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Question for you airport/airline wizards out there -- There are only 5 US states with more than one metro that has international passenger service to Europe? California (3), Florida (3), Texas (3), North Carolina (2), and Pennsylvania (2). Is this correct? If so, not too shabby North Carolina.

If construction was being managed by NCDOT, I'd say yes.

I don't think these have weathered the test of time but here are some past thoughts about the future of the Triangle and NC generally. What are your visions? 1994 LAR Triangle Future 2020.PDF Eastrans Feasibility Study RFP.doc Project Mayberry Summary.doc

Indeed! Partly because NC has a much broader range of filming locations than our friends to the South. Film and TV are naturals for NC. I believe even GA-based productions end up shooting in NC because it's a more diverse location. Thank you! Waiting on the NYTimes and CNBC to pick up the story (they have recently with other auto-related stories from other states. )

Thanks CLT2014. You're right -- 18 years. I flew one of the first flights. $99 each way. It was my late husband's first trip to Europe (thank you, Lufthansa). If NC had high speed rail linking the cities to the mountains and the beaches, I feel like we could become a great international destination -- imagine a rail connection from RDU or CLT to the high-speed line landing passengers who could then be in Asheville or Wilmington by rail in a few hours and then travel between Asheville and Wilmington in say, 3 hours.... There would be days when you could be walking around in snow at breakfast and then sitting under a palm tree in your shorts by dinner.

Gastonia? Did they get it correct?

There are 7 cranes up in downtown Durham today with at least 3 more coming in the next few weeks. The official bird of Durham will soon be the crane.

Cooper's team is crushing economic development. North Carolina's economic diversity is amazing. I suspect only Texas and California, maybe Ohio and New York(?) can compare to the range of economic generators NC now possesses -- from finance to bio to automaking to aircraft, tourism, agriculture...? The only thing missing is TV and Film... Thank you for your posts K'burg!

...speaking of Lufthansa == can anyone comment on how the service is working for them? Could their success mean other international carriers join the mix at CLT? Thanks in advance...

7 tower cranes soon in Durham.

Beautiful. Looks like what they are building in Durham these days. What's the timeline for construction?

Came across this from the wayback machine... 10 years ago contemplating the future of South East. http://argosadvisors.com/news/sizing-up-charlottes-south-end-by-erik-spanberg-charlotte-business-journal/

Also, when is potential groundbreaking?

I appreciate your thoughtful contribution but it's a very Southern perspective and the generalization about "white privilege" utterly ignores the suffering of Southern and Eastern European immigrants, Jews, and homosexuals to name just a few. Categorically dismissing the de facto Jim Crow laws and practices, the urban renewal projects that destroyed (white) neighborhoods is the problem and impediment to an honest conversation about equality.

Based on data compiled by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, it found that while Black people make up 13% of the U.S. population, they were 33% of persons arrested for non-fatal violent crime (NVC), which includes rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and other assaults. Black people were 36% of those arrested for serious non-fatal violent crimes (SNVC), including rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Similarly, Hispanics make up 18% of the US population and were 21% of those arrested for serious non-fatal violent crimes. Whites, who are 60% of the population, were 46% of persons arrested for non-fatal violent crimes, and 39% of those arrested for serious non-fatal violent crimes. The designation “Black” and “white” often did not include those who are Hispanic. In 9% of single-offender incidents and 12% of multiple-offender incidents, the victim was unable to tell whether the offender was Hispanic. The study compared the UCR statistics with those from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Whereas the UCR relies on reports of criminal arrests submitted by law enforcement officials to the FBI, the 2018 NCVS was based on interviews from 151,055 U.S. households. Thus, the NCVS identifies crimes that are not reported to law enforcement. In the 2018 NCVS, Blacks accounted for 29% of violent crime perpetrators in 35% of the violent crimes reported to police. By comparison., the UCR statistics showed Blacks were 33% of all people arrested for violent crimes. I now live in Durham since the death of my husband. The City is a majority non-Black. It is controlled by Black citizens from the Mayor to the Police Chief to the City Manager. The City Council is majority Black; there are zero Whites on the Council. The overwhelming amount of crimes committed in Durham are by Black humans. But, we can't talk about it. Durham is not a city where Black residents are not in positions of power. An honest discourse about race in America must include an acknowledgement of responsibility. Blaming others isn't productive nor is it even true. Let's have a real discussion about culpability that doesn't include generalizations or histrionics.

Your analysis is racist. Mark Robinson is not an outlier. I watched as busloads of Black voters went to the polls to vote against my civil rights (as a Gay human). I have also worked with the HIV community and lived in rural NC and know that homophobia in the Black community specifically has led to the expansion of the HIV epidemic. My husband of 30 years ran the Habitat for Humanity in our majority Black county, and together we sacrificed our time and resources to help the Black community. When he died, the Black community rejected me, failing to acknowledge me as his spouse and ignoring our sacrifices. My respect and sympathy for the Black community is gone. Insisting that "White" people are inherently racist and privileged is racist. It's not OK to generalize about any group of humans...except White people? Gay White humans are "privileged"? Really? We have no legal protections in North Carolina (as in most states) and a prevailing culture, that very much includes the Black community, that hates us. And, let's not forget or ignore that it is Black nations that will legally execute and imprison Gay humans. Point of fact, Latinos are not POC and are hardly a monolithic voting bloc. Including Asians in your narrative is equally laughable. A complete history of the world would include the fact that it was Black Africans who were actively involved in the slave trade and that "Black heroes" like Malcolm X were homophobic racists. I would also argue that "Black" Americans are not a monolith politically or culturally. A multicultural coalition including 43% of White Americans elected a Black President. A Black Senator from South Carolina, Black governors in Virginia and Massachusetts, etc. were elected with substantial White votes. Pontificating and generalizing about "White" people is narrowminded and bigoted. It will be very interesting to see how Mark Robinson does with Black voters when he runs for Governor. My prediction is very well.

Thanks so much Kburg for your insight and info!

THANK YOU!

Bloviators... Truest comment they made.

Nice article. Wonder why they didn't mention Honeywell.

https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/north-carolina/experiences/news/why-is-everyone-moving-to-this-southern-city Nice article.

5 or 6 tower cranes in DT Durham not including what's going to happen at ATC. For a downtown the size of Durham's that's impressive.

ATL wouldn't be on the list if it weren't for Delta.

We don't have any leadership in DC to fight for NC. NC is the redheaded stepchild of the South. How Brunswick County is NOT part of Wilmington's MSA as it always had been is only political. When corporations look at locations, the size of the MSA is a big factor. Fight back, NC

...and, the 85 Carolina corridor is home to 11 of the 16 million. Meanwhile, the rest of country has no idea.