Tag: Charlotte

Growth in Charlotte

The Charlotte region is likely to add about 1.3 million people by 2050, with some of the largest percentage increases expected in Union and Iredell counties. That would boost the 15-county area’s population to 4.6 million, from 3.3 million now. That’s the view of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, which released its 25-year growth projection […]

Written by on January 24, 2025

Charlotte water

There’s a water-rights battle shaping up in the Catawba River basin that may generate a push for legislative intervention during this year’s long session of the General Assembly. Charlotte’s water system is preparing to ask the state Environmental Management Commission to nearly double the maximum amount of water it can take from the Catawba without […]

Written by on January 17, 2025