte's PORTAL building last week, as nearly 200 people heard fast-paced presentations on three ambitious transit- and trail-oriented development plans plus a panel discussion on making these plans reality. The event, "Envisioning the...