March 25th, 2008
Report: Unprotected Charlotte land to be built out in 25 years
Charlotte Business Journal
All developable land in Mecklenburg County could be built out within 25 years, according to researchers at UNC Charlotte.
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February 18th, 2008
The Water We Drink
The Charlotte Observer
Sitting
in the bow of a motorboat anchored near a cove in Charlotte's
reservoir, I could easily imagine how we might one day run out of clean
water.
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February 1st, 2008
Mount Holly Looking for Potential in Coming Growth – By Donny Wisor
Gaston Gazette
Town
officials say Mount Holly is on the verge of major growth and they are
continuing to work on a plan to keep the city prepared.
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January 24th, 2008
Influx of Poor Adds Strain – By Fred Kelly
The Charlotte Observer
Shannon
Bartlett says she moved from Myrtle Beach to get one of the good-paying
jobs she heard were plentiful in Charlotte. But a month since she
arrived, Bartlett remains frustrated. She once cared for patients at a
hospice but now can't find work. At night, she sleeps in makeshift
homeless shelters at churches. "There's nowhere for a woman in my
position to go," said Bartlett, 46.
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21st January 2008
Experts Indicate Income Divide – By Josh McCann
The Independent Tribune
Cabarrus
County’s poverty rates are below the state average but have increased
in three age categories in the last decade for which statistics are
available, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau data.
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January 16th, 2008
Harrisburg hopes vision statement guides growth – By Christie Barlow
The Independent Tribune
With
three newly-elected members starting their terms on the Harrisburg Town
Council, the group met Saturday to discuss its vision for the town.
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January 11th, 2008
Input Important on Transportation
Charlotte Business Journal
The state's 21st Century Transportation Committee will get a glimpse of key issues in the Charlotte region next week.
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January 9th, 2008
UNC CHARLOTTE NEWS IN BRIEF – By Karen Cimino
The Charlotte Observer
Women's
Summit will feature Goodman as speaker Plans for the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women's Summit in March were announced Friday in
the Bissell House at UNC Charlotte. Lisa Lewis Dubois, UNCC Chancellor
Phil Dubois' wife, announced the summit during a press conference
Friday afternoon. Lisa Dubois chairs the Women's Summit Steering
Committee.
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January 6th, 2008
Collision of Dynamic Forces
The Independent Tribune
Jeff Michael, director of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, sees Cabarrus as a microcosm of the entire region.
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November 29th, 2007
Assessing Our Region
The Charlotte Observer
Meetings
such as Tuesday's Regional Issues Conference usually don't make big
news, but that doesn't mean they're unimportant. This one, convened by
UNC Charlotte's Urban Institute, focused on one of our 14-county
region's most important issues: how to deal with growth.
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November 28th, 2007
Can Charlotte Keep Growing? – By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick
The Charlotte Observer
Newspaper
columnist Neal Peirce couldn't find a good restaurant in uptown 12
years ago when interviewing local leaders about the region and its
future.
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