Over 80 layoffs hit auto industry plant + $1 million winning Powerball ticket sold at Harris Teeter
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Hey, folks! Sarah here. I hope you had a fun and relaxing weekend. As you ease your way back into the workweek, take a look at what’s happening in the Charlotte region.
1. Over 80 layoffs hit auto industry plant outside Charlotte
An auto industry plant northeast of Charlotte is closing after 13 years, leaving over 80 people without jobs.
The Hitachi Metals North Carolina in China Grove is permanently shuttering its site, according to a recent filing with the state Commerce Department. The company specializes in manufacturing “ceramic ferrite magnets” for the automotive industry, according to the company’s Facebook page.
For more on the layoffs, read here.
2. A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at a Harris Teeter in Charlotte
Saturday was a lucky day for one customer at the Harris Teeter in Charlotte.
They bought a $1 million winning Powerball ticket at the Harris Teeter supermarket on South Tryon Street, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a news release Sunday. The $2 ticket matched the numbers of all five white balls, beating odds of 1 in 11.6 million.
The winner has 180 days to claim the prize. The winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing were 3-18-23-32-57 and Powerball 21.
For more on this news, read the full report.
3. Luxury apartments planned for uptown will include affordable units, officials say
A 353-unit luxury apartment complex in uptown Charlotte will include 106 units for residents below the city’s median income when it opens in 2024, nonprofit real estate company Inlivian said Monday.
The mixed-income residential community at 8th and North Tryon streets will be the first of its kind in North Carolina, Inlivian said. Census data show the median income in Charlotte is $65,359.
4. Man shot in the 6th homicide in Charlotte since Wednesday
A 22-year-old man was found fatally shot Saturday morning in north Charlotte, police said.
It’s the sixth homicide in the city since Wednesday morning. Just before 3 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers found two victims with gunshot wounds while investigating a reported assault in the 9500 block of University City Boulevard, according to a news release Monday. That’s near John Kirk Drive. One of the victims, 22-year-old Tashon Malyk Mock, had life-threatening injuries, police said. He died at a hospital.
Read here for the full report.
5. You’ve been wasting free food in Charlotte. Now, a change will help feed others.
At many Mexican restaurants in Charlotte — including SouthBound — you sit down to a basket of overflowing chips and salsa before you even start browsing a menu. And at Mac’s Speed Shop, it’s soft, savory hushpuppies you’re biting into for free.
Nothing to complain about, right? But for years, the two Mac’s Hospitality Group restaurants have been seeing this free food become food waste. (Not at my table, but maybe yours?)
In just a few days, you’ll start paying up before you chow down. But the cost for those appetizers — just a dollar at each spot — will go toward feeding the hungry in the Carolinas.
5. Some more stories to read
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Duke basketball has big-time foe coming to Cameron in 2023, with return trip in 2024
What to do and how to stay safe in Charlotte if you hear gunshots in a public place
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