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Lisa Mayhew-Jones new leader of Smithville Community Coalition
Dec. 22. Lisa Mayhew-Jones, one of the founders of the Smithville Community Coalition when it was re-launched in 2011, is the new executive director. She replaces Willie Jones who passed away this past spring. The Smithville Community Coalition (SCC) was originally founded in 1968, by long-time leaders in the Smithville Community before its annexation to […]
NC jobless rate at 3.7%, unchanged from October
Dec. 23. North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in November, unchanged from October, while the national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2 percent. The jobless rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. Details The number of people employed decreased 1,747 over the month to 5,065,649 and increased […]
Womens Bowling championships coming to Mooresville in 2027
Dec. 20. New Victory Lanes in Mooresville will host the 2027 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships, marking the tournament’s first trip to the Charlotte area in 20 years. The Women’s Championships was last hosted in the Charlotte area in 2007. The event typically attracts 4,000 four-player teams—approximately 16,000 bowlers—each year, with competition held daily […]
Jason Gentry is Canopy’s REALTOR of the Year
Dec. 19. Jason Gentry, a real estate advisor with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Charlotte, has been honored as the 2024 Canopy REALTOR® of the Year. A former office manager for PSIR in Cornelius, he was with Jenkins • Peer Architects and Perkins+Will before obtaining his real estate license in 2009. Gentry was the youngest […]
Birkdale Village owners presented expansion plans at community meeting last night
Dec. 17. By Dave Yochum. Jamestown, the owner of landmark mixed-use projects around the world, met residents around Birkdale Village at Community in Christ Lutheran Church last night. The new owner of Birkdale Village hopes to gain approval for a previously denied rezoning request that would allow a 100-foot-tall office, 150 apartments, a hotel, two […]
Huntersville new corporations–November
Dec. 13. These businesses have registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State. 11/1/24 Porter Capital Group LLC, Gregory Perreault, 7115 Asbury Village Ln., Huntersville 11/1/24 Rent with Ryan LLC, Ryan Flynn, 16026 Rushwick Dr., Huntersville 11/4/24 Dioli LLC, Manish Verma, 13420 Reese Blvd. W., Huntersville 11/4/24 JSC Electric LLC, United States Corporation Agents Inc., […]
Birkdale Village lands prestigious international award for retail- and mixed-use projects
Dec. 12. By Dave Yochum. The International Council of Shopping Centers has recognized newly reimagined Birkdale Village with the Gold ICSC Global Design & Development Award. It is one of only eight retail and mixed-use properties around the world to be recognized by the prestigious trade association. Others include the Lovi Center in China’s Xi’an […]
Huntersville New Corporations
Dec. 11. These businesses have registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State. 10/16/24 C.A. Outdoors LLC, Cory D. Justice, 12214 Folkston Dr., Huntersville 10/17/24 Blueberry Tuesdayz LLC, Ciana Harmony Bright, 6704 Colonial Garden Dr., Huntersville 10/17/24 Checkered Past Magnet Company LLC, Ashleigh Hohn Slonneger, 9018 Long Pickett Ct., Huntersville 10/17/24 CMO Gal LLC, Marie […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals
Dec. 10. Recent home sales in excess of $1 million. $5,780,000 Zeno & Mary Hawkins to Brandon & Sarah Schlesinger, 19419 Tresia Ln., Cornelius $3,097,000 Monterey Bay-Charlotte LLC to Mindi & William Ellison Jr., 457 Windward Dr., Davidson $1,880,000 Scott & Lauren Bavis to Michael Caravaggio & Wei Chen, 21910 Satilla Dr., Cornelius $1,825,000 Dayna […]
