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Understanding the Context

Our Mission Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control (ACC) is dedicated to helping the people and pets of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County by providing a variety of medical and support services. ACC is also here to help educate the public about how to best care for animals and work to keep pets and people safe and together. Under the new policy’s requirements, the Red Line was not feasible on Norfolk Southern’s “O-Line”, which is the single-track rail line that runs through Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville. In February 2019, the MTC approved a new Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the North Corridor.

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What We Do The Charlotte Business INClusion (CBI) program seeks to enhance competition and participation of Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises (MWSBEs) in city contracting. Leveraging the commitment of city leadership, CBI's goal is to be a national model in the business inclusion space. To accomplish this, all city departments have increasingly examined their procurements and set ... Siemens Energy has announced it will further expand its operations in Charlotte as part of a $421 million expansion across North Carolina, creating 500 new jobs statewide. Charlotte Planning, Design & Development Provides integrated planning services to the City of Charlotte and unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg County.

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Learn more about the City of Charlotte's initiative to sustain and grow the arts and culture sector in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, in partnership with the Infusion Fund.