Queen City News
Via: CharlotteObserver.com Outdoor power equipment manufacturer Husqvarna is bringing 160 new jobs and a $2.75 million expansion project to Charlotte, company officials announced Thursday morning. The new jobs and expansion are tied to Husqvarna’s moving its North American headquarters from Augusta, Ga., to Charlotte. Company officials said that while salaries will vary by job type, […]
Via: CharlotteObserver.com Police announced Wednesday they won’t press charges against Chris Henry’s fiancee, three weeks after the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver fell or jumped from the back of a pickup truck she was driving. Henry, 26, was pronounced dead a day after the Dec. 16 incident. Loleini Tonga, 25, was driving the Ford F-150 after […]
Via: CharlotteObserver.com Johnson C. Smith University students studying retail management can benefit from a $500,000 donation The Belk Foundation announced today. At least four business majors will be named Belk Scholars this spring. They will receive a $2,500 scholarship, be matched with a Belk employee mentor and take part in business training available through the […]
Via: charlotteobserver.com One Big Happy Family 9 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, TLC network Meet the Coles – Dad Norris, Mom Tameka, daughter Amber and son Shayne – the stars of “One Big Happy Family.” The show, which debuted Tuesday night, chronicles the lives of the family, who live in Indian Trail in Union County. On […]
Via: charlotteobserver.com Two days before Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Peter Gorman publicly pitched his reform vision for the next five years, he summoned a small group of teachers for a sneak preview. Mary McCray, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators, was among them. She listened with mixed feelings as Gorman touted districtwide performance pay as a […]
Via: charlotteobserver.com Well before her mentorship program for black young men ended last summer, Susan Woods was working to keep it alive year-round. She persuaded the summer’s mentors – black men with careers in business, finance, computers, music, religion and other fields – to continue working with program teens throughout the school year. Then she […]
The City of Charlotte will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with events from January 14 – 18, 2010. You are invited to join the celebration. Click here for details!
Via: charlotteobserver.com Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers and running back DeAngelo Williams were the team’s lone selections to the Pro Bowl. Peppers was chosen for the fifth time and will start for the NFC. Williams was selected for the first time as a reserve. Pro Bowl rosters were announced Tuesday night. The game is […]
Via: charlotteobserver.com The ads on the radio promised money for gold at Perry’s jewelry store, and Vatogna Steward didn’t want to miss out. So she gathered her high school and college rings, a bracelet, a broken hoop earring, and an old ring her mother had left her and lined up in the SouthPark store. After […]
Transcript from Tom Joyner’s interview with President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” TOM JOYNER: This is a very special day on the TJMS because we have the president of the United States on the phone. Good morning, sir. PRESIDENT OBAMA: What’s going on, Tom? How you doing? I am […]
Via: CharlotteObserver.com A crowd of hundreds watched as Anthony Foxx was sworn in as Charlotte’s new Mayor Monday night, after which Foxx gave a solemn speech noting the city’s tough economic climate and the need to create jobs. Foxx mentioned some of the city’s struggles, such as the region’s 12 percent unemployment and “even higher […]
Desperate to save her father's California home from foreclosure, Kelly Gonzalez hopped a plane with him Wednesday and flew to Charlotte, where they camped overnight in cold, drizzly rain.
