Business
Home price increases driven by inventory
JULY 11. By Dave Yochum. Resale home prices continue to soar across the country, with cities like Seattle, Portland, Dallas and Denver reporting huge year over year gains. Seattle had a 12.9 percent year-over-year price increase, followed by Portland with 9.3 percent, and Dallas with an 8.4 percent increase and Denver coming in at […]
Davidson’s growing pains
July 10. By Sam Boykin. The town of Davidson currently has about 20 development projects that are either approved, pending approval or under review. That amounts to 2,000 new residential units, from single-family homes to apartments to condos, along with mixed-use developments, a hotel, and municipal buildings. For a town that has garnered national recognition […]
The Road Well Traveled
GUEST OPINION. By Bill Russell. Recently, while reading a book about President John Kennedy, I was reminded that Robert Frost was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration. Frost was 87 years old when he stood at the podium in Washington, D.C. on that blistering cold day in 1961. The brightness of the overhead […]
New mobile app boosts downtown Concord
July 7. Every hip downtown district needs a mobile app of its own, and now Downtown Concord has one. The free app enables visitors and residents alike to get the most out of tours of the picturesque historic district in the heart of Cabarrus County just by looking at their mobile device. Some 50 beacons […]
Rowan-Cabarrus recognized for digital campus nationwide
July 6. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is among the Top 10 Digital Community Colleges, according to the Center for Digital Education. RCCC was recognized for its work on mobile technology, smart classrooms and technology innovation, including online tutoring for students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Digital Community Colleges Survey analyzes how community colleges use […]
Sutter Street expands in Catawba County
July 5. Sutter Street Manufacturing, part of the Williams-Sonoma home furnishings group, will expand in Catawba County. The upholstered furniture manufacturing company plans to invest $1.9 million over three years to upgrade its facilities in Claremont, creating 72 new jobs. “North Carolina is home to some of the most skilled furniture talent in the world,” […]
Padgett will not seek re-election in Concord
July 5. The long-time mayor of Concord, Scott Padgett, announced that he will not seek re-election today. Padgett was elected mayor in 2001 after serving on the City Council since 1995. A longtime resident of Concord, he is a retired elementary school principal. Prior to becoming an elected official, the popular pro-business mayor served as a […]
Anti-toll leader seeks re-election to Huntersville board
June 30. Mark Gibbons, a captain with the Bank of America air fleet, will seek a second term on the Huntersville Town Board. He garnered the second highest vote total as a first-time candidate in 2015, when pro-toll Mayor Jill Swain was soundly defeated by John Aneralla. Gibbons serves on the NC 73 Council of Planning, […]
Corning Optical moving HQ to Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd.
June 29. Corning Optical Communications, a division of Corning Inc., is moving its headquarters to Riverbend Village. Corning Optical Communications will build a $38 million, 182,500 square foot office headquarters. The move will bring about 400 jobs here from Hickory, where Corning will keep a manufacturing facility with more than 1,200 employees. According to Motley Fool, […]
Bradford secures $100K to help seed Cornelius Arts Center
June 24. It looks like NC Rep. John Bradford, a Cornelius resident, has secured $100,000 in discretionary funds from the state for the embryonic Cornelius Arts Center. The seed money will help launch the multimillion-dollar arts center in downtown Cornelius that will be built on 1.85 acres just to the west of the Police Station. Bradford, a […]
