Entrepreneur Cathay Dawkins walked around a dusty industrial warehouse off Wilkinson Boulevard with abandoned work spaces and a few warning signs. One of them hung from the ceiling and read: “Restricted Area: Steel-Toed Boots Required.”
But Dawkins and fellow members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce ignored those rules. After all, the stone construction workers have not been there for a while.
And the chamber is working to bringing life back to the building with a vision to help entrepreneurs, improve Charlotte’s economic growth and also combat food disparity. “Think of it as a one-stop shop for professionals and small businesses,” said Dawkins, the chamber chairman…