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Airbnb unveils changes to anti-discrimination policy
Sept. 8. If you’re planning a vacation using the online lodging marketplace Airbnb, you can book a place to stay with a clear conscience. The company announced today that it is strengthening its anti-discrimination policy after a report found it had been slow to address complaints from renters that they had been prevented from booking rooms […]
Make Your Business Entity Help You
Many people think the only way to start a new enterprise is to form a Limited Liability Company. Maybe you started your business with an LLC because it was easy to do and now some limitations are becoming apparent. An LLC, being a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation, does provide limits on liabilities […]
Political Q&A on the menu for Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 21
This coming Wednesday, four top political consultants—two Democrats and two Republicans—will field questions from the audience at the Cornelius Today/Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club. It will be an exciting event, a la Meet The Press. The speakers will not have prepared comments, rather, the audience will pose questions in a free-wheeling Q&A […]
Harrisburg development is topic of Sept. 6 town meeting
Aug. 31. Residents, business owners and people who work in Harrisburg are invited to give the town input on future development near the Mecklenburg County line at an upcoming town meeting. Harrisburg is seeking public comments on on the type of commercial and residential development planned for Morehead West area, which is bordered by N.C. […]
Allen Tate ribbon-cutting in Statesville
Allen Tate will host a ribbon cutting at the company’s new Statesville office on Friday, Sept. 16, timed just before the popular Downtown Fall Art Crawl. The drop-in event is open to the public and reservations are not required. Guests are invited for cocktails at Risto’s Place next door at 4:30 p.m. A ribbon cutting by the Statesville Chamber of […]
Russ Rogerson tapped to oversee Mooresville, Statesville economic development
Aug. 30. The Mooresville South Iredell Economic Development Corporation and Statesville Regional Development are pooling their resources and economic strengths to hire a single director to oversee the county’s economic development efforts. Russ Rogerson was chosen by both boards of directors to be the new executive director effective Oct. 1. A veteran economic developer, Rogerson […]
Concord Regional Airport adds Allegiant Air flights to New Orleans
Aug. 30. Allegiant Air announced today that it will be offering nonstop service to New Orleans from Concord Regional Airport starting Nov. 18. As part of an introductory promotion, the low-cost airline based in Summerlin, Nev., is offering a one-way fare as low as $45 to New Orleans. The offer is good for travel on […]
LAST CALL: Top Women in Business nominations deadline is Aug. 31
Aug. 29. The nomination deadline for the 2016 Top Women in Business Awards, one of the oldest and largest events honoring women in business in Lake Norman and Cabarrus County, is Wednesday, Aug. 31. Winners will be announced in the October 2016 issue. Business Today created the Top Women Awards 12 years ago to honor […]
Cornelius buying land for old town arts center
Julia Telford King will open a new stand-alone real estate office in downtown Cornelius this fall. It could be the beginning of a resurgence in the historic downtown which once bustled with mill workers and farmhands. She has purchased a live-work unit where retail space is on the ground floor and owners live on the […]
