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Eco-devo: New companies together will add 500 new jobs
May 28. Two companies are putting down new roots in Mecklenburg County, with 500 jobs combined. Daimler Truck Financial Services USA LLC (DTFS), a finance provider for Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), selected the Ballantyne area for the location of its North American headquarters, creating 276 jobs and investing more than $7 million. Jobs will encompass […]
All 100 NC counties see jobless rates fell in April compared to March
May 28. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 counties in April 2025. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 4.9 percent while Currituck and Camden Counties each had the lowest at 2.7 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the […]
Local businesses recognized by Lake Norman Chamber
May 28. Local business and community leaders gathered at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Small Business Week and to recognize local small businesses. Recognized were Liz and Mike Marlow from AlphaGraphics in Cornelius, Zach Weir and Levi Bretz representing Jeff Weir for Freedom Boat Club in Davidson; Angela Fluck representing Sue and […]
Buffed, polished and ready for expansion, Birkdale Village is on the market
May 21. By Dave Yochum. It looks like one of the region’s trophy properties is on the market less than a year after it was sold. Newmark, a leading global real estate advisory and services firm with offices in Charlotte, has listed Birkdale Village for an undisclosed amount. Lake Norman real estate broker Nick O’Shaughnessy, […]
Free will(s): Be an agent of your own destiny
May 20. Fifth Third will offer free wills to every customer, in partnership with Trust & Will, a leading digital estate planning platform. It means Fifth Third customers can access a secure, guided online experience to create a state-specific, attorney-approved will in less than hour. According to Trust & Will’s 2025 Estate Planning Report, which […]
You Decide: Is it Code Red for the Economy?
May 19. [Analysis] By Mike Walden. Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its quarterly GDP report, the first of the year and the first during the new Trump administration. Normally, this report is a “yawner” for most people, and only gets the attention of economists and others who track the economy on a […]
Newsmakers Breakfast May 22 features new head of Atrium Lake Norman Hospital
Atrium Facility Executive Brian Wofford May 16. Brian M. Wofford, the inaugural CEO/facility executive of Atrium Health Lake Norman Hospital, will field questions during the open forum Q&A Newsmakers Breakfast May 22 at The Peninsula Club. The $255 million hospital on 31 acres is an economic game-changer for Cornelius. Set to open early in July, the […]
Cornelius New Corporations
May 14. These businesses have registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State. 3/17/25 Sapphire Signature Interiors LLC, Adam G. Breeding, 21235 Catawba Ave., Cornelius 3/18/25 Learning for Life Foundation Inc., Shawn Lee, 19520 W. Catawba Ave. Ste. 311-B, Cornelius 3/18/25 Olympus Lake Norman LLC, Lee Wells, 22425 Market St. Apt. 3402, Cornelius 3/18/25 Orbegoso […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals
March 13. Recent home sales in excess of $1 million. $2,780,000 Laura & Peter Simon Jr. to Bryan Hubert & Brittany Hagan, 810 Martingale Ln., Davidson $2,600,000 Deborah & James Beam Jr. to Gregory & Elizabeth Morris, 7542 Waterview Dr., Cornelius $2,100,000 Matthew & Christina Izokovic ot John & Maria Espinoza, 19107 Wildcat Trl., Davidson […]
NC tourism worth in excess of $36 billion a year
May 8. Tourists spent more than $36.7 billion on trips to and within North Carolina in 2024. The previous record of $35.6 billion was set in 2023. As National Travel and Tourism Week (May 4-10) comes to an end, Gov. Josh Stein said the state’s tourism-supported workforce increased 1.4 percent to 230,338 jobs in 2024. […]
