February 9, 2015
N.C. Gov. McCrory calls for preservation tax credit renewal in Salisbury appearance
N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory says renewing the state’s historic preservation tax credits is vital to communities small and large because they bring jobs and economic development throughout North Carolina.
He remembers attending Catawba College in the 1970s when students “didn’t come to downtown Salisbury.” Today after 40 years of redevelopment, it’s a vibrant spot for businesses and residents.
“Now downtown is a destination,” McCrory says, speaking this morning in Salisbury. He and Susan Kluttz, secretary…
The Nob Hill corridor is known for its popular independent restaurants and unique, locally owned boutique retailers. But the retail offerings have dwindled a bit in recent months with the closures of The A Store, Savvy Boutique and Dawg Gone Good, to name a few. There are stalwarts that continue to weather the big box and online storm, like Izzy Martin, Elsa Ross, Beeps, Birdland and many others. New retailers have opened and flourished, too — such as Julia Jones’ Kouture Konsignment.
A New York real estate investment firm has acquired Chestnut Hill Tower, a 228-unit apartment building at 7600 Stenton Ave. in Philadelphia, for $24.5 million, according to property records.
It looks like World of Beer has found a home in Cincinnati.
Undeterred by the rainy weather outside, members of the Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Monday expected to give the state’s solar industry a big lift.