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A simple but sturdy design employing a continuous curve of corrugated metal forming both sides and a roof, the Quonset hut was developed by the Navy at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island during World War II. In 1946, Howard R. Biggers began an industrial development on Charlotte's Atando Avenue. where Quonset franchise holders purchased property to start Piedmont Steel Buildings.
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"Charlotte's new major league soccer team has slogged through COVID, indignation over ticket prices and other complications before it's built a roster, much less played its first match. Team officials say they expect a packed stadium for the first lickoff anyway."
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"Athletes have trod on natural grass at Bank of America Stadium since it opened in 1996. Crews began to move it in May for a new Field Turf surface." Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his organization, Tepper Sports and Entertainment decided on the renovation mainly due to cost and what other NFL stadiums are now using.
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"The city hasn't adopted a comprehensive plan--a document that determines who can build what, where, and who can afford to live there--since 1975. City planners have worked on a draft for three years. Recently, they presented it to the City Council, and all hell broke loose. Can the council get it together? What would it mean if they can't?"
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"Mitch Purgason keeps NASCAR drivers, NFL players and CEOs looking dapper in exquisite custom suits." Stitched By Mitch began as an assignment while Mitch Purgason attended Appalachian State. University. He designs custom tailored suits for NFL athletes and celebrities.
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