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New director of public policy research at Charlotte Urban Institute
Nov. 14. Liz Morrell has been named director of public policy research for the Charlotte Urban Institute, a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs at UNC-Charlotte. A 2018 Charlotte Ph.D, she will lead a program of applied public policy research and analysis for the Urban Institute with a primary focus on the local and […]
New president at Premier Sotheby’s
Oct. 23. Jackie Thiel, formerly president of Long & Foster Real Estate, is the new president of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty which has 40 offices in Florida and North Carolina including one in Cornelius. She will report directly to PSIR CEO Budge Huskey, who will continue to lead the company’s overall operations and strategy. Thiel’s […]
Dave Cable awarded Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Oct. 2. Dave Cable has received the state’s most prestigious award for his service to the local community and North Carolina. It was given on behalf of Gov. Roy Cooper by NC Sen. Natasha Marcus at a surprise luncheon in Davidson. Quotable “This award means the world to me. Let me say how much I […]
Board member re-elected at Energy United
Sept. 24. Cornelius resident and business owner Brian Sisson has been elected to another three-year term on the EnergyUnited Board of Directors. He is the COO of The Range on Bailey Road. EnergyUnited is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina with 141,540 member connections. Headquartered in Statesville, it provides electric service in portions of […]
New mortgage VP at Peoples
Sept. 17. Dennis Cowardin will become Vice President/Mortgage Sales Manager at Peoples Bank, upon the retirement of Kevin Brady in December 2024. Cowardin has previously served in high-level financial roles, successfully leading top-producing sales teams. He was the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 2016. Cowardin also co-founded the Falconer Foundation, […]
Ribbon cutting at Coffee Republic
Sept. 12. The Lake Norman Chamber held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 11 for Coffee Republic, located at 19905 West Catawba Suite 105. Owner Kalea Flynn held the scissors.
Six nominees for LKN Chamber board
Aug. 28. The Lake Norman Chamber’s nominating committee has recommended six people be appointed to the Board of Directors: Larry Griffin Jr – Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Bill Leonard – Atrium Healthcare Robin Smith Salzman – Giving with Grace Foundation Tracey Stehle – Allen Tate Realtors Jeff Tarte – Cribb Philbeck, LLC Leah Trowbridge – […]
New manager at Peoples Bank in Huntersville
Aug. 16. Suzanne Hartley has joined Peoples Bank in Huntersville location as Business Center Manager. She began with Peoples Bank in 2015, serving in various service-oriented roles, becoming the Business Center Manager for the Mooresville location in January 2023.
David Judge is Senior VP at Crescent Health Solutions
Aug. 9. David C. Judge, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Cornelius, has returned to the health insurance industry as Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development for Crescent Health Solutions, a not-for-profit third-party administrator of employer health plans based in Asheville. He is working remotely from his home in Cornelius while still working as […]
County Manager Diorio will retire next year
Aug. 8. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena R. Diorio will retire effective July 1, 2025. A groundbreaker when she was hired as Mecklenburg County’s first female County Manager in 2013, she started in 2007 as CFO, steering the county through the economic crisis of 2008. She helped maintain the much-coveted AAA bond rating, which was transformational […]
