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LKN Chamber annual dinner features entrepreneur in residence
Jan. 11. The Lake Norman Chamber annual dinner will be 6:30 pm Jan. 20 at The Peninsula Club. Entrepreneur Jon Boggiano, who with his brother Chris created a business that was acquired by a fortune 500 company, is the featured speaker. Boggiano is an “Entrepreneur in Residence” at Davidson College. The annual dinner features awards […]
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College lands innovation award
Jan. 11. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has earned the 2016 Online Learning Consortium’s Digital Learning Innovation Award, for advancing undergraduate student success through the adoption of digital courseware. The awards program, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Postsecondary Success Program, is a prestigious honor. Rowan-Cabarrus was one of only three institutions […]
Novant Health Huntersville gets certificate of distinction from Joint Commission
Jan. 11. Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center has been awarded The Joint Commission’s colorectal cancer disease-specific care certification for a two-year period. Huntersville Medical Center is the fourth facility in the United States to receive this certification. “The colorectal cancer-disease specific care certification is a validation of our incredible patient care and the outcomes of […]
Legislators call I-77 toll lane project ‘terrible’ and totally one-sided
By Dave Vieser. The I-77 toll plan was front and center at a Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club with NC Rep. John Bradford, a Republican, and Assemblyman-elect Chaz Beasley, a Democrat. Despite being on opposite sides of the aisles, the two—both rising stars in their respective parties—showed every sign of getting along, mutual respect and […]
Veteran public servant leaving Cabarrus County Commission
Dec. 20. Grace Mynatt, a long-time public servant in Cabarrus County, has announced her resignation from the County Commission, effective immediately. Mynatt is 81 and ready “to appreciate that gift of time” and spend more time with family. She was elected to the Board of Education from 1993-2006 and recalled to fill a vacancy in 2011-2012, serving as […]
Anti-toll battle will continue in 2017; HB7 won’t get past Transportation Committee
Dec. 15. A bipartisan bill asking for an independent review of the bidding process around the I-77 toll plan—known as a request for proposals—looks like it will not get out of the key transportation committee in Raleigh. In an interview, NC Sen. Jeff Tarte stated: “The attorneys who signed this contract should be disbarred. It […]
Greenworks expands in renovated space
Dec. 13. Greenworks Tools, a leader in battery-powered outdoor equipment, is expanding its North American headquarters in newly renovated space at the 125-year old Mooresville Cotton Mill just south of downtown Mooresville. The 40,000 sq. ft. headquarters includes R&D and product testing facilities, video and photography production studios, a customer service center, product display areas and meeting space. […]
The state of Statesville: Downtown ‘renaissance’ has come to Iredell County seat
By Erica Batten. Statesville is undergoing a downtown renaissance to rival forerunners like San Diego and Pittsburgh, where a once dead center city has been revived into the vital heart of these urban areas. Less than two years ago, Statesville completed an $8 million streetscape renovation to provide an attractive and pedestrian-friendly environment, said Marin Tomlin, […]
Chaz Beasley, John Bradford at Newsmakers Breakfast Dec. 16
N.C. Rep.-elect Chaz Beasley and Rep. John Bradford will be in the hot seat at the Cornelius Today/Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Dec. 16 at The Peninsula Club. Beasley, a Democrat, was just elected to the House of Representatives in November. Bradford, a Republican, was elected to his second term. Bradford is a former Cornelius Town Commissioner. Beasley is […]
Economist: More slow growth expected in 2017
Dec. 8. The economy will continue to grow next year, albeit slowly, according to UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton who put out his 2017 economic forecast yesterday. “During the first half of 2016, the North Carolina economy seemed to experience slower growth than during the previous 18 months,” said Connaughton. What has been happening in […]
