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Travis reappointed to NC Turnpike Board
Former Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis has been re-confirmed as a member of the NC Turnpike Authority Board of Directors. The Charlotte architect served as the mayor of Cornelius following two terms as a Town Commissioner. While Mayor he also served as the Vice Chairman of the N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition. He previously served as the […]
Charlie Curtis new SVP at Aquesta
Charlie Curtis has been promoted to to senior vice president/western regional commercial executive at Aquesta Bank, based in Cornelius. A lifelong resident of North Carolina with over 25 years in the NC banking industry, he has been with Aquesta since 2011. Previously he was responsible for the management of the commercial lending team in the Lake […]
Bob Branch heads up Aquesta loan production office in Raleigh
Aquesta Bank has hired Bob Branch as its Raleigh market president. Aquesta entered the market in January of 2018 with the hiring of commercial relationship banker Cynthia Nation. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Branch has more than 35 years of experience in the industry. He most recently served as Senior […]
New director of Concord Downtown has ‘passion for economic development’
Johnson Y. Bray, who is currently the planning director in Troy, says he was quickly impressed by downtown Concord. “It immediately felt like a place that I could call home,” the new executive director of Concord Downtown Development said. “The City and CDDC have approached economic development in a way that has not only improved downtown […]
Ingersoll Rand raises $1.43 million for United Way
Ingersoll Rand has raised $1.4 million for United Way of Central Carolinas, making the company not only the largest United Way donor in the Mooresville/Lake Norman area, but the largest donor from the manufacturing industry throughout the agency’s five-county footprint. Shawn Laskoski is the 2018 United Way campaign chair and an Ingersoll Rand VP. Focusing on […]
Allen Tate has new professional development director
Maggie Evans is the new director of professional development at Allen Tate. She will oversee training and leadership development programs for leadership and staff, including the company’s training program for new agents. A top Realtor with 13 years of residential real estate experience, she was branch leader of the Allen Tate Lake Wylie office. She has also […]
Give your regards to Broadway
Hilary Broadway is the new branch leader and broker-in-charge for Allen Tate’s Charlotte-University City office. She will oversee branch operations, management and training of more than 60 agents and staff. Broadway is an award-winning career professional with 23 years of real estate experience with the Allen Tate Companies, generating more than $75 million in closed sales volume. […]
Carrie Hewitt is new compliance officer, chief of operations at Aquesta
May 4. Carrie Hewitt is the new chief operations and compliance officer at Cornelius-based Aquesta Bank. A Davidson resident, she has 14 years of banking experience as well as 10 more years in finance and audit in other industries. She most recently served as director of internal audit and compliance officer at Albemarle-based Uwharrie Bank. […]
New managing broker at Premier Sotheby’s in Cornelius
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has named Jason Gentry as managing broker of its Lake Norman office, located at 19825-D N Cove Road in Cornelius. Prior to his appointment, Gentry was a broker associate in the firm’s Charlotte office. A North Carolina native, he became a licensed broker associate in 2010 and was identified as a Rising […]
Spriggs lands Aspen Presidential fellowship
Dr. Janet N. Spriggs, chief operating officer for the division of student success at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, has been accepted into the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence program. Spriggs and 39 others will embark on a 10-month fellowship beginning in July. Delivered in collaboration with the Stanford Educational Leadership Initiative, the fellows will be […]
