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Perhaps it has worked to the benefit. But Greenville would gain much more if it was larger such as more federal funding and the sort. I'm also sure local Greenville politicians would love the tax base. By weird I mean we all know Rock Hill is no where near as urban as Greenville, yet its population is larger?

That's a lot of good companies hiring. I will definitely take a look at some of those companies myself. All of those companies hiring is good for Charlotte. Although, I like to see a real strong SBO presence as well.

I'm glad to see Greenville is annexing some land, population, and some tax base. That is rather weird that Greenville sits in the largest county in SC but is even less populated than even Rock Hill. That's rather weird.

That's what I'm hoping for myself.

Well I can tolerate waiting a bit. I just hate when we get these projects, especially infrastrucutre projects that seem to be more talk. I've been trying to read more on SEHSR and it seems so far there have been prelimanary and environmental studies. Is the Gateway Station one of the several things holding it up?

I know that the UNCC business school will have a building in there. Perhaps that building is the spark. At any rate, I am like others and hope that this really takes off. Uptown could use a little more density.

Thanks for the info. So in a nutshell this could be like the Trump towers. All fantasy and talk but when it's time to put up or shut up it just doesn't fall through?

So what is the timeline for the Gateway Station to be built? I hope that with the DNC 2012 coming, this will expediate the process of infrastructure projects like this.

I definitely don't doubt that the new Duke CEO will continue with philanthropic activities in both metros. I agree with what someone said concerning the recession and Charlotte and Raleigh. Raleigh had faired much better than Charlotte so far concerning the recession and Charlotte needed this to bounce back. I'm sure Raleigh will be fine, it's ego may be hurt, but Raleigh will bounce back. I also wonder, with the new accountig firm that is HQed here, will that be or have the potential to become a F500 company?

I think in the future this will help the state. To have Progress comepeting against Duke divided the state but now they are unified. To have the largest electric utility located in the state is still great for the state. I think this will compartmentalize the economy of the state and focus each region to utilize it's greatest assett. Raleigh has a great assett in Durham, RTP, and its great concentration of higher ed research universities. The RTP is a great assett in Raleigh and the software and pharmaceuticals that come out of this area are a great plus. It would hurt NC if Charlotte were to do the same. So, IMO, all is well for both Charlotte nad Raleigh. Raleigh may have lost a F500 but it stayed in NC. That's a plus for both.

^That would be neat for Cabarrus to jump on board. That area is truly growing. I wonder what other counties would consider extending LRT to their areas? Thanks

What lines are being built? I saw that the 2030 plan has been changed, but I couldn't access that article on Charlotte Bizjournals. If anybody could provide a link that would be appreciated.

That would be neat to see a ballpark in the area. I live on Scaleybark so that would make it more interesting.

it seems as though the levine park is moving along. that is awesome news.

I think it would be good for Charlotte to pick up and I agree with your strategy for MLS. It would be good if they tried to get teams established in cities that don't have an MLB teams.

That is too funny. Lol.

I see the project cardinal posts going on this thread and I aslo heard about Electrolux relocating here. Was Electrolux project cardnila or is something else coming here?

That is really great news for King's Mountain. That place could use the additional jobs. I'm happy to hear Gaston County making some progress. This is really awesome. I wonder if this announcement will help fuel the "Energy Hub" status that Charlotte is trying to attain. Also, doesn't Siemens deal alot with trains and rail? Just curious.

These updates are good. You can see how the unemployment is dropping. All we need now is to keep up the entrprenurial work.

I couldn't read the whole article as it is for paid subscribers. Is this just for tenants in Epicentre, or could this renew the hope for the construction of the 53 story condo?

I'm noticing more biotech research and manufactoring firms moving here especially if they are associated closely to the medical field. At UNCC we just finished building our BioInformatics building and the NC Kannapolis Research Campus is starting to take off. If anyone is familiar with any of Richard Florida and his economic ideas, he notes that jobs move to places that have certain people; that is people who have the work ethic/knowledge needed for employment and not necessarily that people move to jobs. If this is true I believe we in the Charlotte Region are starting to see our city transform from a banking town into a more diverse economy. This is really great for the stabilization of our economy.

I'm actually glad they are not tearing them down. I work in housing and do the remodeling. Remodeling any building on campus is hard. Some kids don't know how to treat a room. I am also glad to hear about the new residence hall. Although I do agree, more parking decks are needed.