BACKGROUND

Learn about the county and its relationship to the region

Introduction:  While never the region’s most populous county, Cabarrus has nonetheless featured prominently in the history of some of the region’s most important economic trends.  The discovery of...

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SPOTLIGHT

04.25.13 - 01:43PM
Demographics
Carolina metros: Changes in the landscape

In the Carolinas, only Charlotte’s metro area tops 2 million people. Raleigh is roughly half Charlotte’s size at 1.2 million. These two metros have pulled away from the pack of the other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the Carolinas; no others top 1 million in population. Ten years ago, the metros in the two states were surprisingly different.

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John Chesser
04.17.13 - 12:47PM
Agriculture
Putting a local food twist on suburbia

The Farmstead, a 126-acre development waiting to break ground in Rowan County, has been trying to bring to life a concept called “agriburbia,” a blend of suburbia and agriculture that would offer local food options to homeowners.

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Corbin Peters