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Clean Juice will open 60 stores in 2018
By Erica Batten. Given its devotion to boosting health, it may seem ironic that organic juice bar Clean Juice is going viral. Since opening its flagship location in Birkdale Village in 2015, stores have appeared in Concord, Mooresville and Davidson, to name a few, and husband-and-wife team Landon and Kat Eckles have awarded franchises in […]
Rusty Knox: People friendly with business background
By Kate Stevens. The future of Davidson lies in collaboration and team work with other north Mecklenburg towns and the city of Charlotte, said Mayor Rusty Knox on Dec. 14 just two days after he was sworn in as Davidson’s new leader. “Regionalism is going to be very important for how our area survives and […]
LKN Chamber gala Jan. 12
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold its 30th annual meeting Jan. 12 at The Peninsula Club. The theme for the evening is “A Winning Tradition.” The keynote speech is by Adam Alexander, NASCAR Race Hub Co-Host and Fox NASCAR Announcer. Alexander, a member of the FOX Sports family since 2006, will discuss what […]
Future of Antiquity Woods project in doubt
By Dave Vieser. In May 2016, with a strong local economy and Cornelius’ Antiquity neighborhood growing day by day, developer Joe Roy of Charlotte-based Meeting Street Co. filed a rezoning application which, if approved by the town, would permit him to build Antiquity Woods, a mixed-use community on 16 acres of vacant land. Eighteen months […]
Foundry Commercial plans industrial park in Huntersville
Dec. 26. Foundry Commercial has purchased 48 acres in the Bryton Town Center project where it will build a six-building, 700,000 square-foot light industrial complex. Construction on the first phase of the project, a joint venture with the global investment management business of Prudential Financial, will begin in early 2018. Located off Hambright Road in […]
Manufacturers bubbling with optimism as tax reform looks more like a ‘go’
Dec. 18. Things are looking up for 7,800 manufacturers in North Carolina. The National Association of Manufacturers says manufacturers’ optimism has risen to “unprecedented heights” amid the legislative progress made on tax reform. Nearly 95 percent of respondents said they are positive about their own company’s outlook. In fact, the optimism quotient is the highest […]
Merino Mill will renovate another 110,000 square feet of space
Dec. 12. It looks like there will be another expansion at Merino Mill. Mooresville-based Adams + Associates Architecture will design the 110,000 square foot renovation around office and showroom space. Current tenants at the sprawling textile mill complex include Hitachi, Greenworks Tools, Mohawk flooring, Yotrio and the Mooresville South Iredell Economic Development Corp. The old […]
Toll lane advisors will look at I-77 options, including ‘complete and delete’
By Dave Vieser and Dave Yochum. Just when it seemed as if the state has hemmed and hawed as much as it can on the I-77 toll lane debacle, the NCDOT is putting together a new advisory group “to learn the advantages, disadvantages, costs and timelines” of the options presented this fall by Mercator Advisors, […]
The business of local airports is taking off
By Kate Stevens. Expansion and improvement projects are on the horizon at both Concord and Statesville regional airports due to the increasing number of passengers and services offered at both locations. In December, bids will go out for Statesville Regional’s $8 million construction of a parallel taxiway south of the airport’s existing runway, said John […]
Novant Health Huntersville will increase bed count 50%
Dec. 4. By Dave Yochum. Fast growth around Lake Norman is one of the driving forces behind Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center adding 50,000 square feet and 48 new patient beds to the 13-year-old community hospital. The $50 million expansion, which includes a 20,000 square foot renovation, will transform the facility into a 139-bed […]
