A 65-year-old Gastonia man wanted in a 2018 statutory-rape case was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Kansas City and is being held in Missouri pending extradition.

Lithuania’s SBA Home opened a $70M factory in Mocksville, producing IKEA lines and promising about 250 jobs as the plant ramps up. Local leaders say production and hiring are underway.

Do Greater Charlotte is rebranding its hubs as Sparkhouse — pairing a 20,000-sq-ft Uptown buildout with an 8,000-sq-ft West Charlotte lab to boost youth entrepreneurship. City and private funding are backing the work.

IMC Metals America will open a copper rod mill at its Shelby plant, adding dozens of local manufacturing jobs and boosting supply for energy and telecom projects.

Union County deputies say a Wingate home yielded about 36 kilograms of meth, nine firearms and one arrest; the suspect is held on a $1M secured bond.

An Etowah Forest Service worker says USDA blocked him from a 2025 resignation program and has filed a pro se lawsuit alleging age discrimination.

Experts at a Charlotte Business Journal panel say tenant demand and data‑center projects are piling pressure on power, labor and steel supply across the region. Growth is real — but so are the frictions.

Laurel Park in SouthPark has launched weekend brunch with ricotta waffles, Cajun shrimp-and-grits and several Eggs Benedict options.

Nearly $1.7 billion sits in North Carolina's unclaimed property fund; state officials are stepping up outreach to return money to rightful owners.

New Orleans-based JECohen topped $100M in assets under management on Jan. 31, 2026 as the firm prepares a Cotton Exchange headquarters renovation and street-level restaurant. The milestone follows a 2025 merger and strong 2025 investment returns.

Kuppa Joe opened on Saturday at 3888 W. Franklin Blvd. The family-run cafe is named for the owner’s late siblings and aims to tune hours around neighborhood needs.

Petty Thieves Brewing in Charlotte's North End was sold to a local buyer who will take over March 1 and plans to keep the taproom's name.

Four York County residents received federal prison terms after prosecutors tied them to a meth and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that federal investigators say moved large quantities of drugs. One defendant remains unsentenced.