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#SpotlightOnCLT: City Startup Labs
This article was edited for length. Interview by Christine Edwards.
#SpotlightOnCLT: Changed Choices
Written by Amy Andrews, Photograph by Lindsay Kappius
U.S. Bank: Committed to Charlotte
Since arriving here nearly 15 years ago, U.S. Bank has put down deep roots in the Charlotte community.
The bank has more than 850 employees in the area working in a variety of businesses, and just last fall launched a retail banking expansion that features an innovative new branch on Tryon Street. Later this fall, the bank willl open a second branch serving Pineville and the greater South Charlotte market.
#SpotlightOnCLT: Community Culinary School of Charlotte
Written by Eden Estabrook; Photo Credit: Lindsay Kappius
Pots banging. Knives chopping. The smell of baked goods wafting through the air. As I walked through Community Culinary School of Charlotte’s (CCSC) location at 9315-D Monroe Road, the kitchen was alive with the sights, smells, and sounds of students and teachers preparing for the opening of the School’s Cafe in a couple of hours.
#SpotlightOnCLT: Center for Community Transitions
Saichelle McNeill believes in second chances. The owner of Washroom Laundry in Charlotte has found her newest employee through LifeWorks!, an employment program that helps people with criminal records reach their professional goals.
#SpotlightOnCLT: Incarceration, Restoration, and Reentry
Over 10,000 returning citizens are released from America’s state and federal prisons every week and land back in their communities often without much support or direction.
We have so much great news to share from our nonprofit partners about their amazing work. But, we'd love to hear from you. Let us know if you have stories you'd like to tell and we'll make you a guest blogger!!
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