Business
Local entrepreneurs buy cafe near Birkdale; it’s now called Rise Cafe
July 10. A well-known Lake Norman husband-wife team, both business and life coaches, have taken over the Egg Cafe in Birkdale. They have changed the name to Rise Cafe and plan to put their background in food services to good use. Christina and Titus Bartolotta are the chef-owners of the new operation named Rise Cafe. […]
Local firm is E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year/Southeast
July 6. Denise Shields, CEO of Nych Brands, is the new Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for the Southeast at the regional awards celebration in Atlanta. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the most prestigious awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies worldwide. Shields was selected from a […]
LKN Chamber hosts Healthcare Summit July 11
July 5. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will host a healthcare summit featuring the top executives of Atrium Health University City, Iredell County Health, and Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center on July 11 at Northstone Country Club. The event will be sponsored by I77 Express, the public-private partnership between the NC Department of Transportation […]
Victoria’s Secret moves across the street in Birkdale Village
June 30. Victoria’s Secret is now open at its new location at Birkdale Common Parkway and Townley Road, next to Fink’s Jeweler. The move is part of a process to get the retail stores in the best space for their needs. LuLulemon will move into the old Victoria’s Secret spot for the bigger space. Victoria’s […]
Apple store coming to Birkdale Village
June 23. [Updated] Apple Insider, an online publication, and Bloomberg, the international financial and media company, have reported that Apple will open a store in Birkdale Village. Meanwhile, contractors have pulled permits for the new store which will open early next year Officials at North American Properties, the owners of Birkdale Village would not comment. […]
Coffee-preneur opening 14th store in South End
June 20. Waterbean Coffee, the region’s largest locally owned specialty coffee shop, is opening its 14th store in the Charlotte region. Owner Tony Vo has already opened three locations this year. The new South End location at 1415 Vantage Park has the Uptown skyline as a backdrop. And, yes, there will be pastries. Vo, who […]
NC lands top honors for economic development—again
June 19. North Carolina has received Area Development magazine’s 2023 Platinum Shovel Award which recognizes states that went above and beyond the gold standard for investment and job creation. This is the second year in a row the state has received this honor, sharing the inaugural award in 2022 with Tennessee. North Carolina is the […]
NC jobless rate stays at 3.4%, lower than US
June 19. North Carolina’s unemployment rate stayed under the national rate in May, or 3.4 percent here, vs. 3.7 percent jobless nationwide. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was was unchanged from April, while the national rate rose.3 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate was unchanged from a year ago. The number of people employed increased […]
NC ranks 24th among most racially equitable state economies
June 15. North Carolina scores right in the middle of a survey of State Economies with the Most Racial Equality, according to a new study from WalletHub. A recent study found that only 7 percent of managerial positions and 4-5 percent of senior managerial positions belong to black Americans, even though that demographic makes up […]
Restricting college tenure could hurt state economies
June 13. By Stephen Elliott | NC Newsline. North Carolina is among the states in which proposals to end academic tenure for university professors have been advanced. Daniel Brinks, who chairs the government department at the University of Texas at Austin, doesn’t usually have a tough time recruiting professors. After all, UT is one of […]
