Community
Good times: Moving on up as relocations wane
By Marty Price. Big corporate relocations are down, but local moves are climbing. Challenger, Gray and Christmas, the big national outplacement firm, says the strength of local job markets has driven down worker relocations. That suits Huntersville resident Eric Snider just fine as he would rather be home where he can spend time with his family. […]
Charlotte proximity, lake, weather drive market
The S&P/Case-Shiller index shows prices increased 5.4 percent year over year in December 2015 vs. a 5.2 percent increase the month before. A 20-city composite showed a year-over-year gain of 5.7 percent in November and December. Portland led the way with an 11.4 percent year-over-year price increase, followed by San Francisco with 10.3 percent and […]
Statewide bond would provide $7.2 million to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
March 6. As part of a statewide infrastructure bond slated to come before voters on March 15, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College would receive $7.2 million to upgrade facilities and grow the college’s fire and emergency services training facility. Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill that will allow voters to decide on the passage of the 2016 […]
CMS Board member is speaker at Newsmakers Breakfast March 24
Cornelius resident Rhonda Lennon, a member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, will be in the hot seat at the Cornelius Today/Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Thursday morning at The Peninsula Club. Lennon was elected to the Board of Education in 2009 to represent District 1, the northern part of Mecklenburg County. CMS is in […]
14-story hotel eyed for W. Catawba
March 4. By Dave Vieser. A 14-story hotel and convention center has been proposed for a five-acre site on West Catawba Avenue across from Kenton Place. Planning Director Wayne Herron has placed the proposal from Dr. Prasunamba Nara on the town’s Pre Development Review Committee’s March 8 agenda. Nara could not be reached for comment. Drawings submitted […]
NC Rep. John Bradford III considers bid for Congress
By Dave Yochum. N.C. Rep John Bradford III may throw his hat in the ring for the newly drawn 13th U.S. Congressional District which includes parts of Rowan, Iredell and Guilford counties, as well as Davie and Davidson counties. “I will make a business decision,” Bradford said. “I’m seriously taking a look at it but just […]
Moody’s warned against Cintra finances in Texas in 2013
Mar. 3. By Dave Yochum. As expected, a long-troubled Cintra road project in Austin, Texas, has filed for bankruptcy protection because it is unable to make full payment on its senior debt. SH 130 Concession Co. said in its bankruptcy filing that “the lingering effects of the recession” contributed to the filing. The managed lanes […]
New Huntersville mayor aims to make his town business friendly
By Dave Vieser. Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla, who upset incumbent Jill Swain in November, wants to make his town more business friendly. Aneralla who was the guest speaker at Business Today’s February Newsmakers Breakfast also believes efforts to form a new chamber of commerce in the town are not necessary, labeling them “strictly politics.” Swain is […]
British firm buys JHE Production for undisclosed sum
Feb. 22. British-based Chime Communications LTD has acquired JHE Production, an event management company based in Harrisburg. The purchase price was not disclosed. Founded in 1987, JHE has produced events like Speed Street in Charlotte and entertainment spectacles at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The company recently expanded into Nashville. It operates across a variety of sports […]
Huntersville’s new mayor speaking at Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 25
John Aneralla, the new mayor of Huntersville, will be in the hot seat at the Business Today/Cornelius Today Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 25 at The Peninsula Club. A former president of the Lake Norman Kiwanis, which meets Thursday for lunch at Brooklyn South, Aneralla ran against former Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte in the Senate District 41 […]
