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Zeisel discusses nutrition Sept. 13
Dr. Steven H. Zeisel, the director of the Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, will discuss nutrition needs at Restaurant 46 at 6 pm Sept. 13. The title of the presentation is “Genetics and Health: Your nutrition needs are as unique as you are.” The Nutrition Research Institute, based at the North Carolina Research Campus, is […]
Let’s get digital: Cabarrus County gets high scores for technology
Cabarrus County is moving up in the world of best technology practices. The Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties says Cabarrus moved up a notch in the 2016 Digital Counties Survey, to No. 6 this year for counties with a population of 150,000 to 249,999. While counties self-select around entering the […]
Griffin Bros. Tires sold to Alabama firm
Aug. 15. Cornelius-based Griffin Brothers TIres, Wheels & Auto Repair has been sold to an Alabama company for an undisclosed amount. Griffin Brothers is an icon in Lake Norman business, and, with stores in 10 locations around Charlotte, the entire region as well. Birmingham-based Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, the buyer, said Charlotte is a […]
Lake Norman hospitality gives back to community via “Voluntourism” initiative
Visit Lake Norman and its Lake Norman hotel partners have created a Voluntourism initiative to give back to the Lake Norman community and make an impact. The idea originated from VLN’s most recent Hotel Power Hour meeting where John Lynch, GM for the Hampton Inn & Suites Huntersville told the story of Angels & Sparrows […]
Economists predict good election year
By Erica Batten. A recent Wells Fargo report analyzing the effects of an election year on the U. S. economy trumps the conventional wisdom that economic uncertainty surrounding a changing of the guard leads to slowdown. On the contrary, a variety of measures, including real GDP, consumer spending, disposable income and business fixed investments showed growth […]
Small business sales: It can take years to land the right buyer
Small business mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2016 are up nationally and in Charlotte. According to BizBuySell.com, an online brokerage service, asking prices are also up. The local data is based on 195 Charlotte-area businesses listed by BizBuySell.com during the second quarter. The median asking price for a small business was $295,000; […]
Car sales are on a roll
By Erica Batten. A downshift in auto sales since the first quarter of 2016 has led to questions about whether consumer spending is on the decline. According to a May report from Charlotte-based Wells Fargo Securities, car sales have been a crucial part of real consumer spending growth, particularly after the 2008 recession. Vehicle purchases and […]
LMG will develop ‘demonstration project’ downtown
Aug. 10. As expected, the Kannapolis City Council has picked Lansing Melbourne Group to develop a mixed-use project downtown. LMG will invest $60 million. City staff will negotiate with the company on a Master Development Agreement, which will establish more details regarding the design, finance, construction, ownership and operations of the project. The city, which […]
Upward trend continues for high-end properties
House values in the Charlotte area posted a healthy 5 percent gain during May, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, a national survey of residential sales in 20 major cities. Values in Charlotte rose at about the same rate as the national average, according to the report. S&P says nationwide house values are rising […]
LKN Marine Commission OK’s I77 toll lane application
Aug. 9. By Dave Vieser. Opponents of the I-77 toll lane project were dealt another blow this week when the Lake Norman Marine Commission approved the NCDOT’s application. The commission’s approval was needed because the interstate crosses Lake Norman; the commission works with Duke Energy on lake development as part of their Federal Energy Regulatory […]
