Month: August 2022

Black Pearl to buy Florida-based maker of contact lenses

Black Pearl Global Investments, an asset-management firm based in Charlotte, has agreed to buy a Florida company that makes contact lenses. When the deal is completed, Black Pearl will be the world’s only contact lens manufacturer that is both Black- and woman-owned, according to a press release Monday announcing the planned acquisition. “It’s exciting to

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In Charlotte, college students say debt cancellation was welcomed news

Until he was approached by a reporter, Chandler Cannon, a third-year music major at Johnson C. Smith University, hadn’t heard about the Biden administration’s plan to cancel student-loan debts for millions of Americans. The Charlotte native said his family suffered a “big impact” from the Covid-19 pandemic, so news of the debt cancellation came as

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For one N.C. A&T player, the Duke’s Mayo Classic will fulfill a childhood dream

Growing up in Charlotte as a Carolina Panthers fan, Jacob Roberts had long dreamed of playing football on the storied turf at Bank of American Stadium. Linebackers Luke Keuchly, Thomas Davis and Shaq Thompson were among his all-time favorites, and each played there. Now, as a linebacker for North Carolina A&T State University, Roberts’ dream

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CMS teachers, principals and staff to get pay raises

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ teachers, principals and staff members will receive pay raises just before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. On Tuesday, Board members unanimously approved the $1.8 billion operating budget that will see the average CMS teacher get a 4.2% pay raise. Principals and assistant principals will see a 4% pay raise, retroactive to

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CMPD investigating homicide in University area

 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the University area. According to a statement by CMPD, around 3:24 p.m., officers responded to an assault with deadly weapon with injury call near 600 block of Sawyers Mill Road.  When officers located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene

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