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[videtur quam contuor]

My sister's marker is in that cemetery and I have spaces for me there and I consider it meaningful, historic, lasting. 

[go_vertical]

I don't think graves should be moved ever. That's supposed to be their final resting place and I feel that should be honored. 

[SouthEndCLT811]

Enter thread to read Tech News, instead it's about whether or not to move graves lol

[tozmervo]

This thread is going wildly off track, but there's a great Planet Money story about cemeteries in the US and how unique "forever" is to this country. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/04/17/603360426/how-american-cemeteries-promise-to-keep-your-grave-forever

(the podcast episode goes a lot more in depth than the video: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/27/464628054/episode-679-you-asked-for-it) 

Edited July 19, 2019 by tozmervo

[UrbanCharlotte]

A lot can be done to improve the connectivity of Elmwood Cemetery to the urban fabric, but removing it would be thoughtless and lazy. There is a lot of undeveloped land just within 277. As the urban core grows, places such as these should be planned around carefully, not removed...

[Brendv7]

40 minutes ago, go_vertical said:

I don't think graves should be moved ever. That's supposed to be their final resting place and I feel that should be honored. 

I know I am continuing the tangent, but while I appreciate the desire of a meaningful location to go and honor a person’s memory, if graves were never moved ever, do you realize how impractical that would be? I remember being surprised during my funeral and cemetery law class at Wake (yes, that is a thing) at how unique the American outlook on death is. Pump the body full of chemicals, place it in the Cadillac of coffins, and put it in the ground on a plot we expect to remain untouched for perpetuity. If everyone did that it’d be only a matter of time before the amount of space occupied by the dead starts to seriously hamper the living. 

[videtur quam contuor]

Another view:

https://www.colma.ca.gov/departments/cemeteries/

[go_vertical]

Maybe saying "ever" is a bit much. Sometimes situations arise that may require moving, and in absolute necessary occasions I'm OK with that, but I would not agree with one of my ancestors being relocated for a tower or a grand pedestrian path. It just doesn't sit well with me. 

[Nick2]

Sorry for my part in helping take the tangent further. Btw, I think those who disagree with me on this have very valid points. I just don't feel the same reverence for the final resting place, moreso it's the memory of the person and who they were. That's what is important to me.

 

I'll try to get this back on topic. According to CBREs annual tech talent report, Charlotte added tech jobs at the second fastest rate in the 50 cities that were studied in North America (beaten by Toronto). The QC saw its tech talent pool increase by 48.4% from 2013 to 2018! 

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-shines-among-top-tech-markets/967881940

[KJHburg]

This thread literally went down a dead end. 

Here is a story about another exciting Charlotte tech startup Kanari a digital music collaboration app

https://www.americaninno.com/charlotte/profiles-charlotte/kanari-wants-to-help-musicians-share-and-collaborate-wherever-they-are/

[King of the Queen City]

6 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

This thread literally went down a dead end. 

It’s six feet under.

[nicholas]

4 hours ago, King of the Queen City said:

It’s six feet under.

This is r/punpatrol! Put your hands in the air!

[KJHburg]

Stratifyd raises $10M another Charlotte tech startup success story.

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/08/07/charlotte-ai-analytics-startup-stratifyd-raises-10m-in-new-capital/

[KJHburg]

Many of these of the INC's fastest growing companies from Charlotte are tech but not all which is good and shows diversification.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/08/15/ranked-the-charlotte-area-s-10-fastest-growing.html

[KJHburg]

Charlotte automation software startup attracts $2 M in capital.  

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/08/16/charlotte-startup-automation-intellect-backed-by-cofounders-capital-raises-2m/

[joenc]

Since Salesforce now has an office here with the acquisition of MapAnything, when are we getting a Salesforce tower? Read somewhere that there are 9 of them now

[atlrvr]

Two different NYC based startups announced as part of capital raises that a portion of proceeds will be used for Charlotte offices.

Better.com

Health Nomad

[Scribe]

15 hours ago, joenc said:

Since Salesforce now has an office here with the acquisition of MapAnything, when are we getting a Salesforce tower? Read somewhere that there are 9 of them now

I was just at the Salesforce Tower in London (old Heron Tower)... would love another 700+ft tower in Charlotte!

BTW, that part of London (around Liverpool Station) is exploding with growth. Felt like our Stonewall corridor.

[tozmervo]

1 hour ago, Scribe said:

I was just at the Salesforce Tower in London (old Heron Tower)... would love another 700+ft tower in Charlotte!

BTW, that part of London (around Liverpool Station) is exploding with growth. Felt like our Stonewall corridor.

Did you get blown off the sidewalk?

[Scribe]

2 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Did you get blown off the sidewalk?

Fortunately, no...

[KJHburg]

I know we talked about this report before but here is a great summary from CBRE on Scoring Top Tech Talent.

Charlotte had the 4th biggest brain gain in North America after Toronto, San Fran Bay area and Seattle.   That is very impressive. 

and we are the 2nd fastest tech jobs market in the last 5 years looking at the top 50 markets

http://www.cbre.us/people-and-offices/corporate-offices/charlotte/charlotte-media-center/cbres-annual-scoring-tech-talent-report-charlotte-scores-top-ranks-in-tech-labor-pool-growth

No wonder Lowes is opening their tech center here, and home grown firms like AvidXchange and Lendingtree are growing not to mention outposts of lots of tech companies like Credit Karma, Nomad, etc.  

[J-Rob]

AvidXchange continuing to grow...

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/08/27/charlottes-avidxchange-to-acquire-mississippi.html?iana=hpmvp_clt_news_headline

[U_R_]

I'm feel like an idiot because I have no idea what I am posting about, but this seems like it fits in as fintech. (or I could just be wrong 0_0)

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a family of fixed income volatility indices, including the prominent Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate (“MOVE”) family of indices, from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/79418/ice-acquires-move-index-from-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch

 

 

[KJHburg]

14 minutes ago, Ric0_0 said:

I'm feel like an idiot because I have no idea what I am posting about, but this seems like it fits in as fintech. (or I could just be wrong 0_0)

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a family of fixed income volatility indices, including the prominent Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate (“MOVE”) family of indices, from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/79418/ice-acquires-move-index-from-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch

 

 

Interesting thing many people do not know is that the NYSE is owned by an Atlanta based firm and now they are buying some indices from Bank of America.  

[atlrvr]

I don't think this news affects Charlotte in anyway, but I do expect rival London Stock Exchange Group to expand significantly in Charlotte (current local offices are in Fort Mill)