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^^^ yes that is very tragic in the parking lot not inside the mall.  Concord police feel it is connected to a shooting near downtown Concord earlier in the day.  the teenage girl was caught in the cross fire (not sure if that is the final word on that yet but that appears to be the case)

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2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

^^^ yes that is very tragic in the parking lot not inside the mall.  Concord police feel it is connected to a shooting near downtown Concord earlier in the day.  the teenage girl was caught in the cross fire (not sure if that is the final word on that yet but that appears to be the case)

Simon does not own the parking lot of their mall? okay. 

Shootings like these are PART of the reason online retail is breaking records. 

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Charlotte makes the top 25 Rudest cities list coming in at #25.   Raleigh is much nicer.  

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/12/31/tbj-plus-duke-rings-in-the-new-year-how-rude-is.html

I must say I agree with this as when I was up in Raleigh's downtown last summer people kept telling me hello as I was walking the streets.  Maybe my camera gave me away as a tourist but they were sure friendly up there.    Raleigh #50 on the top 50 rudest cities list LOL.  Congrats Raleigh and they are nicer on the roads too.  

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15 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

and yet Forbes says we are one of the best places in 2020 for job seekers.  You can make these surveys say anything for sure.  From Where the Jobs will be in 2020, 

https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5de991a825ab5d0007006fd7/9-tie-charlotte-north-car/#6e2eebbe22e0

The methodology wallethub used was based on several weighted factors. Forbes does not list theirs at all, it could have been based on one factor for all we know. 

 

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Job Market – Total Points: 80

  • Job Opportunities: Double Weight (~6.53 Points)
    Note: This metric was calculated as follows: Number of Job Openings per Number of Population in Labor Force Minus Unemployment Rate.
  • Employment Growth: Double Weight (~6.53 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the rate of annual job growth adjusted by the working-age population growth.
  • Monthly Average Starting Salary: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
  • Unemployment Rate: Double Weight (~6.53 Points)
  • Underemployment Rate: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
  • Industry Variety: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
  • Employment Outlook: Double Weight (~6.53 Points)
    Note: This metric is based on the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
  • Automation Risk: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the share of jobs at risk for automation.
  • Job Security: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric was calculated as follows: (Number of Employees in 2018 – Number of Employees in 2017) / Number of Employees in 2017.
  • Job Satisfaction: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
  • Share of Engaged Workers*: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric is based on Gallup’s “State of the American Workplace” report. Gallup defines engaged employees as those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.
  • Retirement Access & Participation: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric considers only employer-based retirement plans.
  • Access to Employee Benefits: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the share of employees with private health insurance.
  • Presence of Work-Share Programs*: Half Weight (~1.63 Points)
    Note: This binary metric measures the presence or absence of state programs that allow employers to temporarily reduce work hours of employees instead of laying them off during economic downturns.
  • State’s Statute on Hiring Based on Salary History*: Half Weight (~1.63 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of salary history bans in a state.
  • Full-Time Employment: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the number of part-time employees for every 100 full-time employees.
  • Access to Internships: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the number of internships per total civilian population aged 16 to 24 years in the labor force.
  • 4+ Star Job Opportunities per Total People in Labor Force: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the number of job opportunities at 4+ star rated companies on Glasssdoor.com per the total people in the labor force.
  • Apprentice-Trainee Jobs as Share of Total Jobs Posted on Glassdoor.com: Half Weight (~1.63 Points)
    Note: Apprentice-trainee jobs refers to on-the-job training.
  • Share of Workers in Poverty: Double Weight (~6.53 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the share of employed residents whose incomes are below the poverty line.
  • Disability-Friendliness of Employers: Full Weight (~3.27 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the share of persons with disabilities who are employed.

Socio-economics – Total Points: 20

  • Median Annual Income: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric was adjusted for the cost of living.
  • Average Work & Commute Time: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the average length of a workday and the average commute time.
  • Transit Accessibility of Workplace: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the number of jobs accessible by a 30-minute transit ride per total civilian workforce.
  • Transit Score: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: Transit Score is a patented measure of how well a location is served by public transit.
  • Housing Affordability: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric was calculated as follows: Housing Costs (accounts for both rental and sale prices) / Median Annual Household Income.
  • Annual Transportation Costs: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
  • Safety: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the crime rate.
  • Family-Friendliness: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family” ranking.
  • Dating-Friendliness: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Cities for Singles” ranking.
  • Recreation-Friendliness: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
    Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “Best & Worst Cities for Recreation” ranking.

 

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41 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Now someone might have that new Chinese virus that came through RDU airport in NC.

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/01/24/officials-investigate-possible-coronavirus-case-in.html

16.5 million Americans visited a doctor due to influenza so far this season, 490,000 have been hospitalized, and 34,00 people have died from it. Influenza is already in our back yard and killing people daily.


https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/01/24/coronavirus-versus-flu-influenza-deadlier-than-wuhan-china-disease/4564133002/

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16 minutes ago, navigator319 said:

Much to do about nothing. Media found it new it story the last week. Wake me up when there a virus turning people into zombies.

 

 

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How dangerous is a coronavirus infection?

Usually coronavirus illnesses are fairly mild, affecting just the upper airway. But the new virus, as well as both SARS and MERS, are different.

Those three types of betacoronaviruses can latch onto proteins studding the outside of lung cells, and penetrate much deeper into the airway than cold-causing coronaviruses, says Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, M.D. The 2019 version is “a disease that causes more lung disease than sniffles,” Fauci says.

Damage to the lungs can make the viruses deadly. In 2003 and 2004, SARS killed nearly 10 percent of the 8,096 people in 29 countries who fell ill. A total of 774 people died, according to the World Health Organization.

MERS is even more deadly, claiming about 30 percent of people it infects. Unlike SARS, outbreaks of that virus are still simmering, Fauci says. Since 2012, MERS has caused 2,494 confirmed cases in 27 countries and killed 858 people.

MERS can spread from person to person, and some “superspreaders” have passed the virus on to many others. Most famously, 186 people contracted MERS after one businessman unwittingly brought the virus to South Korea in 2015 and spread it to others. Another superspreader who caught MERS from that man passed the virus to 82 people over just two days while being treated in a hospital emergency room (SN: 7/8/16).

Right now, 2019-nCoV appears to be less virulent, with about a 4 percent mortality rate. But that number is still a moving target as more cases are diagnosed, Fauci says. As of January 23, the new coronavirus had infected more than 581 people, with about a quarter of those becoming seriously ill, according to the WHO. By January 24, the number of reported infections had risen to at least 900.

An analysis of the illness in the first 41 patients diagnosed with 2019-nCoV from Wuhan, China suggests that the virus acts similarly to SARS and MERS. Like the other two, 2019-nCoV causes pneumonia. But unlike those viruses, the new one rarely produces runny noses or intestinal symptoms, researchers report January 24 in the Lancet. Most of the people affected in that first group were healthy, with fewer than a third having chronic medical conditions that could make them more vulnerable to infection.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-new-wuhan-coronavirus-stacks-up-against-sars-mers

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Continuum Global Solutions notified the N.C. Department of Commerce on Thursday that it will soon close the company's center at 2745 Whitehall Park Drive. Debra Davis, the director of human resources for Continuum, wrote in the company's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter of plans to lay off 383 workers and close its facility in Charlotte on April 30.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/01/31/call-center-to-shutter-in-charlotte-impacting.html

From a paywall article.

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Today's Charlotte Ledger - "Breaking News:  Observer parent McClatchey files for Bankruptcy"

"The Charlotte Observer’s parent company, McClatchy Co., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning — a confirmation of the struggles that newspapers have had adapting to a digital world.  Although widely seen as a mark of failure, bankruptcy could actually be a blessing, allowing McClatchy to shed a large portion of its $700M in debt and reorganize as a leaner company. Firms in bankruptcy continue running, and the Observer will keep operating as usual as its parent company works with creditors to reorganize its finances." 

"What’s the plan?  McClatchy says it already has a bankruptcy plan, which includes dumping off its pension obligations to a government agency, canceling its stock and wiping out about 60% of its debt to lenders in exchange for a stake in a reorganized company.  It says it hasn’t completed all those negotiations, and in bankruptcy court, there is no assurance that the company’s plan will prevail.  As a McClatchy news article of the filing put it:  “McClatchy and its creditors fell short of a fully pre-arranged bankruptcy, leaving open the possibility of a legal battle that could drag out.”  It would also mean new ownership.  The article says that “the likely new owners, if the court accepts the plan, would be led by hedge fund Chatham Asset Management LLC.”   Analysis:  As far as the day-to-day operation of the Observer, the bankruptcy filing shouldn’t mean much.  The paper, like others around the country, is still under financial pressure, but it still employs a lot of talented journalists.  It still probably has the biggest newsroom between Atlanta and D.C., with about 40 journalists — a far cry from the 250 or so it had more than a decade ago.  The bankruptcy filing is a confirmation of industry struggles that have been around for years — and that management was unable to respond effectively to rapidly changing conditions after taking on a lot of debt.  Having a new hedge-fund owner doesn’t sound like an ideal solution.  But there probably is no ideal solution to the newspaper industry’s woes."

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