Business
Peninsula home sells for almost $5 million
July 19. By Dave Yochum. A landmark home at 17002 Freshwater Lane, located across Harbor Light Boulevard from The Peninsula Yacht Club, has sold for just under $5 million. The 7,724 square-foot (HLA) lakefront house sold for $4.9 million according to Mecklenburg County property records. Jennifer Stewart with Allen Tate had the listing. 2nd-most expensive […]
6 steps small businesses can take to prevent cybercrime
July 15. By Chris Ahearn. The cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted everyday life for millions of Americans, but small- and mid-size businesses are just as vulnerable. When Marilyn Celenza Cunningham walked into her office in 2017, she never dreamed she wouldn’t be able to access her files. Within moments, she learned her Huntersville-based Good Clean […]
Huntersville outfit makes group communications easy as pie
July 14. By Dave Yochum. Groupeasy, a software solution for group communication, collaboration and scheduling, has officially launched after more than three years in development by Huntersville co-founders Dawn and Joe Hewitt. Their concept for Groupeasy was born in 2017. While they’re still operating out of their home, Groupeasy has three full-time employees and more […]
Novant gets top honors for disability inclusion
July 14. Novant Health has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). The health care system received a perfect score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that gauges an organization’s level of disability workplace […]
Southern Association of Schools gives full thumbs up to medical school
July 14. Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health have received approvals from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to go ahead with phased plans to open a medical school in Charlotte in 2022. Wake Forest School of Medicine – Charlotte is expected to break ground in the first quarter […]
Atrium gains approval for new hospital in Cornelius
July 12. The North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services has approved a Certificate of Need request from Atrium Health to build a 30-bed acute care hospital on the former Augustalee property between Hwy. 21 and I-77. “Atrium Health Lake Norman” could be up and running in early 2024. The $154 million facility, which […]
No federal penalties for Colonial Pipeline spill in Huntersville
July 9. A consent agreement between the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Colonial Pipeline means Colonial will not have to pay federal civil penalties for the spill. They will have to follow certain repair methods in the future and submit a plan for better monitoring, according to NC Sen. Natasha Marcus […]
Selling: Which P do you want to sell to?
BUSINESS | By Cheryl Kane July 16. Successful sales professionals find their strength and nurture it over time, adjusting and adapting to their changing environment. And, wow, what a changed environment we experienced in the last year and a half. If you were dislodged from your high competency confidence due to the pandemic’s toll on […]
Novant Health lands top spot in nationwide diversity ranking
July 6. Novant Health is No. 1 nationwide in Diversity MBA Magazine’s 2021 ranking of “Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers to Work.” Diversity MBA is a national leadership organization integrating diversity and inclusion with talent management. Novant Health was last recognized by Diversity MBA in 2020, when the not-for-profit healthcare system ranked No. […]
