Concord city council members will vote this week on whether to give a local flight training center a $56,527 tax rebate over three years to expand. FlyRight is a training center located across the street from the Concord Regional Airport. The company plans to invest $5 million to build a second flight simulator. Concord City Manager Brian Hiatt says he hopes this will translate to more business for the airport.
What's an airport without a control tower? One that can expect to see a lot less traffic. As part of the sequestration cuts to the federal budget, the Federal Aviation Administration has given the city of Concord official notice that it will end the contract that funds the tower program at Concord Regional Airport.
Concord Mills mall features a carousel in its food court. It once claimed to be the state's top visitor attraction. It may soon add a 30,000 square foot aquarium to the mall.
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Johnny Seagraves drove from Greensboro, N.C. to buy a rifle from Bass Pro Shops with his wife Ginny. Bass Pro Shops will open a second store in Cary, N.C. by early 2014.
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Aamir Saleem helps his parents look after a kiosk selling Indian-style accessories at the Concord Mills mall.
So when I first arrived in Charlotte, I was handed the latest edition of a book called the Insider's Guide to Charlotte. It had the usual highlights you would expect, but then I saw something really strange. It says Concord Mills Mall is the state's top tourist destination.
If you’re a coffee drinker, there’s a good chance you’ve had a cup of S&D Coffee and don’t know it. The Concord-based company supplies McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Circle K, and Krispy Kreme, among others, with coffee, tea, and creamers. S&D has over 600 employees in the state and now plans to add another 200 to that count.
