Business
New window/door plant opening in Statesville
May 4. Charlotte-based window and door manufacturer JELD-WEN Holding will invest $7.9 million in a new production facility in Statesville. Its VPI Quality Windows brand will bring 235 new jobs to Iredell County. The average annual salary for the new VPI new positions is $51,648 with a potential payroll impact of more than $12.1 million […]
LKN Chamber seeks nominations for ‘Small Business of the Year’
May 4. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing the “Lake Norman Small Business of the Year” for a business located in Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Mooresville in conjunction with the celebration of Small Business Week planned for May 24-28. The businesses selected will be honored at a special reception held at the […]
Survey: Best small cities to start a business
April 20. Cornelius, Huntersville and Concord did relatively well in a new list of 1,337 best small towns to start a business in the United States—ranking in the top 20 percent—but Mooresville scored awesomely well. Race City USA was No. 78 on the WalletHub list, putting it ahead of 1,259 small towns ranging from Alhambra, […]
Gasoline spill: Estimated size keeps growing
April 19. The size of the Colonial Pipeline gasoline spill in the Oehler Nature Preserve in Huntersville may be larger than anyone thought. “The reported volume is going to increase again,” according to an internal memo from Huntersville. Colonial says they have recovered about 1.03 million of the 1.2 million gallons of gasoline estimated to […]
Charlotte-based juice company expanding in Lake Norman
April 16. Charlotte-based Green Brothers Juice Co. will open a fourth location in Birkdale Village. The goal is to grow Charlotte locations with franchising a possibility in the future. “We’re confident now is the right time to introduce our delicious selection of juices, smoothies and bowls to the Huntersville community,” said Josh Norris, co-founder of […]
Novant partners with 23XI Racing to address vaccine hesitancy
April 14. Race car driver Bubba Wallace will help address vaccine hesitancy and health equity by partnering up with Novant Health, which will serve as the official health and wellness provider for 23XI Racing. Novant Health has been focused on ensuring equitable vaccine distribution in priority ZIP codes where health disparities are more common. 23XI […]
100-year-old manufacturer will bring 73 jobs to Catawba County
April 13. Gusmer Enterprises, a manufacturer of filtration and fermentation products, is investing $26.5 million in a new production facility, which will create 73 new jobs in Catawba County. The 135,000-square foot manufacturing facility in Hickory will be the family-owned company’s third plant. Gusmer was founded in 1918 to provide products to the brewing market. […]
Business leaders optimistic about economy; ‘great recession’ not on the horizon
April 12. By Dave Yochum. The statewide unemployment rate continues to improve, and local business leaders say the Lake Norman economy will improve even faster as more and more businesses reopen. Bill Russell, CEO of the Lake Norman Chamber, said he expects that all restrictions will be lifted by June 1. “While real estate has […]
Grow your business sustainably
BUSINESS ADVICE | By Cheryl Kane April 9. To be sustainable you generally need revenue generated from both returning customers and new customers. If revenue growth occurs primarily from new customers rather than from repeat customers, you may not be building a sustainable book of business for the future. To be clear: Churning customers (having […]
The Power to Make a Difference
GUEST COLUMN. April 8. By Bill Russell. Spring is in the air, the azaleas are in full bloom and business is back at the lake! While we must continue to be diligent and cautious as we return to our favorite activities, consumers are again taking to their favorite retail stores and restaurants are seeing a […]
