Business
Davidson restaurant team embark on new, joint venture
Dec. 16. Jennifer Brulé, owner/chef of Davidson Ice House, and Robert Maynard, CEO of Won Life Holdings and co-founder and CEO of Famous Toastery, are teaming up on a new venture—exactly what, they’re not saying. Davidson Ice House, the restaurant Brulé opened in 2018 at 416 S. Main St., Davidson, will temporarily close beginning Saturday, […]
Bailey Road start-up has 1,200 retail customers nationwide
ENTREPENEURS | By TL Bernthal Dec. 15. Friends who don’t eat meat miss the camaraderie of a shared meal when pulled pork barbecue is served at a party or celebration. And in the Carolinas, BBQ is served a lot. A solution? Barvecue. Barvecue is a plant-based smokehouse operation in Cornelius that opened a year ago […]
Two additions to Birkdale Village coming in 2023
Dec. 14. By TL Bernthal. A blowout salon and an eatery with upscale street food and a coastal vibe are coming to Birkdale Village next year. Drybar Shops will open its third location in Mecklenburg County and bartaco its third restaurant in the state. Husband-wife duo Matt and Jackie Paynter will open their blowout salon […]
NC ranks high in survey of state’s with best elder-abuse protections
Dec. 14. North Carolina is 2022’s state with the fourth best elder-abuse protections behind Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Ohio. New Jersey, South Carolina, Montana and Utah placed last in the WalletHub survey. With over 10% of Americans over age 60 suffering from elder abuse, and seniors especially vulnerable during this period of high inflation, the personal-finance […]
Albemarle Corp. to invest $200 million in technology park
Dec. 13. Albemarle Corp. plans to add 200 new jobs in a new $200 million state-of-the-art Albemarle Technology Park in University City. It will focus on the research and development of advanced materials, novel process development, and next-generation lithium products. Innovations from the new site will enhance lithium recovery, improve production methods, and introduce new […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals
Dec. 13. Recent home sales over $1 million $2,650,000 Leah & Robert Ensor to Robert & Erin Hallmann, 16404 Pinwhenny Rd., Cornelius $2,550,000 Verum Aquilonem LLC to Donald & Pamela Blackley, 17031 Green Dolphin Ln., Cornelius $2,280,000 Jeffrey & Sharon Schmidt to Peter Ardolino, 18224 Peninsula Club Drive, Cornelius $1,950,000 Kristofar & Heather Foutch to […]
Consumers racking up record credit card debt
Dec. 12. Consumers started 2022 by paying down just $12.5 billion in new debt in the first quarter, adding a staggering $67.2 billion in new debt during the second quarter, a Q2 record, followed by an additional $39.6 billion in the third, a Q3 record. Mortgage balances—the largest component of household debt—climbed by $282 billion […]
Pasta maker will move US operations to Newton
Dec. 9. Pasta Piccinini, a manufacturer of pasta products, plans to move all its US operations from California to Newton. The Italian company will invest $6 million on acquisition, renovation of the facility and installation of pasta manufacturing machinery and equipment, creating at least 27 new jobs over 3 years. The new jobs, including sales […]
Novant Health Presbyterian earns accreditation for rectal cancer program
Dec. 9. Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, recently earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. Presbyterian Medical Center is the first in the region and second health care system in the state to obtain this accreditation. To achieve voluntary […]
Charlotte almost makes the top quarter of fun cities in WalletHub survey. Is it the brewery factor?
Dec. 8. With the average American spending over $3,500 on entertainment each year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most Fun Cities in America. You’d think with all the breweries — one of the key metrics in the survey — in Charlotte and Lake Norman, the region might have ranked higher than […]
