KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted September 9, 2020 this is great news for the area manufacturing business. New Italian manufacturer sets up plant and US HQ in Mooresville. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/09/09/italian-manufacturer-fitt-group-mooresville-nc.html 120,000 sq ft new build 144 new jobs. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted September 15, 2020 Top cities for starting a business in 2020 and Charlotte is in the top 25. (Raleigh and Nashville do a little better) so says Inc. Magazine. https://www.inc.com/surge-cities 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rancenc 2771 Report post Posted September 15, 2020 Good to see that the film industry is heading back into a pre-Covid mode...... https://www.nccommerce.com/news/press-releases/film-production-resumes-north-carolina 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted September 17, 2020 If this was a new company coming to town it would be front page news. Amazon hiring 2400 new people for its Charlotte facilities according to the Biz Journal this morning. They number all their facilities CLT1. CLT2 etc. They now have 7 open or in progress. first facility was the Amazon Sortation center in Concord by the airport now 2 more facilities in Cabarrus 1 M sq ft in Kannapolis, new Amazon Delivery Hub in Concord on Goodman Rd just opened. 3 in Cabarrus county. 4 facilities in Charlotte: one on Old Dowd and Wilkinson, 2nd one at Wilkinson Commerce Park a few blocks away, the huge multilevel warehouse at I-85/485 on former airport property and the the newest is at WestPark off Performance Rd off Sam Wilson and it is over 500K sq. ft. 4 in Mecklenburg county. ""A spokeswoman for the company tells CBJ its latest hiring spree will include 2,400 positions at its facilities in the Charlotte region. It's part of a push to add 100,000 full- and part-time employees across the country for its network. Amazon is also hiring remote workers for corporate and tech positions."" 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted September 30, 2020 1000 new jobs at new Amazon facility in west Charlotte the 5th such facility in the metro area. Since 1000s of retail and restaurant and hotel jobs have been lost this is welcome news I would think esp. with the starting hourly at $15. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/09/30/amazon-charlotte-westpark-85-1000-jobs.html 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CLT2014 2521 Report post Posted September 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, KJHburg said: 1000 new jobs at new Amazon facility in west Charlotte the 5th such facility in the metro area. Since 1000s of retail and restaurant and hotel jobs have been lost this is welcome news I would think esp. with the starting hourly at $15. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/09/30/amazon-charlotte-westpark-85-1000-jobs.html How many more years until we are all working in an Amazon warehouse LOL. These things are growing like weeds while other businesses drop like dominoes around us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted September 30, 2020 1 minute ago, CLT2014 said: How many more years until we are all working in an Amazon warehouse LOL. These things are growing like weeds while other businesses drop like dominoes around us. they are good transitional jobs some will work while in college or right after until they get work experience. they do provide a way to move up and with their growth there would be advancement opportunities. as for me done my time in a warehouse way back with Royal Insurance had a warehouse here in town just for forms and supplies. Like my job at McDonalds as a fry cook just a notch on the belt of my employment history. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrodvt 1434 Report post Posted September 30, 2020 not necessarily good news imho. but whatever, good info. 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsurfer 714 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, CLT2014 said: How many more years until we are all working in an Amazon warehouse LOL. These things are growing like weeds while other businesses drop like dominoes around us. Sad, but good question. I swear I can't find a many young folks who have the imagination to run a smaller scale distribution warehouse by themselves. I only have a couple of relatives, and, even they are enamored of big names. You have to really have a lot of confidence to do it on your own. Creating something that Amazon will sell for you will only take you so far. I'm pretty bitter about the big fish eating little fish thing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrodvt 1434 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 ^ I hate what they've done to independent book stores and so many other lines of business. I also hate myself for continuing to buy from them all the time to save a few bucks and get good shipping and returns. ;-) 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHart 409 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 14 hours ago, KJHburg said: they are good transitional jobs some will work while in college or right after until they get work experience. they do provide a way to move up and with their growth there would be advancement opportunities. as for me done my time in a warehouse way back with Royal Insurance had a warehouse here in town just for forms and supplies. Like my job at McDonalds as a fry cook just a notch on the belt of my employment history. Unfortunately this isn't the 60's anymore and there really aren't transitional jobs like there used to be thought of anymore. They pay $15/hr because that is the minimum it takes to get people to stay working under their warehouse conditions and they still have insanely high turnover. Do you think Amazon is pulling people out of warehouses for management positions because they're quick with a broom and always have a smile like they used to? These 1000's of jobs across the country at distribution centers that are just temporary placeholders because right now for a few years until they get everything completely automated. Honestly if these jobs lasted 5 years here I would be surprised.. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 I guess you are misunderstanding me. I am saying many will work jobs like this while in school, community college as a 2nd job and transition to other jobs after getting a work history. Good luck eliminating all humans at distribution warehouses we are a LONG way from ever seeing that. I don't shop at Amazon for anything. Nothing so I am not contributing to their growth. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrodvt 1434 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 Adding sweat shop jobs with very high injury rates isn't necessarily good news was my only point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Devil 729 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, elrodvt said: Adding sweat shop jobs with very high injury rates isn't necessarily good news was my only point. Why do you call them sweat shop jobs? On average they pay 18+ an hour for unskilled labor. Not many companies doing that right now. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrodvt 1434 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 Have a look at the various expose that have come out recently. I believe there was a 60 minutes and a frontline? Employees are treated like crap and put in dangerous positions. Their injury rates are much higher than normal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Devil 729 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, elrodvt said: Have a look at the various expose that have come out recently. I believe there was a 60 minutes and a frontline? Employees are treated like crap and put in dangerous positions. Their injury rates are much higher than normal. A sweat shop is a form of slave labor, I think it is pretty gross to compare the plight of human trafficking and overseas child labor in its various forms, to people working at an Amazon factory. Especially a company who added 100,000 jobs in one of the recessions we have seen... but thats just me... 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclark 329 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said: A sweat shop is a form of slave labor, I think it is pretty gross to compare the plight of human trafficking and overseas child labor in its various forms, to people working at an Amazon factory. Especially a company who added 100,000 jobs in one of the recessions we have seen... but thats just me... Yep. I've got a few professional musician friends who've recently taken jobs at Amazon to hold them over during COVID... it's been a lifesaver for them and their families. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrodvt 1434 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 Sweat shop was not a carefully chosen phrase. I always thought it just meant a crap job. So, ok... The point though was these are jobs of last resort and getting more of those may or may not be good... Depends if they take up oxygen that might've been put to better use. I imagine NC, given our limited labor protections, is a good spot for them to place these jobs. 43 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said: A sweat shop is a form of slave labor, I think it is pretty gross to compare the plight of human trafficking and overseas child labor in its various forms, to people working at an Amazon factory. Especially a company who added 100,000 jobs in one of the recessions we have seen... but thats just me... Geeze give me a break. That was obviously not the intent. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHart 409 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, elrodvt said: Geeze give me a break. That was obviously not the intent. Lol no kidding: Sweatshop noun a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted October 1, 2020 in other news not all good not all bad but the effects on the current commercial real estate market. some sectors like warehousing booming others more stagnant and some like retail just big uncertainty. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/10/01/interface-carolinas-conference-covid-19.html In other news that would be good for office space developers and property owners work at home fatigue seems to be setting in more and more. https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2020/10/01/work-from-home-fatigue-may-be-setting-in 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hushpuppy321 1693 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 Just saw this quote in the CBJ ”At the end of Q3, the Charlotte market had 6.4 million square feet of office space under construction, including 2 million square feet in uptown and 2.5 million square feet in midtown and South End. Much of that space will be delivering in the first half of next year.” Anyone care to tell me what projects they are talking about that make up the 2 Million SF for Uptown and the 2.5 Million SF for Midtown/SouthEnd? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Devil 729 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Hushpuppy321 said: Just saw this quote in the CBJ ”At the end of Q3, the Charlotte market had 6.4 million square feet of office space under construction, including 2 million square feet in uptown and 2.5 million square feet in midtown and South End. Much of that space will be delivering in the first half of next year.” Anyone care to tell me what projects they are talking about that make up the 2 Million SF for Uptown and the 2.5 Million SF for Midtown/SouthEnd? Uptown: Honeywell, DE2, LU2, FNB, Ally SouthEnd: Lowes, Spectrum, Hawkin Project, Small LoSo office, The one with the park, Thats just off the top of my head. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted October 9, 2020 Charlotte one of the top 10 cities for millenials according to Rentcafe. Actually coming in #6 https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/real-estate-news/the-hottest-cities-for-millennial-renters/ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted October 9, 2020 this and the Centene new office and tech center is probably the best news this year in Charlotte. Wake Forest and Atrium finalize their deal. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/10/09/atrium-health-wake-forest-strategic-combination.html?iana=hpmvp_clt_news_headline 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67939 Report post Posted October 9, 2020 here is a story the view from Winston and yes Charlotte is but soon to be no longer the largest US city without a medical school. This is win win for Charlotte, WFU Baptist, and both cities. https://journalnow.com/business/local/wake-forest-baptist-atrium-health-merge-into-a-single-enterprise-to-be-based-in-charlotte/article_a9ed0202-0a40-11eb-8859-1ff9b81e1389.html#tracking-source=home-top-story 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
