Business
Cabarrus CVB publishes new visitors guide
Oct. 22. The Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau has released the new cover of their Destination & Motorsports Guide, featuring “creative locals” who represent a vibrant community. The official travel resource for Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Midland and Mt. Pleasant features quarterly covers, playing on the theme “People of Cabarrus.” They all make memories: Thrill […]
Polywood bringing 384 jobs to Roxboro
Polywood, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture made from recycled plastics, will create 384 jobs over five years in Person County, Gov. Roy Cooper announced. The company will invest $35.3 million to open a manufacturing and distribution center in Roxboro. “Bringing good jobs to rural communities like Person County is essential to helping all of North […]
Women’s Business Expo with champagne, piano
Champagne, cars, a pianist, chocolate and interesting businesses will greet women leaders when they arrive at Business Today’s Top Women Champagne Reception and Expo at River Run Country Club Oct. 17. It’s the only business expo in North Carolina with champagne. Expo partners include the Cain Center for the Arts, Christmas Decor, Freedom Boat Club, […]
15 vie for Top Women Awards
Fifteen successful women will be recognized Oct. 17 at the Top Women Awards, one of the oldest and largest events honoring women in Lake Norman and Cabarrus County. This year’s Top Women finalists are a diverse group, ranging from small business owners and entrepreneurs to distillers and brewers. Business Today’s Top Women awards have a 14-year-long history of recognizing […]
Allen Tate Cos. and Howard Hanna Real Estate join forces
Sept. 20. Allen Tate Cos. and Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, the largest family-owned real estate company in the nation, have formed a new joint venture with ownership interests from both companies. Allen Tate, established in 1957, is the fourth-largest private, family owned firm in the country. “This union brings together first-rate real estate professionals […]
Aquesta’s Wilmington branch temporarily closed because of Forence
Sept. 18. It won’t be back to normal for Aquesta employees in Wilmington for another couple of days. Although there was only minor water damage from a leak in the roof, the branch will stay closed until later this week, or possibly Monday, depending on when travel is deemed safe. The 2,000 square foot branch […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 26 on public, charter schools
The thinking behind the charter school debate—not the politics—will be the subject of a Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 26 at The Peninsula Club. Thought leaders Karen Bentley, a former Mecklenburg County Commissioner, and Jim Fuller, a member of the Davidson Board of Commissioners, will field questions for the better part of an hour over breakfast. Davidson […]
Home Foreclosures – July 2018 – August 2018
Mecklenburg County 7/16/18 Robert A. Lewis Sr., 264 Glenallen Rd. 28117, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems $231,990 7/23/18 Trevor & Nicole Ashline, 115 Cloverhill Rd. 28117, Amerisouth Mortgage Company $641,250 7/30/18 Daphne C. Matthews, 191 Regency Rd. 28117, Piedmont Bank $69,500 8/9/18 Scott & Hilarie Lynn, 112 Danica Pl. 28117, Sidus Financial $259,000 Cabarrus County […]
Panic buying fuels gas shortage
SEPT. 13. By Dave Yochum. Updated Friday 11 am. You don’t build a church for Easter Sunday. That’s the analogy Tom Kloza used to describe the normally adequate gasoline supply system that provides fuel from distribution centers in Greensboro and Charlotte to thousands of gas stations in and around the Golden Crescent. Panic buying […]
Colorado securities fraud case touches Cornelius investors
Sept. 12. By Dave Yochum. A prominent investment advisor from Cornelius has been named as an unregistered promoter in an alleged real estate investment scheme in Colorado. Marlin S. Hershey, a principal at Performance Holdings in Kenton Place, was mentioned in an indictment against Gary Jule Dragul, 55, the president of GDA Real Estate Services […]
