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Walmart drones are now flying over Charlotte. More are coming
Don't be surprised to see more drones zipping through the Charlotte sky as Wing grows its delivery service with Walmart, and its competitor Zipline eyes expansion here. Why it matters: Charlotte's fast population growth and sprawling suburban landscape make it an attractive market for these futuristic services, from the autonomous ride-hailing showdown to the drone-delivery race . The latest: Wing is now delivering packages from seven Walmart stores, with two more coming. If you're in the delivery zone, orders can be taken via the Walmart and Wing apps. Customers can buy up to 2.5 pounds of groceries, household items, toys and over-the-counter medicine, and it will arrive "in as fast as 30 minutes," the Alphabet-owned company says. The average time is 23 minutes. Zoom out: California-based Zipline says Charlotte is on its radar. It's kickstarted the permitting process with the city to build four drone charging towers on a half-acre site on General Drive near Carowinds, filings show. The towers are typically the size of a light pole with outward arms for drones to dock when they're not making deliveries. Zipline previously announced a partnership with Advocate Health to start delivering prescriptions, labs and medical supplies in 2027. A company
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Goodwill to roll out necessary extra step for returns starting November 1 – or you won’t get money back
RETURNS will become more difficult for Goodwill shoppers than ever before once a new policy takes effect in just a few days. This coming change will even make some items unreturnable if they were put out on shelves without a key addition. Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont announced a...
Charlotte Observer
NC grocery chain is expanding again in Charlotte area as competition intensifies
A North Carolina grocery chain is expanding in the Charlotte region, with its next location planned for the Lake Norman area amid heated competition. Lowes Foods will anchor Terrell Town Center at 9210 Sherrills Ford Road in Catawba County, Charlotte-based developer MVP Properties plans show. The Terrell store will be nearly 51,000 square feet. “We are working with the developer on the site, but it’s very early in the planning process,” the Winston-Salem-based grocer confirmed Tuesday. A 20-year lease agreement with Lowes Foods, MVP and Terrell Town Center Investors was filed Oct. 14, county property records show. The development at N.C. Highway 150 and Sherrills Ford Road also includes a Chipotle Mexican Grill and two other parcels, MVP’s plans show. The Lowes Foods site in Terrell is less than a mile east of Publix at The Village Shoppes , 7883 Village Center N., in Sherrills Ford.
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Wegmans Ballantyne Marks Chain’s Largest Weekday Opening Ever
Wegmans announced that it welcomed more than 25,000 customers on Oct. 14 at its new Ballantyne store, the grocer’s largest weekday opening to date. Record sales continued throughout opening week as the company celebrated its entrance into the Charlotte, North Carolina, region, the Rochester, New York-based grocer said. Hundreds...
Charlotte Stories
$700 Million Brooklyn Village Finally Moving Forward in Uptown Charlotte
Charlotte-based First & Early Capital is proposing at least 631,000 square feet of development on the project’s 5.8-acre first phase. The firm bought the property for $24.3 million this summer after the previous development effort collapsed. County commissioners reviewed the new framework Tuesday night. A formal vote could come...
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Inside Nucor: How Charlotte’s Steel Giant Turns Scrap Into a $32 Billion Business
Inside Carolina Companies | Charlotte, North Carolina | Document-based business analysis, October 22, 2026. This is an interpretation of public filings and company statements, not a company interview. The unglamorous materials behind American infrastructure are often more important than the consumer brands on its surface. An office building, data center,...
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Charlotte Airport Workers Strike After Cabin Cleaner, 55, Dies in Extreme Heat
Colleen Coates was a 55-year-old cabin cleaner at Charlotte Douglas International Airport when she collapsed on a jet bridge while waiting to clean an American Airlines aircraft. She could not be resuscitated. Her death has since become a rallying point for airport contractors demanding safer conditions and basic protections on the job.
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Charlotte’s Groundbreakers Conference looks to diversify land-use professions
Real estate is big business in Charlotte. Yet, Black representation remains low in land-related professions. Take architecture, for example: nationwide, Blacks represent fewer than 2% of the profession. To address these disparities, Racheal Baker, a Charlotte attorney with a background in urban planning, is hosting a four-day conference for Black...
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Airport workers want protections in new airport lease deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The City of Charlotte is working on a new 10 and a half year lease for the airport. Simply put, the city is the landlord and the airlines are the tenants. If a deal is reached the city will provide $2.1 billion dollars in airport upgrades — that would include new gates and a tunnel. Airport workers are using the opportunity to be a part of the conversation hoping to get workplace protections included in the agreement.
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American Airlines Most Senior Flight Attendant, Now 83, Looks To Retire
Carol Fair was two dozen years into her career as a Piedmont Airlines flight attendant on June 15, 1987, the day she worked the first Charlotte-London flight, an early indication that Charlotte – then a mid-sized Southern city – would become one of the country's most important airline hubs.
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Charlotte Flex Office Building Flips for $11M as Market Tightens
A flex office building tucked near Charlotte Douglas International Airport just changed hands for $11 million, netting its owner a tidy markup over what it paid just three years earlier. CB Equities sold Forest Park IV at 600 Forest Point Circle in southwest Charlotte, capping off a repositioning play that began when the firm bought the property for $9.2 million back in 2023.
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Rock Hill Lands $60M Loan For Million-Square-Foot Firetower 77 Warehouse
A roughly 100-acre stretch of land along Fire Tower Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina is about to host one of the largest industrial buildings in the region after developers secured a $60.07 million construction loan for the project. The facility, called Firetower 77, will span 1,002,205 square feet once complete, cementing York County's growing status as an extension of Charlotte's booming logistics corridor.
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Fort Mill School Board Votes to Seek Role in York County Silfab Lawsuit
The Fort Mill School Board voted Friday to have the district ask a judge for permission to join the court case between York County and Silfab Solar over the company’s Fort Mill plant. The vote came at a special called meeting after board members met in executive session with district counsel. The board instructed district...
Charlotte Observer
Wells Fargo wins legal battle against former CEO over millions he sought after scandal
Wells Fargo gained a victory in a legal battle against former CEO Timothy Sloan , who claims the bank owes him $34 million in compensation following his 2019 departure, according to California state court records. Sloan filed a lawsuit in 2023 against the San Francisco-based bank , which has its largest employment hub in the Charlotte region. According to his complaint, the bank promised him bonuses and multiple stock awards. However, Wells Fargo argued that Sloan is not entitled to the money, according to an April 2024 filing with the Superior Court of California. On Friday, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christine Van Aken granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment, ending the lawsuit in the bank’s favor before reaching trial. The document explaining the judge’s decision contains confidential information and was ordered to remain sealed. Lawyers from both parties were instructed to prepare a redacted version for the public record. Wells Fargo declined to comment. Sloan’s attorney, David Lowe, said, “We strongly disagree with the court’s decision, which we believe does not align with the evidence before the court. We are considering our next steps.” Roots of the lawsuit and sales scandal Sloan retired in 2019 after a massive