Officials break ground for sprawling River District in west Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE — Officials gathered at the official ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for Charlotte’s new River District.

Planning for the massive development between the airport and the Catawba River started seven years ago.

In the video at the top of this webpage, Channel 9′s Evan Donavan explains what is going into the sprawling project in west Charlotte.

VIDEO: Plans unveiled for massive west Charlotte ‘River District’

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