Business
Kepner joins board of independent funeral home association
Oct. 7. John D. Kepner, president of Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville, is a new member of the board of directors of Selected Independent Funeral Homes. He was installed as a director of the world’s oldest association of independently-owned funeral homes at their annual meeting in San Antonio. Kepner’s grandfather and father were […]
Is it time for re-orientation?
BUSINESS ADVICE | By Cheryl Kane Sept. 15. As offices begin to come back to life, it’s not just COVID-19 that should be top of mind. Team members may need a workplace reorientation. Safety Working remotely, workers were removed from the safe behaviors they trained and practiced on the job. In the pre-COVID workplace where […]
Business incubator, First Turn Innovations, ready to roll in Cornelius
Sept. 13. The owner of one of the largest employers in Cornelius is opening a business incubator in about 5,000 square feet of space on Treynorth Drive. Champion Tire CEO Kevin Mahl says First Turn Innovations will provide space for aspiring entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life through access to industry-specific development resources and […]
Williamson Wealth building HQ on Sam Furr
Sept. 7. The LKN Chamber held a groundbreaking ceremony for Williamson Wealth Group/Raymond James which will build a new location at the corner of Norman Island Drive and Sam Furr in Cornelius. The firm, which manages $1.2 billion in client assets, has 40 employees in Greensboro, Salisbury, Lincolnton, Charlotte and Columbus.
Local real estate: Q&A with Allen Tate CEO
Sept. 7. By Dave Yochum. It was only natural that home sales slowed down in July. The pandemic and resulting lockdowns during the spring market last year brought sales to a halt and pushed activity into June and July making comparisons to this year almost meaningless. In Cornelius, days on market has fallen from 45 days […]
Cabarrus cancels county fair due to COVID spread, low vaccine rates
Sept. 2. For only the second time in 68 years, the Cabarrus County Fair, scheduled for Sept. 10-18, has been cancelled. County officials blame low vaccination rates and community spread of COVID-19. The decision was made in concert with public health and emergency management officials. Up to 80,000 people attend the fair over a nine-day […]
Davidson has $15K available for small businesses via Main Street grants
Sept. 1. The Town of Davidson is offering Main Street Business Grants for the eighth year with a total of $15,000 available to small businesses. The goal is to provide direct financial benefit to small businesses, retain and create jobs in association with small businesses, and to spur private investment in association with small businesses. […]
On the upswing: Golf worth $4.2 billion to NC
Aug. 31. By Dave Yochum. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared Tuesday, Aug. 31 “North Carolina Golf Day” in honor of golf’s role in the economy, health, environmental stewardship and tourism of North Carolina. The 2022 Presidents Cup and the 2025 PGA Championship to be held at the Quail Hollow Club. On the upswing Del Ratcliffe, […]
Med products firm will bring HQ, 175 jobs to Huntersville
Aug. 30. Safeguard Medical, an emergency medical product and training company, will establish its corporate headquarters in the Edgewater Ventures Class-A industrial building currently under construction in The Park-Huntersville. Safeguard will bring roughly 175 new jobs to Huntersville. Edgewater is partnering with Alidade Capital to develop a 159,120 square foot industrial building on a 13-acre […]
