Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg ranks seventh in NC in terms of wealthiest counties, home values
Rank County, State Median Income Investment Income Median Home Value Wealth Index 1 Wake County, NC $96,734 $68,847 $496,360 32.91 2 Union County, NC $95,533 $74,959 $444,592 32.06 3 Orange County, NC $85,785 $110,015 $501,601 31.86 4 Chatham County, NC $84,222 $81,248 $560,160 31.34 5 Dare County, NC $79,742 $67,270 $599,557 30.38 6 Currituck County, […]
County Manager Diorio will retire next year
Aug. 8. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena R. Diorio will retire effective July 1, 2025. A groundbreaker when she was hired as Mecklenburg County’s first female County Manager in 2013, she started in 2007 as CFO, steering the county through the economic crisis of 2008. She helped maintain the much-coveted AAA bond rating, which was transformational […]
Hazardous waste fees reduced Wednesday for small businesses, schools, organizations
June 25. Small businesses and other organizations can drop off hazardous waste for a reduced fee this Wednesday. Federal law restricts the County’s recycling centers to residential hazardous waste, so the County hosts special collection events for schools, businesses, and other non-residential organizations. The hours are 8 am to 2 pm Wednesday, June 26. Organizations […]
Nutec building $19.2 million plant in Huntersville; 61 new jobs
July 9. Nutec Group will build a new, 62,500 square foot advanced manufacturing facility on Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road in Huntersville. The industrial insulation company will create 61 new jobs. Nutec, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, has plants in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. The Charlotte Chamber, Charlotte Regional Partnership, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, EnergyUnited and […]
