Business
Dressler’s closing in Birkdale, but parent company will open Fin & Fino in its place
Aug. 22. Owner Jon Dressler says he will close his namesake restaurant in Birkdale Village and open another Fin & Fino eatery in its place. The original restaurant, which dates back to 2003, is expected to close this fall. ‘Exciting changes’ at Birkdale “With all of the exciting changes coming to Birkdale Village, we feel […]
Meck County leads state in visitor spending, with 31% gain
Aug. 22. Mecklenburg County visitor spending rose 31 percent last year, reaching $5.3 billion, the largest among all 100 North Carolina counties. Indeed, visitor spending in 2022 was a record $33.3 billion according to county-level data released today by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. North Carolina’s urban counties registered the largest gains in 2022 […]
NC jobless rate unchanged, with better prospects for a ‘soft landing’ nationally
Aug. 18. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in July, unchanged from June’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.5 percent. And despite multiple rate hikes over the past year, the US economy remains remarkably resilient, growing at an annualized rate of 2.4 percent in the […]
Business is ballooning for local decor company
Aug. 16. By Jason Benavides. Lake Norman Balloon Co. is a passion project for founders Julie McLaughlin and Meghan Belmont. “We were looking for a creative outlet and a way to connect with our community,” they said. What started off as decorative garlands for friends and family ballooned into a new business and in December […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals
Aug. 14. Recent home sales over $1 million. $3,550,000 Alan & Kimberly Cunningham to Eric & Arpita Buesing, 20911 Cinnamon Tree Ln., Cornelius $1,800,000 Ryan & Louisa Stamm to Vincent & Whitney Palazzi, 20338 Christolfe Dr., Cornelius $1,675,000 Amanda Shelton & Joseph Shelton to Chad & Kathleen Keene, 16823 Reinsch Dr., Davidson $1,670,000 Christopher & […]
Developer trims Mill’s Market plan in downtown Cornelius
Aug. 10. By Dave Vieser. The Mill’s Market proposal for 2.3 acres in the heart of downtown has been scaled back in general, but it will have a larger commercial component than was originally presented last year. Developer Mark Miller of Highline Partners told Cornelius Today that “we heard comments when the proposal was first […]
Open letter from the LKN Chamber CEO
[Opinion] Aug. 4. By Bill Russell. This month marks my 30-year anniversary as a chamber of commerce executive. It seems like only yesterday when in 1996, elected, community, and business leaders of our area met in the lobby of the Visitors Center to welcome me to Lake Norman. I still recall my earlier interview when […]
New build-to-rent project coming to Huntersville
July 28. There’s a new housing product out there and it’s coming to Huntersville. Middleburg Communities plans to develop a “build-to-rent” neighborhood with 265 single-family homes on Old Statesville Road. Hamlet Huntersville will be a fully-amenitized built-to-rent community on 44-acres. The single-family detached cottages and townhome units will average 1,230 square feet. Construction is expected […]
New executive director at Davidson Community Players
July 27. 2007 Davidson College grad Steve Kaliski is the new executive director of Davidson Community Players (DCP). He spent an “amazing” 11 years in New York where he worked on two Broadway musicals, wrote and produced several of his own plays, got a directing MFA from Brooklyn College and founded a theatre company. “When […]
Developer will reduce scope of Waterside and submit new plans to Planning Board
July 26. By Dave Yochum. Saying he is “done fighting,” developer Jake Palillo is altering plans for the Waterside development on Hwy. 73 in Huntersville to fit within the current zoning. Palillo, a Cornelius resident, says the Lagoona Bay Beach Club would be allowed “by right” with 365 to 415 larger lots. “We will still […]
