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There is a lot going on here, but I’ll just jump to the chase–the City of Charlotte is holding firm —so far–on its offer of $110 million to pay for…
Charlotte Observer reports the Queen City is prepared to set aside $110 million in hospitality funds in support of Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s bid to secure a Major League…
Obviously the big sports news in Charlotte right now is the (abrupt?) firing of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera. That will pass—coaches come and go–but underneath that big headline is…
So says someone advocating for Mecklenburg County’s proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike on Tuesday’s ballot: “It just takes a lot of money to educate and to get our message out,”…
Technically it’s not Charlotte’s bid for a Major League Soccer franchise; it’s Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s bid—the city would just put up $200 million for upgrades to Bank of…
Charlotte Observer reports Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper may ask the City of Charlotte for up to $215 million toward Bank of America Stadium renovations in hopes of luring a…
Charlotte Oberserver ponders the possibility of a new Carolina Panthers stadium. Obviously one issue is the availability of land uptown: Atlanta built a $1.5 billion stadium that hosts football and…
In today’s News & Observer op-ed, Shaw University president Paulette Dillard promotes Raleigh’s proposed Downtown Entertainment District, which would be anchored by a $150 million, 20,000-seat stadium that ostensibly would…
In an interview with the Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper makes his initial pitch for a new retractable roof stadium to replace Bank of America Stadium.…
Charlotte Observer reports Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper is “is trying to catapult Charlotte to the front of Major League Soccer’s expansion line, promising a level of success matched by…
Charlotte Observer reports: York County is ready to more than talk about light rail connection into Charlotte. County planners want to find out what it will take to make it…