In local news:
A Midwest architecture firm is breaking into new geographic territory with the opening of a Charlotte office at Camp North End. M+A Architects is starting out with space at the Hygge Coworking facility within the massive adaptive-reuse project just outside of uptown.
Lori Bongiorno, principal and director of the firm's commercial/mixed-use studio, is currently managing projects in the area with new and existing clients, according to a news release. The firm says it is actively hiring for one local architect with a goal of growing the office to between 10 and 15 people in the next five years. It also has two offices in Ohio and more than 100 employees.
"This new office is another milestone in our geographic diversification, with a city similar in strength and size to Columbus and Cincinnati," said Mark Daniels, president of M+A. "With reach to different industries, we’ll be able to expand our expertise beyond the Midwest and allow our firm the opportunity to continue to push boundaries."
Founded in 1980, M+A focuses on health care, workplace, retail and mixed-use projects, higher education, community and municipal uses and multifamily, including senior-living and workforce housing projects.
Also at Camp North End, word is out on the first full-service restaurant to join the growing community of businesses making homes there. Highly acclaimed chef Greg Collier and his wife, Subrina, plan to open in November a Memphis-style juke joint named Leah & Louise. It will serve up dinner, family-style Sunday supper and Sunday brunch, with plans to eventually add lunch service.
And as CBJ reported last month, Free Range Brewing plans to open an outpost there later this summer as one of several recently signed tenants.
Camp North End, spearheaded by ATCO Properties & Management, is the redevelopment of a collection of warehouses and other industrial buildings — some dating to the early 1900s — spanning some 1.3 million square feet.
It's one of several high-profile, adaptive-reuse projects underway across Charlotte right now. At nearby Optimist Hall, the first of several food-hall tenants are set to open Aug. 1, and just last week, City Council approved a rezoning petition by Argos Real Estate Advisors to allow the transformation of the 1915-era Savona Mill in west Charlotte into space for retailers, restaurants, offices, an incubator kitchen, artists and events as well as, separately, residential development.
What’s old is new again in many of today’s commercial developments in Charlotte, a city known for a landscape of shiny skyscrapers and little interest in historic preservation. (May 16, 2019)
Yesterday's top-read story on the CBJ website: Charlotte weighs dumping RNC before adopting resolution to condemn Trump's racist remarks
In the national news:
- Justice Department to open broad, new antitrust review of big tech companies — The Wall Street Journal
- UPS to start seven-deal delivery to juggle demands of online shopping — WSJ
- KKR agrees to buy Campbell’s international business for $2.2 billion — CNBC
- WeWork accelerates IPO plans, plots September listing — TechCrunch
- Mueller is testifying on Capitol Hill today — here's what to expect — The New York Times
- Jeffrey Epstein moved money overseas in transactions his bank flagged to U.S. — The Times
- Puerto Rico authorities seize cellphones connected to online chat that triggered uprising — The Times
- Boris Johnson to take leadership of a Britain in deep crisis — The Times
- Neil Armstrong's death and a stormy, secret $6 million settlement — The Times
And the top-read story across the bizjournals.com network comes from the Chicago Business Journal: Qantas set to launch longest flight ever from Chicago
Sports:
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has once again landed among the league's top 100 players, according to the NFL Network's annual ranking.
The Panthers' training camp will open tomorrow at Wofford College in Spartanburg, with Newton's shoulder once again being a focus for observers.
CBJ's Erik Spanberg recently caught up with John Swofford, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, about the organization's "closer" ties to Charlotte and the city's future as host of the ACC's popular basketball tournaments.
The Charlotte Knights started a six-game stretch at BB&T Ballpark yesterday.
This week and beyond:
The summer edition of Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week is underway now and runs through Sunday. More than 135 restaurants across 10 counties are offering three-course, prix fixe dinners for $30 or $35 per person during the event.
Find details and registration for upcoming CBJ events here, and place nominations for awards programs here.