The Charlotte Startup Turning Used Wheels Into a Real Marketplace
WheelPrice, built by college friends, has spent three years making the enthusiast wheel trade less sketchy — bootstrapped, five people, and an…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
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A Charlotte Startup Got to Unveil BBS's First-Ever Truck and SUV Wheel
WheelPrice's founders previewed BBS's first-ever truck and SUV wheel for a NASCAR Sundays crowd — the first time the storied German manufacturer has built for trucks and SUVs, and a measure of how far the Charlotte…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
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Queen City Garage Launches Its Charlotte Development Program at Florence This Weekend
Queen City Garage launches its competitive development program at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
Atrium Moves to Take Control of WakeMed in $2 Billion Combination. Wake County's Vote Monday Is the First Real Test.
Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a strategic combination Friday that would make Atrium the sole corporate member of the WakeMed nonprofit.
Jack Beckett·May 1, 2026
SMBC Group Commits to 2,000 Charlotte Jobs in $76 Million Incentive Deal
SMBC Group, the banking arm of one of Japan's three largest financial institutions, has committed to 2,000 jobs in Charlotte over six years in…
Jack Beckett·Apr 20, 2026
Bokhari and Egleston Join The Southern Group to Open Charlotte Lobbying Office
Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston will lead The Southern Group's new Charlotte office, arguing the city's business community needs steadier influence…
Jack Beckett·Jan 22, 2026
Why Scout Motors Picked Charlotte For Its U.S. Hub And What Mecklenburg County Put On The Table
Scout Motors picked Charlotte's Plaza Midwood for its U.S. hub, promising 1,200 high-wage jobs and $200 million in investment in exchange for…
Jack Beckett·Dec 3, 2025
Wells Fargo's $10 Million Fine Vanishes: A Charlotte Perspective on Accountability
Wells Fargo's last fake‑accounts case ends with a $0 fine for a former executive, drawing outrage from a Charlotte writer duped by the bank.
Jack Beckett·Oct 24, 2025
Corporate and Crypto Donors Bankroll Trump's $300 Million White House Ballroom
Dozens of America's most powerful companies and billionaires are bankrolling President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom — a project built on…
Jack Beckett·Oct 23, 2025
Unincorporated South Mecklenburg Plan: What the New Policy Map Does and When You Can Weigh In
A tiny unincorporated wedge south of Pineville is holding up rezonings. The county's new policy map keeps most of it single-family and unlocks a…
Jack Beckett·Sep 25, 2025
Why The Charlotte Mercury Publishes Under Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0
The Charlotte Mercury drops paywalls and adopts a Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 license, betting that open reuse drives reach, trust, and civic…
Jack Beckett·Jul 10, 2025
Tito's Tops, Tequila Surges: Mecklenburg County Hits Record $71M in Liquor Sales
Mecklenburg County liquor sales hit $71M, with tequila climbing and whiskey sinking. Tito's still king.
Jack Beckett·Jul 7, 2025