Business
Developer plans ‘Crystal Lagoon’ in Huntersville
Oct. 19. By Dave Yochum. Developer Jake Palillo has a total of 270 acres of farmland on Hwy. 73 in Huntersville under contract with tentative plans to build a new-wave resort called Crystal Lagoons. “This is the newest type of development in the country today,” said Palillo, the developer behind Bailey’s Glen in Cornelius and […]
Plans for hotel, offices, new parking would transform Birkdale again
Oct. 18. By Dave Yochum. If you think of Birkdale Village as you would a house, the 20-year-old property needed a renovation. That’s complete, but now there are plans for major remodeling and expansion. North American Properties (NAP), which purchased the mixed-use center in Charlotte with the intention of creating an entirely new experience, celebrated […]
Ag business program participants announced
Oct. 13. Carolina Farm Credit announced participants, including two area businesses, for the Ag Biz Planner and Ag Biz Basics courses. Participant will work with a Carolina Farm Credit Lender mentor. The Ag Biz Planner and Ag Biz Basics courses offer financial and business planning studies include budgeting, completing financial statements, business management and other […]
Cornelius retail: New Flair Trade owner plans to re-open near former location
UPDATED OCT. 13. Oct. 12. Szilva Harman, the new owner of Flair Trade, said in an email Wednesday that she is in the process of securing a lease on a commercial space in Cornelius. “The location isn’t public just yet, all I can say is that it will be very close to the Torrence Chapel […]
Town OKs Davidson Condos project
Oct. 11. The Davidson Board of Commissioners approved the Davidson Condos project and the accompanying conditions on Sept. 13. The + 0.88-acre parcel at 589 Portside Drive lies in the Lakeshore Planning Area, which requires a minimum 5% open space on-site and preservation of the lake shoreline for public use. The proposal by developer Jake […]
LKN Chamber Expo is Tuesday, Oct. 11
Oct. 10. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Business Expo—Lake Norman’s largest business trade show—will feature 120 vendor booths Tuesday, Oct. 11. It will be held at the Huntersville Recreation Center on Verhoeff Drive from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Pre-COVID, more than 2,000 […]
Birkdale outlines plan for hotel, 350 multifamily units, offices
Oct. 6. As first reported by Business Today on Sept. 6, Birkdale Village is planning a major expansion that would include a 125-room “lifestyle” hotel, 350 multifamily units and 150,000 square feet of office space. The $275 million plan was shown to the Huntersville Town Board this week. Background The nationally known lifestyle center is […]
North Carolina estate hits the market for nearly $30 million
Oct. 5. A magnificent mountaintop estate known as Lazy Bear Lodge is on the market for $29.75 million—the most expensive estate property in the Carolinas. The home of the late Chuck Weber, a real estate developer who died last year, it sits on 5.86 acres atop a ridge in Linville Ridge Country Club at an […]
Cabarrus real estate legend was matriarch, co-founder of Team Honeycutt
Oct. 5. Realtor Betty Honeycutt of Concord, recipient of the Business Today Lifetime Achievement Award, died Oct. 3 at St. Andrews Living Center. Betty, who may be best known as the co-founder and matriarch of Team Honeycutt, will be missed by many professionally and personally. Her daughter, Diane Honeycutt, runs the agency. Team Honeycutt was […]
