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On 3/19/2019 at 9:04 PM, KJHburg said:

No but it is highly rumored that one day they will move south.  Personally as execs and corporately as a company.  they could save lots and lots of money here  and be closer to their main plant.   and yes Charlotte is the natural fit for BWM due to proximity to Spartanburg as Mercedes with their largest plant in Alabama was for now in Atlanta Mercedes Benz North America.  

The Bimmer Dome at Bank of America Stadium has a good ring to it. 

Any news about a BMW engine plant on the I77 corridor?  They do want to build an engine plant here in the US at some point, somewhere south of Rock Hill would be a good fit.  

And, I’ll take the US HQ too.

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Now we can be the big BANANA again! Dole Foods moving corporate HQ from California to uptown!  ""Dole Food Co. is growing its business in the Charlotte region.  The agricultural company, the worl

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3 hours ago, CLT_sc said:

Any news about a BMW engine plant on the I77 corridor?  They do want to build an engine plant here in the US at some point, somewhere south of Rock Hill would be a good fit.  

And, I’ll take the US HQ too.

I have not heard of this engine plant but given SC's track record with them they would strong consider SC for sure but I would not count any site in NC especially the mega sites out either.

BMW could save so much moving their North American HQ to Charlotte nonstop flights back to their home Munich. 

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2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I have not heard of this engine plant but given SC's track record with them they would strong consider SC for sure but I would not count any site in NC especially the mega sites out either.

BMW could save so much moving their North American HQ to Charlotte nonstop flights back to their home Munich. 

They would save a lot moving here.  Maybe Harris can pair the new engine plant (including electrics) and the North American HQ west of Charlotte Douglas.  

We did come in 2nd for Toyota’s NA HQ, we would definitely be at the top of BMW’s list.

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Atrium Health has signed a letter of intent with Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University to develop a partnership that would bring a four-year medical school to Charlotte.


The groups announced the letter today and look to sign an agreement by the end of the year.
“Phenomenal things can happen when like-minded partners, committed to the same transformative vision, come together in new ways to better serve our patients and communities,” said Gene Woods, president and CEO of Atrium Health, in a statement. "We can truly transform health care throughout North Carolina and far beyond."
Plans include building a Wake Forest School of Medicine campus in Charlotte that would be the region's first four-year medical school.
Few details are available about the impending partnership and what it means for each group's operations. Atrium said it is "the very beginning of in-depth discussions."


https://www.bizjournals.com/charlott..._news_headline
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This is big news as it might open up a HUGE redevelopment site on edge of uptown Charlotte.  Hope it does stay in NC!  https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/04/11/nc-legislators-are-working-on-154m-incentive.html?

could be a stadium site of course too.  

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W. Frank Dowd started Charlotte Pipe Foundry in 1901 in Dilworth. At that time Dilworth was a separate community and not yet part of Charlotte. The businesses and homes in this new area and others accessible by the adjoining rail line offered fertile opportunity for this new business that required shipping heavy materials both in and out. The original foundry was at 1530 South Boulevard. There is a historical marker in the walk there to note the event. This is between Rai lay Thai restaurant and South End Dentistry.

There was another foundry for mechanical and industrial items and machinery at the current Sullivans Steakhouse location in the 1800 block of South, again on the rail line. This foundry existed until the 1970's at least. I recall it but the name escapes me now. Technology at this period involved hammers and fire.

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8 hours ago, kermit said:

Pushback against Amazon in Nashville is gaining momentum:

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/apr/15/nashville-amazon-deal-sparks-backlash-from-both-left-and-right

They have already approved the incentives little late at this point.  Amazon has its haters for sure but this is going to fizzle out just like the opposition in Northern VA where leases have already been signed.  

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I don’t think that Amazon’s NY HQ is truly dead.  There was no news after Governor Cuomo made a personal appeal to Bezos (I.e., Bezos didn’t say no).  In the meantime, Bezos is buying a $60m condo at 220 Central Park South.   Furthermore, NY's latest budget declawed the board that was empowered to thwart the deal.

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I don’t think that Amazon’s NY HQ is truly dead.  There was no news after Governor Cuomo made a personal appeal to Bezos (I.e., Bezos didn’t say no).  In the meantime, Bezos is buying a $60m condo at 220 Central Park South.

Bezos buying a 60m condo is like one of us buying a stick of gum.

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Bezos buying a 60m condo is like one of us buying a stick of gum.

I want to get back to the topic of Charlotte before we get another shi.tfest.

 

I have my fingers crossed for a 900'+ tower from BB&T.

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Which is, ironically, what 220 Central Park South looks like. 

That was built into the joke lol. More like a USB drive.

 

I would really like a similar design for BB&T but darker. I think that would be conservative enough for them. It would be value engineered like crazy I'm sure.

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14 minutes ago, kermit said:

^ I am totally confused by how any warehouse (let alone a pet food warehouse) can account for 1,250 jobs.

Order pullers,  receiving etc but the big one would be order pullers. It is 700.000 sq ft.  Online pet food retailer owned by Petsmart.  

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The average wage for the jobs is projected to be $28,388 per year.

Sure 1,200 jobs sounds good, but this average wage is paltry.

$15 an hour... @ 40hrs per week, 48weeks per year. But doubt many will be working a full 40. 

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