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LKN Small Business Network is new model for leads groups
By Dave Yochum. If business owners start to meet, greet and network in a new way during the 2020s, chances are Jim Vogel will be leading the way. The founder of Lake Norman Small Business Network attracts 70 to 90 people at stand-up networking meetings every Wednesday morning in Cornelius. It all began as a […]
After Beaty St. fight, Davidson has variety of new projects
By Erica Batten. When Mayor Rusty Knox and a handful of members of the Davidson Board of Commissioners met last month with citizens for the informal coffee chat, the discussion centered on one topic: The 19-acre Beaty Street property owned by the Town. Plans to develop the property for residential and commercial use were scrapped […]
blueharbor reports 63% gain in first quarter net
April 6. blueharbor bank reported net income of $577,973, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $353,906, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2017. Jim Marshall, president and CEO said the 63 percent gain in net income growth for the first quarter of 2018 is […]
LKN Chamber Women’s Conference set for April 19
The theme of the Lake Norman Chamber’s Sixth Annual Women’s Conference is “Truth, Courage, and Empowerment: Don’t Be Silent.” Organized by the Diversity Council the event is 10 am to 4 pm at The Peninsula Club April 19. “This past year a great deal of focus has been placed on sexual harassment and #MeToo Movement. Our Diversity Council […]
SCORE Scores big with 344 new jobs
Charlotte SCORE mentors helped 300 new businesses get started in the Charlotte Region in 2017. According to the SCORE Foundation more than 80 SCORE mentors conducted 3,292 client engagements in 2017, an increase of 5 percent compared to 2016. SCORE says 344 non-owner jobs were created in 2017 with the help of Charlotte SCORE mentors […]
Luxury brokerage opens offices in Davidson
Mitchell Prime Properties, a luxury real estate broker based in Winston-Salem, is opening offices in Davidson at 707 Peninsula Drive. It’s one sign that the luxury market around Lake Norman is getting more competitive and more recognition across the Carolinas. “Charlotte’s huge presence in the banking sector and proximity to a genuine international airport is […]
Lynx Red Line study gets green light from MTC
March 28. UPDATED. By Melissa Atherton. The Metropolitan Transit Committee (MTC) voted 8-1 Wednesday to proceed with the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) North Commuter Line Study. The vote was a defeat for Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla who wanted to see the money spent on “real help, right now” for congestion in North Mecklenburg. Mayors […]
Corvid will invest $29 million in Mooresville HQ
March 27. Corvid Technologies will officially move its headquarters to Mooresville where it already has a sizable campus. The $29 million investment means 367 new jobs in physics-based engineering solutions for the defense, automotive, aircraft and biomedical industries. “North Carolina is the perfect choice for Corvid, thanks to our world-class universities, major military installations, and […]
‘Mother of all revals’ less than a year away
By Dave Vieser. With property values in the Golden Crescent taking off, the impact of Mecklenburg County’s county-wide property reassessment, or “reval,” is only nine months away. By state law, the “reval” must be done once every eight years; notifications with the new assessments will be mailed out in January 2019. Commercial property owners are […]
New innkeepers take hospitality to heart
By Katie Piccirillo Sherman. The new owners of the Davidson Village Inn, Mariano and Caroline Doble, say hospitality comes from the heart. “It runs in your veins…and when properly executed, it’s marvelous and contagious,” Mariano says. The Marianos purchased the charming 18-room boutique hotel in October for an undisclosed amount. Mariano Doble would not say […]
