Business
‘Need in the North’ tour focuses on challenged neighborhoods, housing issues
May. 4. There’s poverty and homelessness in Cornelius within walking distance of pricey homes on both the west side and east side of town. Indeed, nearly 10 percent of our neighbors live below the Federal Poverty Limit: $27,750 for a family of four. On May 13, the Ada Jenkins Center will conduct a “Need in […]
On Davidson’s new president: ‘We could have selected any candidate in the world’
May 3. Douglas A. Hicks becomes Davidson College’s 19th president on Aug. 1, succeeding Carol Quillen, who announced in August that she is stepping down after 11 years as president. The Davidson alum, 54, earned a Master of Divinity degree at Duke University and master’s and doctorate degrees in religion and economics at Harvard. He […]
LKN Chamber names Kevin Mahl 2021 Business Person of the Year
May 2. Kevin Mahl, CEO of Champion Tire and Wheel and Hyde Park Storage Suites, was named the Business Person of the Year at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Mahl, who said he was humbled by the award, credited “the legions of folks that have helped along the way,” especially his wife […]
Retailers urge NC legislators to crack down on organized retail crime
April 28. By Clayton Henkel/NC Policy Watch. “In retail, we’re in business to sell, they are in business to steal.” Craig Dowdle, the regional investigation manager for Lowe’s Home Improvement, told state legislators Tuesday that Organized Retail Crime has been rising steadily since the pandemic. “I’m not talking about someone who comes into the store […]
Hot properties: Million-dollar home sales
Here are recent home sales over $1 million $2,450,000 Leone Lions Gate LLC to Lewis Norry, 18001 Whispering Oaks, Cornelius $1,475,000 Lesa Elder to Gerald Schaafsma & Kathleen Egan, 16605 100 Norman Place, Cornelius $1,394,000 Manukhlal & Vilas Kothadia to Martin & Bridget Miller, 19500 Stough Farm Road, Cornelius $1,050,000 Chad Meadow & Laura Vest […]
Cornelius duo faces charges of fraud, money laundering
April 25. Two Cornelius residents are facing federal charges in connection with a multi-million dollar investment scheme. A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment this week against Marlin Hershey and Dana Bradley, both 52, charging them with mail and wire fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering conspiracy. Hershey out on bond […]
Thompsons are named ‘Main Street Champions’
April 26. Paul and Kristin Thompson, who bought and redeveloped Broad Street Place in downtown Mooresville in 2019, have transformed the 21,000 square-foot building into a mixed-use community anchor with retail spaces and apartments while retaining the beloved Mooresville Ice Cream corner shop. The Mooresville Ice Cream Co. dates back to 1924. The North Carolina […]
NC has 3 cities near the top of ‘Best Places to Start a Business’ list
April 25. Everyone knows Charlotte is at or near the top of US cities in terms of net in-migration, but a new study also ranks it 13th among 100 large US cities to start a business. The study from WalletHub put Durham at fourth-place and Raleigh at eighth-place, in an array of cities from Albuquerque […]
Furniture maker plans $5.9 million expansion, 100 new jobs
April 20. Furniture manufacturing continues to make a come-back in North Carolina. Conover-based Vanguard Furniture plans to add 100 new jobs in Burke County in a $5.9 million expansion at its upholstery plant in Morganton. “North Carolina continues to be the global leader for furniture manufacturing,” said Gov. Roy Cooper. Family-owned Vanguard, with 680 employees, […]
It’s our 20th anniversary
April 19. In April of 2002 we published the first print edition Northeast Business Today, later shortening the name to Business Today and then adding an entirely new publication, Cornelius Today, less than two years later. It seems like only yesterday that we started boldly renewing our Post Office Box for one year at a […]
