Marshall Terry

This Fourth of July weekend is expected to set travel records. But Charlotte Douglas is not the only airport in the region that many travelers will be passing through. About half an hour northeast of Charlotte, Concord-Padgett Regional Airport is emerging as an alternative. The airport has more than doubled its monthly passenger totals over the last three years, according to data from the city of Concord. For more, WFAE's Marshall Terry is joined now by the Charlotte Ledger’s Tony Mecia for our segment BizWorthy.

Hemp gummies, cannabis-infused drinks, and other similar products live in a legal gray zone, but they're big business in North Carolina. They accounted for $3.2 billion in revenue last year, according to Whitney Economics. If you’ve ever bought an intoxicating hemp product yourself, how did you know exactly what was in it? It’s on the label, right? Well, it’s not as straightforward as it seems, according to an investigation by reporter Jeffrey Billman of The Assembly. He joins WFAE's Marshall Terry to talk more about it.

A long-unfinished high-rise in Fort Mill might soon be coming down. The 21-story Heritage Tower was built four decades ago as part of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Christian-themed amusement park, Heritage USA. The park closed in the late 1980s following bankruptcy and a sex scandal involving Jim Bakker. For more, WFAE's Marshall Terry is joined by the Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey for our segment BizWorthy.

Remember a few months ago when we told you Charlotte ranked number 2 in job creation last year only behind New York City? Well, the Labor Department has now revised those numbers and Charlotte fell a few places. But we’re still near the top of U.S. cities. For more on what’s behind the change, the Charlotte Ledger’s Tony Mecia joined for our segment BizWorthy.

It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. A recent viral social media video makes this claim about a bill in the North Carolina House: “You can murder women for using birth control. This bill says that you can kill me.” For more, WFAE's Marshall Terry is joined by Paul Specht of WRAL.

Charlotte City Council has been saying a word the business community isn't used to hearing a lot more lately: no. The council's latest "no" is in the form of a 150-day moratorium on new data centers. After decades of growth in the pursuit of becoming a world-class city, some are saying it's time to do more about the growing pains many in our community are feeling. For more, Marshall Terry is joined by The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey for our segment BizWorthy.

There was a raucous public hearing before Charlotte City Council this week over data centers and a possible 150-day pause on their development. The Charlotte Ledger business newsletter’s Ashley Fahey was there, and she joins Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and just in time for the Memorial Day holiday, Lake Lure is reopening. It had been closed since Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina almost two years ago. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter looked at what the reopening means for the area, which is heavily dependent on tourism. The Ledger’s Tony Mecia joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

One critically endangered species that calls North Carolina home now has five more members. Three male and two female red wolf pups were born this month at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. To talk more about red wolves, Marshall Terry is joined by Katerina Ramos. She’s the red wolf education and outreach coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.

Last week at this time, we talked about big changes in the works for part of South Tryon in uptown Charlotte. This week, we are going to talk about big changes that could be coming to a prominent block in Plaza Midwood. The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter’s Ashley Fahey joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.