ECONOMY

Downtowns around the Charlotte region are coming back to life. This video highlights the Town of Davidson and the strategies used there to attract people to the town center.

Twenty years ago, the downtowns in our region were believed to be destined for oblivion. Retail was leaving, if not already gone, locating along a major thoroughfare somewhere on the suburban fringe in the vicinity of the latest big box retail store, often Wal-Mart. Professional offices, if any existed at all, were shutting their doors […]

Photos by Nancy Pierce