Charlotte Airport, Spectrum Center, Other Requests Totaling Over $1 Billion in Financing Win Approval
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 10:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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An FAA computer system used for communication with air traffic control and enabling pilots to access flight plans crashed early Wednesday morning, causing the FAA to ground all flights for a short time across the U.S., including North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 5:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This latest aviation meltdown joins a seemingly endless series of blunders by the Department of Transportation
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 7:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Industry analysts say airlines will hire 12,000 pilots this year, 8,000 in 2023 and and 6,000 more in 2024.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Charlotte, Asheville Airports' Requests for $900 Million in Project Financing Approved
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Local Government Commission to Vote on Over $1.5 Billion in Financing Requests from Around State
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 6:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-11th District, was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon after having a loaded handgun at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 9:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, a federal judge rejected President Joe Biden’s mask mandates for trains and planes.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 7:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NoDa Brewing Co., which collects awards like a brewer collects hops, continues to grow.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 5:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you live near Charlotte, you've probably heard and seen the big, gray-painted military cargo planes rumbling low overhead
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 8:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans are pushing bills to reduce the state corporate income tax rate from 5 percent this year to 3 percent in 2017, and restructure the manner in which corporate taxes are calculated. The intent behind the legislation is to make the state more business-friendly and better able to...
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulation stifles innovation, resulting in poor-quality products at higher prices for consumers. And removing long-established regulations takes a massive effort, usually driven by obvious massive benefits that an emerging new industry offers.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In May, Governor Pat McCrory signed an Executive Order establishing an Aviation Development Task Force for the state.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 9:53 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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With tens of thousands of golf enthusiasts descending on North Carolina over the next two weeks for the 2014 U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open, the state has worked hard to make sure they will have a great and unique experience.
Published: Monday, June 9th, 2014 @ 7:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There comes a moment in every economic development bubble when reality hits a community like a two-by-four smack to the head. That happened Feb. 3 in Charlotte, when the Charlotte Observer reported that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines will result in US Airways early next year...
Published: Thursday, March 13th, 2014 @ 4:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Got a flat tire? *Man, if the Democrats still controlled the legislature, that nail would NEVER have been in the road.*
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 12:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It was one of the most contentious bills this legislative session, but Senate Bill 81 ultimately was approved, transferring ownership of...
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bill affecting local governments during the 2013 session of the General Assembly that has generated the most news coverage may be a proposal transferring control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city of Charlotte to an independent regional authority.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans presented a newly minted version of a Senate bill to transfer ownership of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the City...
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If there was a national prize for rhetorical incoherence, one could find several excellent nominations among the ranks of North Carolina politicians and political commentators.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 12:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A deputy to state treasurer Janet Cowell is warning that efforts to take Charlotte Douglas International Airport away from the City of Charlotte and have it run by a new regional authority could have negative consequences on the state's borrowing power.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 6:26 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Calling it a "hostile takeover" that sets a dangerous precedent of allowing the state to seize municipal assets, Senate Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to block a bill transferring ownership...
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory is taking a hands-off approach to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport imbroglio and recommends lawmakers slow their fast-track...
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who gets to run Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become a prickly, billion-dollar turf battle. City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County officials want to ground what they see as an unnecessary power grab orchestrated by...
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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