How Charlotte landed a second headquarters for a Japan-based financial services company
Apr 7, 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to have positions including executive, middle-management, associate and analyst roles; $165K average salaries
Also remembered: A social worker and watercolor artist; the founder of a recording studio; a longtime resident adviser at The Salvation Army; a pathologist and head of the blood bank at Presbyterian
Graduates are facing a tougher, more crowded job market
Inside the big shifts coming to the workplace
Apr 6, 2026
A conversation with Alejandro Cerrudo, Charlotte Ballet's artistic director
Apr 3, 2026
Plus: Kessler poised to return, crosstown foe to come in U.S. Open, advancing Saturday vs. Philadelphia Union and more
Plus: Resolution adopted for Manor Theatre project; Crane count drops; Real Estate Whispers jams; Industrial park fetches nine figures in sale; Why McColl Park is closed
Apr 1, 2026
Plus: Physicists make key discovery at UNC Charlotte; New high-density zoning category proposed; EpiCentre to take new approach; Basketball players diagnosed with rare illness; Blind Date matchmaking
Also remembered: A French teacher at Charlotte Country Day; the founder of an in-house design and general contracting firm; a former commanding officer for the Charlotte Marine Reserve
Mar 31, 2026
Plus: New stat sizes up economies of N.C. counties; Why Phil Berger lost; Inside Charlotte's housing crunch; BofA settles Epstein suit; Charlotte's billionaires
Mar 30, 2026
Plus: Top news of the week — Capital Group expands to Charlotte; Berger concedes election loss; I-77 toll lanes move forward despite concerns; Why Lovin’ Life Music Fest is on ‘pause’; Tar Heels fire head coach
Mar 28, 2026
Travel back in time to learn about important people from Charlotte's history
Charlotte's own Aron John is rising to the top; Plus: Ream and Agyemang are together again for USMNT exhibitions during international break while Charlotte FC has bye
Mar 27, 2026
Plus: Mecklenburg growth slows as immigration drops; Atrium to deploy drones for prescription deliveries; Suburban hospital seeks zoning change; More info on those $194K/year jobs
Growth dipped from previous year's surge
The Ledger welcomes paid members to a 'Meet the Editors' event
Mar 26, 2026
The Los Angeles-based asset manager is the latest financial services expansion into the Queen City
Civic awareness is slipping, but some are trying to reverse the trend
Plus: Averitt Express has sights on regional HQ; Wake Forest University to exit uptown; ‘Raucous environment’ as recruitment tool; Community Area Plans vote next month; East Charlotte rezoning OKed
Mar 25, 2026
What looked like Charlotte’s breakout festival ran into the realities of the music business
Plus: UNC fires basketball coach Hubert Davis; N.C. Senate leader Berger concedes election defeat; N.C. company behind Fortnite lays off 1,000
Also remembered: The founder of a cats-only vet clinic; a noted chef and food truck operator; the former general manager of The Observer; an African American who broke barriers in the business world
Mar 24, 2026
Small-business owners, community volunteers, nonprofit leaders — this year's group of 40 leaders aged 40+ is making Charlotte better
Mar 23, 2026
