Concord - Concord Mayor Scott Padgett was recently elected vice chairman of the N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a group of mayors committed to promoting policies that support the state’s urban centers. 

Concord – The Cabarrus Convention and Visitor's Bureau (CVB), along with several of its partners (including Great Wolf Lodge and the Charlotte Motor Speedway) have announced that "Carolina Christmas" is returning to the speedway and the spectacular holiday light show will be even bigger and better in its second year, with an expanded route of nearly five miles, more than 3 million lights and double the drive-the-track experience.
 

Concord – It was announced yesterday that Carolina Courts will develop a facility in Historic Downtown Concord that is expected to draw thousands of visitors, and generate 52 direct jobs and many other indirect jobs for the restaurants, hotels, and retailers that serve its visitors.  The company, which currently operates a facility in Indian Trail, North Carolina, will build a second facility on land to be acquired from the City of Concord at 24 Spring Street SW, adjacent to Concord’s Memorial Gardens.  The site was home to the City’s former public works operations base.  The Concord City Council authorized the acquisition and approved a related agreement. Officials have called this announcement a "game changer" in drawing tourism dollars to the downtown area.