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LKN Chamber names Kevin Mahl 2021 Business Person of the Year
May 2. Kevin Mahl, CEO of Champion Tire and Wheel and Hyde Park Storage Suites, was named the Business Person of the Year at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Mahl, who said he was humbled by the award, credited “the legions of folks that have helped along the way,” especially his wife […]
New CEO of EnergyUnited is Golden
April 29. Thomas Golden, COO of EnergyUnited, has been named CEO, succeeding Wayne Wilkins who retired. The announcement was made by board chair Dr. Max Walser, following a nationwide search. As COO, Golden was responsible for the oversight, implementation and execution of many strategic initiatives that focused on developing growth opportunities, operational enhancements, improving member […]
Realtor Christy Walker gains sports/entertainment designation
April 13. Veteran Lake Norman agent Christy Walker has been selected to be an official member of Keller Williams Sports + Entertainment division. This division specializes in serving athletes, entertainers, musicians, artists as well as other specialized groups. Fewer than 1 percent of Keller Williams agents are part of this division.
David Wolf will head up new Highfill Infrastructure office in North CLT
April 6. Highfill Infrastructure Engineering has opened its first Charlotte office at 9300 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 440, in Charlotte. The Cary-based water sector professional engineering consulting firm also has regional offices in Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Columbia, SC. David Wolf, PE, is the engineer in charge of the Charlotte office. The company said the new […]
Premier Sothebys acquires J Cash Real Estate
April 6. A boutique residential brokerage based in Mooresville is aligning with a major player in the luxury real estate market. Julie Cash, founder and owner of J Cash Real Estate, has affiliated with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. She will become the managing broker for the new Langtree office as well as Premier Sotheby’s existing […]
Former Concord City Council member receives top NC honor for public service
March 29. David W. Phillips has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state’s highest award for public service. The former member of the Concord City Council received the award in recognition of his more than 20 years of service to the citizens of Concord and Cabarrus County. “Any contributions I’ve made over […]
EnergyUnited CEO will retire after long career
Feb. 28. Wayne Wilkins, chief executive officer of EnergyUnited, has announced his retirement after serving over 50 years in the energy industry. In addition to serving as chief executive officer of EnergyUnited for the past 15 years, Wilkins also notably served as chief executive officer of Davidson EMC for 16 years, prior to the cooperative’s […]
New VP for small business development at LKN Chamber
Laura Rizzetta, the former branch manager of United Community Bank in Cornelius, formerly Aquesta, is the new vice president for Small Business Development & Investor Relations at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce. She has served for 27 years in retail banking in both North and South Carolina. As a member of the chamber in […]
New chief equity/inclusion officer for Meck County
LaShaun K. Carter is the new chief equity and inclusion officer for Mecklenburg County. In his new role here, he will be responsible for efforts to advance a countywide equity and inclusion framework of normalizing, organizing and operationalizing internal policies, practices, and systems to eradicate any structural and/or institutional racism that may exist in county […]
Two N. Meck residents named branch leaders/BICs at Allen Tate
Jan. 31. Allen Tate has named two new branch managers. Ellen Morgan is the new branch leader and broker-in-charge at the company’s Charlotte-University City office at 145 West W.T. Harris Boulevard. Morgan, who began her real estate career with Allen Tate in 1999, was previously at the Allen Tate Charlotte-Providence@485/Union County office, and for the […]
