Concord
Are developers ready to invest in Concord?
By Marty Price. Small cities across the nation are trying to court private investors to revitalize their downtowns. Kannapolis and Concord can be counted among the many municipalities that have recognized that private investment will build up their downtowns while increasing revenue through taxes. Kannapolis has started the process, with private developers ready to invest millions […]
Decline of ‘Big Soda’ behind $355 million S&D acquisition
Aug. 4. UPDATED. By Dave Yochum. Cott Corp. is paying $355 million on a debt and cash free basis to acquire Concord-based S&D Coffee Inc., a mainstay of Cabarrus County business since 1927. The price tag is about six times “post synergy” Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, otherwise known as EBITDA in corporate […]
Concord art scene benefits from non-profit partnership with city
By Marty Price. When Noelle Rhodes Scott, president and CEO of the Cabarrus Arts Council first came to the CAC, there was a grand total of one employee—her. Now she has a budget of $988,288 and eight employees including herself. Art was a billion-dollar industry in North Carolina in 2010. A new study gets under way […]
Concord a ‘best place to live’ according to new study
May 27. An online real estate portal called RentApplication.com has ranked the 50 best places to live in North Carolina, with one in the Golden Crescent, Concord, making the Top 5. Chapel Hill, Boone, Lincolnton, Hickory, Concord, are the top five. The high ranking for Concord doesn’t come out of the clear blue. Concord was […]
Craft brewing has come to Concord
By Marty Price. The craft beer industry, with breweries large and small operating in most of the major cities across the nation, has started another trend. Smaller towns and municipalities are changing their zoning laws to encourage them. Concord became one of the most recent when they made a text amendment to their Unified Development Ordinance […]
