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Cornelius New Corporations

Feb. 13. These businesses have registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State. 12/17/24 Sparrow Technical Solutions LLC, Jonathan Skolrood, 21102 Townwood Dr., Cornelius 12/19/24 Bailey Brunch LLC, Ronald Anderson, 15525 Crossing Gate Dr., Cornelius 12/20/24 Gbacellar Co LLC, Gabriel N. Barcellar, 20582 Harborview Dr., Cornelius 12/20/24 Goshen Investments LLC, Eric Barber, 9918 Caldwell Depot […]

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Diversity Council holds special event on leadership development Feb. 13 for Black and Indigenous People of Color

Feb. 12. The Lake Norman Chamber’s Diversity Council will present “Leadership Development for Black and Indigenous People of Color” on Thursday, Feb. 13 from noon to 1:30 pm. The program, during Black History Month, will be held at The Ada Jenkins Center. The speaker is Dan Houston, past chair of the Diversity Council, and president […]

You decide: Where is the NC economy heading?

Feb. 11. By Mike Walden.  [Commentary] North Carolina has gone through two major economic overhauls in the last 150 years. The first was the shift from a largely agrarian economy to an economy focused on manufacturing products using home-grown farm outputs. The so-called “Big Three” were cigarettes made from North Carolina tobacco, textile and apparel […]

Local investment firm affiliates with &Partners

Feb. 7.  A group of investment advisors and staff has left Wells Fargo Advisors in Davidson to launch a fully independent practice. Chris Davis, the founder of Davidson Wealth Management, says the practice plans to move into a new mixed-use project at 480 S. Main being built by Lake Forest Church. When completed late this […]

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Downtown Mooresville to host 2025 NC Main Street conference

Feb. 6. Downtown Mooresville will host the 2025 North Carolina Main Street Conference. The three-day conference—March 11-13—is organized by the NC Department of Commerce and the NC Main Street and Rural Planning Center. It is the largest statewide downtown revitalization conference in the country. Mooresville joined the NC Main Street effort in 1988. Since the […]

Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 21 focuses on local development

Feb. 4. The Newsmakers Breakfast Feb.21 at The Peninsula Club will center on the state of local development, with developers pitted against residents and residents—and local governments—up against outdated rules about impact fees. Three speakers will be part of the audience-driven Q&A session over breakfast at The Peninsula Club starting at 7:30 am. Robby Carney: […]

Consumer debt: NC is 2nd best in terms of accounts in collection

Jan. 30. According to a WalletHub report, North Carolina scored second-best in a nationwide study based on the number of accounts that have gone into collection. Mississippi was in the best shape, debt-wise, while Wyoming was the worst. A collection account is a debt that has gone unpaid for such a long period of time […]

NC jobless rate climbs slightly from one year ago

Jan. 28. The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2024 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 1,224 over the month to […]

United Bankshares results

Jan. 28. United Bankshares, which has branches in Mooresville and Denver, reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024 of $94.4 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. Fourth quarter of 2024 results produced annualized returns on average assets, average equity, and average tangible equity, a non-GAAP measure, of 1.25%, 7.48%, and 12.03%, respectively. Earnings for the […]

Manufacturing in NC

Business commentary: What’s happening with NC manufacturing?

Jan. 27. By Mike Walden [Commentary] Manufacturing has a special place in our economy and is something people can easily relate to. The output of manufacturing companies, spanning a variety of items from vehicles to clothing to chairs, are things people can directly see, touch, feel and use. Background Manufacturing also has an important place […]