ETS Corporation Bringing 200 New Jobs To Concord

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new jobs coming to concord ncMore great news for Cabarrus County was just announced by US drinkware manufacture, ETS Express, Incorporated. They’re now planning on create at least 200 manufacturing and warehousing jobs over the next year and a half.

They’ll be moving into a brand new 152,000 square foot building off of Derita Road, near the new Amazon building – both of which are being built as part of the Silverman Group’s $22 million speculative building project.

The Silverman Group is also working on another speculative building project, a 108,000 facility off Aviation Blvd., projected to cost around $7 million.

These speculative building projects are a key part in Cabarrus County’s plan to continue to attract new companies like ETS Express and continue to bring new jobs to our area.

If you want to browse all available jobs around Concord click here.

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Top 5 Things To Do in Charlotte This Weekend

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#1 Matilda The Musical

#2 Comedy Open Mic at the Smelly Cat

Every Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Smelly Cat Coffeehouse, at 514 E. 36th Street, hosts a comedy open mic. Even if you’ve never performed before you’re welcome to give it a try. No judgment, no fear. If you do have a little fear, beer and wine is available for sale to calm the nerves. Free event.

#3 Cabarrus Regional Alpaca Celebration

Alpaca Celebration is free to the public and takes place at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center Saturday, February 13th, 2016, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, February 14th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 600 alpacas are registered from all over the country participating in the Halter Show. An assortment of educational seminars and classes are available to the public for their enjoyment. Other activities include a Public Welcome Center with Children’s Activities, Photo Contest, Silent Auction, Fiber Arts and Skein Contests, Spin-off Contest, Fiber Arts Demonstrations, and plenty of vendors with gifts for that special someone. There’s a charge for parking.

#4 Graham Nash Live

#5 Diana Ross Live

Charlotte Dominates Denver in Super Bowl 50 Food Drive

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charlotte super bowl food driveThe Carolinas ended up winning in a big way on Super Bowl Sunday. Even though they lost on the football field (no thanks to the refs), they won in a big way in the pantry – dominating a bet Denver made with Charlotte to see who could collect the most food for charity by the end of Super Bowl 50.

After the initial challenge was made for the #UnitedMethodistsKeepPounding food drive on January 24th, churches, ministries, and businesses began joining in droves. Donations ended up coming in from over 350 organizations throughout the Carolinas.

Final score: Carolina 636,891, Denver 360,664.

The bulk of the food will go directly to Loaves & Fishes food pantries.

It was an especially stinging loss for Denver, since they won a similar bet with Seattle back in the 2014 Super Bowl – Denver won that year by a margin of 103,000 cans to Seattle’s 53,000.

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Major Winter Storm Could Bring 5 Inches Of Snow To Charlotte On Monday

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snow coming to CharlotteA ‘Hazardous Weather Outlook’ has just been issued by the National Weather Service for a major winter storm that will be moving through the Charlotte region.

Forecasters are now predicting that as much as five inches of snow could fall on Monday in the Queen City.

A wintery mix of sleet and rain is also possible, depending on where exactly the system shifts to (plus or minus 15 or 20 miles could result in rain instead of snow).

Although snow isn’t guaranteed, the odds are in our favor for needing milk and bread, as forecasters have given the Charlotte region a 60 percent chance of snow on Monday during the day, and 70 percent on Monday night.

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Federal Court Throws Out North Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Districts – Now NC Is Fighting Back

North_Carolina_US_Congressional_District_12After NC Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, they drew up new district maps to determine the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts, carving them up to their partisan advantage.

This past Friday, a federal court declared that two of those congressional districts were gerrymandered in an extremely racially discriminatory manner, deliberately clustering many black voters into large, oddly shaped districts in violation of their constitutional rights.

“Elections should be decided through a contest of issues, not skillful mapmaking. Today, modern computer mapping allows for gerrymandering on steroids, as political mapmakers can easily identify individual registrations on a house-by-house basis, mapping their way to victory.” Judge Max Cogburn wrote in a recent CBS article.

North_Carolina_US_Congressional_District_1The two very weirdly shaped districts cover diverse areas where aside from race, voters have little in common.

“This ruling by all three judges is a vindication of our challenge to the General Assembly of North Carolina writing racially biased ‘apartheid’ voting districts to disenfranchise the power of the African-American vote,” Rev. William Barber, president of North Carolina’s NAACP chapter, told the Raleigh News & Observer.

In response to this past Friday’s federal ruling, NC leaders have just filed an emergency appeal to overturn the federal court order – arguing that the court’s decision comes too close to the March 15 primary.

Do you think the court order should be overturned?




Negotiations Under Way To Build A Crystal-Clear Artificial Lake in Charlotte

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UPDATE 7/17/2016: Uri Man, the CEO of Crystal Lagoons US returned to Charlotte last week for some further negotiations with at least 2 North Carolina based developers. If a deal is struck, they would still need to seek final approval from the Charlotte City Counsel.

The CEO of Crystal Lagoons just left Charlotte after securing a deal that he hopes will be finalized by the end of this year. The deal would be for the company to build a massive new ‘crystal lagoon’ and water-front development right here in the Queen City.

The company has now announced a total of 11 projects in the U.S., after it has already started 300 other projects around the world (including in Dubai).

The artificial bodies of water are built using proprietary ultrasonic and “disinfection pulse” technology (similar to the technology used in ultrasonic jewelry cleaners) to purify water with very limited chemical output and energy intake. The resulting water is extremely clear and blue, building an amazing platform for waterfront dining, housing, and recreation. The ‘crystal lagoons’ also come with white-sand beaches and docks for boats and jet skis.

The company is pitching the new lagoons as better alternatives to golf courses, claiming they are easier to maintain and more eco-friendly. They cost between $200,000 and $250,000 per acre to build and $2,000 to $2,500 per acre for monthly maintenance.

Would you like to see more of these around Charlotte?

Here’s The Real Reason Cam Newton Left The Post Super Bowl Press Conference

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For the first time in known NFL history, a post-game press conference was held where the QB of the losing team was being interviewed right next to the the key defensive player of the opposing team. The reason Cam may have had his hood up on his now famous Panther sweatshirt may have been to try to block out the insults.

Here is what Cam was hearing right before he left the interview;

Denver corner Chris Harris, who has been vocal about Cam in the past, is talking bad about Cam’s performance right in Cam’s ear. Instead of hearing the interviewers, Cam was hearing Chris yell, “…throw the ball, can you throw the ball?”

It seems clear that Cam didn’t leave because of the media – he left because he wanted to be the bigger man as the opposition continued to insult his performance.

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The Panthers Are Dominating The Super Bowl on Twitter

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Twitter has just released the official numbers in regards to which Super Bowl team is being talked about most – and the Panthers are not only winning – their dominating.

The company measures which team has the most tweets mention them, then analyses which states the tweets originated in.

Most Eastern, Southern, Mid-Western, and Western states seem to be favoring Carolina – Montana and Arkansas were almost tied, and California, the host state, favor the Panthers 54.96% to 45.04%.

Here are the exact breakdowns for each state;

Here are just a few of the most trending tweets today;

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Top 10 Reasons The Panthers Are The Best Team In The History Of The NFL

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I think it’s safe to say at this point that the 2015 Carolina Panthers are clearly the best team in the history of the NFL.

There’s only ever been one undefeated team – the 1972 Miami Dolphins (17-0) – but that was almost 45 years ago, back when teams could easily stack their rosters year after year – teams were way more unbalanced back then.

It’s an entirely different league today. The NFL is now designed to be balanced, so a season like the Panthers are having is a truly unique phenomena.

Here are the top 10 reasons why no one can deny that this year’s Panthers are the best of all time;

#1 Cam Newton

Cam newton best nfl team in historyCam is about to be the first person ever to win the Heisman, National College Championship, NFL MVP, and Superbowl – he’s now being ranked as the greatest quarterback of all time.

In just 5 short years, he’s already surpassed the stats of many of the greats – throwing for an impressive 18,263 yards, 117 TDs, 64 INTs, 88.2 rating, 60% completion percentage, 3,207 rushing yards, and 43 rushing touchdowns (tying Steve Young for the most career rushing touchdowns ever by a quarterback).

Newton is 6’5″ and weighs about 245 pounds. Bruce Smith, one of the best pass-rushers of all time, played at 6’4″ and 265 pounds. So Newton is almost the same size as a Hall of Fame defensive end. Steve Young, by comparison, is 6’2″ and weighed 215 pounds when he played.

Young ran a 4.53 40-yard dash. Newton ran a 4.59 despite weighing some 30 pounds more.

There’s never been a quarterback as big, fast and powerful as Newton. None have even come close.

“He’s probably the most dangerous quarterback in the NFL” Broncos cornerback recently commented to reporters.

#2 Tie For The Most Single-Season Wins in History

Panthers best NFL teamWe’ve already had our best regular season in franchise history, we’re now the 7th team to win at least 15 regular season games since the NFL expanded to a 16 game schedule in 1978.

If and when the Panthers beat the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, they’ll tie the 1984 49ers (15-1 regular season, 3-0 post season), 1985 Bears (15-1 regular season, 3-0 post season), and 2007 Patriots (16-0 regular season, 2-1 post season) with 18 wins in a single season.

Again, in the history of the NFL, only 3 teams have ever done this – the Panthers are about to be the 4th.

#3 First Team Ever To Start 10-0 After A Losing Season

Last year, the Panthers finished their season with a overall losing record of 7-8-1, this year, we started our season with a 10-0 record – no team in NFL history has ever done that good after a losing season.

Also, we’re the first team in NFL history to start 11-0 after a losing season, oh, and 12-0, and 13-0…..and 14-0 (now officially the best start to a season by an NFC team in NFL history).

#4 Greg Olsen, Josh Norman, and Ted Ginn Jr.

Panthers best nfl team in historyGreg Olsen, a two-time Pro Bowler, is by far one of the most underrated tight ends ever (not surprising, considering how under-rated all the Panthers are). He finished the 2015 NFL season with top ranking stats – he was second in total receiving yards among tight ends (1,104), fourth in receptions (77) and sixth in touchdowns (7) on the team that ran the ball more than anyone else.

Josh Norman has already racked up 4 interceptions, 110 yards, and 2 touchdowns so far this season (higher stats than most offensive receivers in the league this year). The 28-year-old cornerback is constantly being compared to many of the top defenders in the entire league. Josh, along with Robert McClain, Roman Harper, and Kurt Coleman helped the Panthers lead the NFL in interceptions with a total of 24.

Ted Ginn Jr. is the Panther’s ultimate swiss army knife – catching passes, running reverses, returning punts, and chasing down the occasional interception, he can truly do it all. Ginn caught 44 passes for 739 yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns in the regular season.

#5-9 Luke Kuechly

panthers best team in historyLuke Kuechly and Thomas Davis are the heart and soul of the defense and are easily the best pair of linebackers in the league.

Kuechly, was the ninth pick in the 2012 draft, and quickly became a true Panther sensation. The Boston College star led the NFL in tackles (164, 103 solo) as a rookie and was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. A year later, he won AP Defensive Player of the Year. He has been All-Pro three years running.

He’s now a true defensive pillar on par with Cam Newton on the defensive side of the ball. Kueckly is only 24 years old, and yet he already calls out defensive signals like a veteran – he also led the Panthers this season with 118 tackles. He returned an interception for a touchdown in both Panthers playoff victories, and he’ll certainly be one of the best players on the field for Super Bowl 50.

#10 We’re About To Achieve An All-Time Winning Record

The Carolina Panthers currently have 175 wins, 175 losses, and 1 tie since they joined the NFL in 1995.

When they win the Superbowl this year, they will have 176 wins – the last time they had an all-time winning record was back in the 1998 season.

Fun fact: this will be their record when they win Super Bowl 50;

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These Historical Facts About Charlotte, Denver, and San Francisco Prove Charlotte Will Win Super Bowl 50

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With all the history of gold rushes in America from Charlotte, to San Francisco, to Denver, with the fact that Super Bowl 50 taking place during the Jewish 50th year of Jubilee, and with all the prophecies about Charlotte winning the Super Bowl – how could we not win?

Facts:

– Carolina Gold Rush started in 1799 (Reed’s Gold Mine just East of downtown Charlotte)
– California Gold Rush started in 1849 (50 years later just north east of San Francisco)
– Denver Gold Rush started in 1859 (10 years later in Pike’s Peak, just south of Downtown Denver)

– In 1849 a wave a miners moved from Charlotte to the San Francisco region to find gold.
– In 1998 a wave of bankers moved from San Francisco to Charlotte when Nations Bank bought Bank of America
– In 2008 a wave of bankers moved from Charlotte to San Francisco when Wells Fargo bought Wachovia

– It is currently the Jewish year 5776 (September 14th, 2015 – October 4th, 2016) – the Jewish calendar has a 49 year cycle (7 7s), the first year of every new cycle – or the 50th year, they celebrate a ‘year of jubilee‘ – the year 5776 is one of those years – and Super Bowl 50 is happening directly in the middle of it!

– Bob Jones heard from God in the early 1990s that when the Panthers win the Super Bowl, a great revival is coming (listen to the message here).

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