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Take that, crooks!
Campus crime dropped 30 percent between 2010 and 2011, says a new report from UNC Charlotte’s police. University City police also had a great year, with crime down 13.9 percent – the second best record of CMPD’s 13 divisions. One drop in particular indicates...
Our busy airport getting needed improvements
Our busy airport is getting $5.5 million for improvements. The FAA money will help Concord Regional Airport maintain its taxiway and plane parking area - an important investment in a facility that handles more than 150 takeoffs and landings daily, including Boeing 737...
OnStar’s growth is good for University City
Credit surging GM car sales for dozens of new jobs at a University Research Park call center. Convergys Corp., which operates the center for GM’s OnStar service, recently announced it is hiring about 150 new workers for its two Charlotte centers. Many of those jobs...
Hot licks at the old Best Buy!
People looking for signs that the economy finally has turned will soon have a big red one in the shape of a guitar. Guitar Center, a national chain of superstores for all things musical, is renovating half of the former Best Buy store at University Place for its fifth...
IKEA turning vast rooftop into solar farm
What can you do with a 2.9-acre rooftop? Turn it into a solar-energy farm, says IKEA. By next summer, the rooftop of University City’s giant home-furnishings store will have more than 4,200 solar panels capturing enough energy to power 114 homes. IKEA plans to make...
Electric cars can plug in at Innovation Park
One challenge for people with Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) is finding places to recharge. That’s not an issue at Innovation Park, which recently installed two stations and plans more. “Drive your PEV to Innovation Park and fill’er up … Cord included,” suggests...