Economic Development

You can “drive” I-485 right now!

It seems like they’ll never finish I-485 – especially when you’re crawling through the I-85/I-485 construction zone. Wouldn’t it be great to turn ahead the clock to December 2014 when the barrels come down and the speed cranks up? You can do that right now! Just...

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Top-tier care: Close to home and work

Top-tier care: Close to home and work

CMC-University pioneered community-based health care in Charlotte when it opened in 1986. “It was the first hospital not stuck in downtown,” says President Bill Leonard. CMC-University continues to break ground. It recently earned the first designation in America for...

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In the beginning there was an idea …

Ivan Howitt (on the right side of this photo) is a UNC Charlotte engineering professor who specializes in wireless networks and technologies. He also has a hot new invention to his credit. The SL-RAT just won the 2012 Innovative Technology Award at WEFTEC, the largest...

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What is NECI – and why should we care?

We confess that, like government, we tend to speak in alphabets and jargon. NECI stands for the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure, one of the key elements of City Council’s delayed capital-improvements package. When built, NECI will enhance the functionality of the...

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