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Southwest Airlines extends its schedule
Through October 31, 2014. And answers to the two key CLT-related questions: • CLT’s second Houston Hobby flight is summer seasonal only. Which means come the fall, we’re back down…
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If US Jobless Rate is 9.1%, Then CLT's…
…must be at least as high. Could even hold steady at 10 percent unemployment for May. What is clear is if only 54K jobs were created nationwide last month, Mecklenburg…
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The Beginning of the End of CLT's Livability
All in the name of socialism. Make no mistake, one neighborhood in South Charlotte will be pitted against another neighborhood in South Charlotte as now the city of Charlotte must…
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CLT's Public Safety Woes Go Global
Bloomberg details the city of Charlotte’s trouble with its public safety budget for the world to see. The usual suspects inside the 277 loop cannot be pleased with some actual…
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CLT's Green Job Backdrop
Via The Oil Drum, the big picture to keep in mind as Charlotte declares itself a “green” and “energy” hotspot: Consider the following: you heat your home by burning wood,…
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The Big Cat Jumps The Shark
Not gonna dwell on this much — either you get it or depend on access to or a paycheck from Jerry Richardson. Richardson’s performance yesterday — and make no mistake…
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CLT's New Noise Issue
As improbable as it sounds, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport now suddenly has a noise problem. And one that comes because of more advanced technology. Usually you’d figure that airport noise would…
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Public Dollars Used for DNC Bid
In Charlotte’s continuing tradition of “it-ain’t-corrupt-if-we-tell-ya-upfront” — turns out public tax dollars are being used to try to lure the DNC to town in 2012. And is also custom, we…
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That LGA/DCA Slot Swap Thing
Let’s circle back around to the US Airways/Delta proposed slot swap. When we last left things, the U.S Department of Transportation gave a conditional yes, with the condition being that…
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Southwest Airlines Update
We’ve talked about the possibility of Southwest Airlines coming to Charlotte before. The airline released its year-end financial numbers today, which support the notion that CLT’s short-term window of opportunity…
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Myth of the Swing Voter and CLT's Misspent Youth
Anyone else get the feeling that the UPoR’s demographic breakdown of the vote for mayor of Charlotte was meant to be a little meatier, but the facts could not sustain…
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Missed Approach on CLT Expansion
There’s nothing worse than when the local paper of record doesn’t understand a local policy issue and blindly accepts the government’s and the chamber’s spin on things. Today’s example is…