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LKN Chamber Focus Friday features Sawyer, Bradford
Jan. 10. NC Sen. Vickie Sawyer and NC Rep. John Bradford will present a legislative briefing at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Jan. 19. The Focus Friday event will be both in-person and virtual from 8:30 am to 9:30 am. Chamber officials said NC Rep. Natasha Marcus, who also represents part of […]
Fiber optics firm LTA will bring 54 new jobs to Gaston County
Jan. 10. Lynddahl Telecom America (LTA), a duct solutions company for fiber optics installations, will create 54 new jobs in Gaston County. The company will invest more than $5.6 million over the next three years to establish its first North American plastic extrusion production site in Belmont. LTA specializes in product development and customization as […]
New business center manager at Peoples in Huntersville
Jan. 9. Diana Richards is the new Business Center Manager in the Huntersville branch of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc., operates 17 banking offices in North Carolina, with offices in Catawba, Alexander, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Iredell, and Wake Counties. The Bank also operates loan production offices in […]
Unemployment by the numbers
Jan. 8. Unemployment rates increased in 39 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in November 2023, decreased in 17, and remained unchanged in 44. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Buncombe and Swain Counties each had the lowest at 2.6 percent. Mecklenburg County’s jobless rate came in at 3.3 percent, while […]
Royal Bliss expected to come before Cornelius Planning Board in February
Jan. 5. It looks like Royal Bliss Brewing’s plans for a second location will go before the Planning Board in February. If they’re approved, the project would go before the Town Board in March. Royal Bliss plans a two-story, 10,300-square-foot brewery and restaurant with open-air seating. The restaurant space would be larger than Royal Bliss’ […]
Janice Walker will lead 18,000 nurses across Atrium Health
Jan. 5. Janice Walker has been named Southeast Region chief nursing officer for Advocate Health. She will lead more than 18,000 nurses at Atrium Health’s 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Walker, who has 25 years of experience in health care. is a nationally known speaker […]
Report says NC is 5th best nationwide to start a business
Jan. 4. A new study from Forbes Advisor found that North Carolina ranks No. 5 for being the best state to start a business. Over the last year, North Carolina has experienced a net 38 percent increase in the number of small businesses, with a business survival rate of 77 percent. The other Top 5 […]
Bills, bills, bills: How we stack up for monthly expenses
Dec. 28. If you’re planning your 2024 budget, you might want to compare your expenses to Cornelius averages, as provided by doxo, a third party bill pay service that enables consumers to pay and manage their bills in one location. According to Seattle-based doxo, the average household in Cornelius pays $2,249 per month, or $26,983 […]
NC jobless rate increased slightly in November
Dec. 27. North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose a tenth of 1 percent to 3.5 percent in November, while the national rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7 percent. The state’s unemployment rate was down 0.4 of a percentage point from a year ago. According to the NC Dept. of Commerce, the number of […]
Davidson Centre for the Professions to get new leader as co-founders retire
Dec. 18. The Davidson Centre for the Professions, which provides disaster relief services and clergy renewal programs, has named Suzanne Denise Schilling as its new leader effective Jan. 1. Co-founders George and Gordon Jacobs, the husband-wife team who have provided professional development and renewal programs for ministers and lay leaders since 2003, will fully retire […]
