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As layoffs have cascaded through this metro region, unemployment has zoomed to third highest in the nation. The question of what happens next – and who will make it happen – is on many minds.
“Charlotte is just now being born as a metropolitan community. Sure, it's always been a city. But something bigger is happening now.
Syndicated columnist Neal Peirce and colleagues Alex Marshall and Curtis Johnson give “outsider” views on the future prospects of U.S. urban regions.