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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College offers business seminars
Feb. 2. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is offering numerous seminars this spring for local small business-owners through the Small Business Center. Seminars are provided free-of-charge and open to the public. Seminars include topics like “How to Start a Business” and “How to Write a Business Plan. ” More advanced topics including “Make Facebook Advertising Work for […]
City honors 2017 Run Kannapolis and Loop the Loop winners
Feb. 1. The City of Kannapolis and Carolinas Healthcare System honored the 2017 Run Kannapolis participants during a special ceremony on Jan. 30th. The event also honored Loop the Loop Challenge participants. Loop the Loop is a series of loops around the city’s downtown that people can walk, bike or run. This year, 32 people […]
Regional clout: Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 22 features all 3 N. Meck mayors
The three mayors of North Mecklenburg will field questions from the audience at the Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 22 at The Peninsula Club. The mayors—Woody Washam in Cornelius, Rusty Knox in Davidson and John Aneralla in Huntersville—show signs of cooperating on issues ranging from development to affordable housing, from I-77 to education. Their opinions, especially when they are in concert, […]
Aquesta announces 2017 fourth-quarter earnings
Jan. 26. Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Aquesta Bank and Aquesta Insurance Services, today announced earnings and loan growth for the fourth quarter of 2017. For the fourth quarter of 2017, Aquesta had unaudited net income of $204,000 at 6 cents per share compared to 2016 fourth quarter net income of $529,000 […]
Kannapolis city council moves forward with downtown development project
Jan. 25 – The city of Kannapolis has announced plans to move forward with an Alabama company’s $300 million new construction and redevelopment investment project that would bring residential units; retail and restaurant space and corporate offices downtown. The Kannapolis City Council voted on Jan. 22 to unanimously approve a memorandum of understanding with Corporate […]
Sexual harassment topic of Newsmakers Breakfast Thursday
An important topic in the news—sexual harassment in the workplace—will be the center of discussion at a Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 25 at The Peninsula Club. A human resources consultant, a labor attorney and Aquesta’s HR director will discuss and answer questions regarding an issue that has transformed the world of morning TV news, politics and […]
Aquesta declares 20 percent stock dividend
Jan. 19. Aquesta Financial Holdings, the parent company of Aquesta Bank and Aquesta Insurance Services, has announced a 20-percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record as of Feb. 9 will receive one share for every five they own, payable Feb. 23. A shareholder owning 1,000 shares prior to the transaction will now own 1,200 immediately afterwards. […]
Uwharrie Bank names Brendan Duffey CEO
Jan. 10. Roger Dick, president and chief executive officer of Uwharrie Capital Corp, the Albemarle-based parent company of Uwharrie Bank, announced that Brendan Duffey has been named the bank’s chief executive officer in addition to his title of president. Duffey also serves as chief operating officer and chief risk officer of Uwharrie Capital Corp. Duffey […]
Is a healthy lifestyle contagious?
By Dee Jetton. Is obesity contagious? Research shows there’s more to it than genetics and over-eating. Indeed, genetics are a given. However, researchers theorize social circles might have an influence on non-genetic transmission and prevalence of obesity. Diana Thomas, a math professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, says the people you associate […]
Opinion: The power of social media in local elections
By Budd Berro. The North Mecklenburg municipal elections this past November provided the latest and most visible examples of the expanding role of social media in local politics. With platforms such as Facebook and Twitter only becoming accessible to the general public around 2006, the next six years provided an opportunity for those and other […]
