University City's newest place to stay, Holiday Inn Express and Suites University Research Park, opened recently near IKEA and Innovation Park. The four-floor hotel at Ikea and University Pointe Boulevards offers 99 guest rooms including 17 suites, heated indoor pool,...
Business Growth
Blaze Pizza opens, Cava coming to The Pointe
Blaze, a rapidly expanding West Coast pizza chain, has opened at The Pointe at University Place, while Cava, a Washington, DC-based restaurant chain specializing in Mediterranean dishes, just announced it will open one of its first two Charlotte restaurants here in...
MUST-READ: Our future ‘City’ has begun
The signs are clear: From new development to glowing workforce stats, an urban transformation is reshaping University City. University City Partners' new report, "University City: Tomorrow's Urban Center", captures the robust growth in this submarket and makes the...
Allstate to expand CLT operations with 2,250 more jobs – 1,200-plus employees already at Innovation Park
NC Commerce Department news release: Allstate Insurance Company will add 2,250 jobs over three years in North Carolina as it expands its operations in Mecklenburg County, Governor Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Allstate already employs more than 1,400...
Duke Energy expanding service center in University Research Park
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 retail center sells for $25.1 million
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...
URP business opens new chapter as Alight Solutions
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...