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Feb. 22 Green Drinks Lake Norman meets 5:30-7:30 pm Feb. 23 at Campania Café in South Main Square in Davidson. Topic: The Sustainability Scholars Program at Davidson College. Info: Kathleen Rose 704-896-0094 |
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Feb. 22 The Davidson Toastmasters is presenting a four session workshop April 4, 11, 18, 25. Info: Tim White 704-947-6932, or tim.white614@gmail.com |
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Feb. 22 Cornelius-based Cornerstone Financial Partners has merged with Martha Wright’s LPL Financial firm in Greenville, SC. |
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Feb. 22 The Dove House Children’s Advocacy Center's fundraiser April 28 at the Charles Mack Citizen Center needs new auction items, services and gift certificates for “An Evening for Dove House”. Info: Ken Wooten 704-883-9814 or ken@dovehouse.us |
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Feb. 16 Uwharrie Capital Corp, parent company for Bank of Stanly, Anson Bank and Trust and Cabarrus Bank and Trust, reported net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011 of $900,000, an increase of $187,000 compared to the prior year. Net income available to common shareholders was $255,000 or 3 cents per common share this year compared to $68,000 or 1 cent per common share for 2010. Net income available to common shareholders reflects the payment of dividends on preferred stock issued by the Company. At Dec. 31, 2011 the company had total assets of $527 million. |
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Feb. 9 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is hosting the SkillsUSA Regional Competition to encourage students, teachers and industry to work together to build a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA is an applied method of instruction for preparing America’s high performance workers in public career and technical programs. |
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Sherre teaches us the most effective business owners know how to get things done beyond the confines of their minds and their capabilities. As a result, they make more effective decisions and take more effective action when choices need to be made. Make 2012 the year you become a manager of your destiny. |
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Cheryl Kane teches us that time allocation, prioritizing how time is used, and controlling access to your time for specific efforts are all necessary to efficiently and effectively use your most rare and valuable asset: time. |
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Hot Properties Jan. 2012 |
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| Mooresville: This home on Easton Dr. in Mooresville sold for $880,000 |
In Mooresville
A house at 171 Easton Drive in The Point has sold for $880,000 after being listed by Doris Nash of Ivester Jackson Distinctive Properties at $929,900 two months ago. The 4,475 square foot house, whose purchase price included a boat slip and a swim/tennis membership in The Point Lake and Golf Club, has a tax value of $789,130. The selling agent was Rose Miller of Coldwell Banker United.
A house with a swimming pool, lake view and a deeded boat slip has sold for $1.04 million after being listed as a short sale at $1.15 million by Sheryl Francis of Keller Williams in Mooresville. The house, which was on the market for five months, has a tax value of $1.36 million according to Iredell records. It has 5,634 square feet of space as well as an outdoor kitchen. Doris Nash of Ivester Jackson represented the buyers.
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| Concord: This 4,000 sf Christenbury Hall home has sold for $550,000 |
A 4,000 square foot home in Christenbury Hall has sold for $550,000 after being listed by Shane Lowe with Weichert Craven & Co. for $575,000. The house, at 2468 Susie Brumley Pl. N.W., has a tax value of $788,170. There is a master on the main floor as well as three bedrooms on the second level, plus a bonus room, laundry, loft and media room. Karen Van Dyne of Allen Tate represented the buyers.
Cornelius, by the numbers
There were 294 listings in Cornelius priced at more than $450,000 during 2010, vs. 278 during 2011, according to Abigail Jennings, president of Lake Norman Realty. The 5.4 percent decrease in listings indicates that the executive market may be coming back into balance, albeit at lower prices. For the 12 months through mid-December 2011, there were 152 homes on the market in Cornelius priced above $450,000, vs. 168 in 2010, a 9.8 percent decrease. “Showings and interest in the higher end we saw a definite increase in 2011,” she says.
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| Cornelius: This 4,119 square foot lakefront house has sold for $834,000 |
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In Cornelius
A house at 19710 Shearwater Point Drive has sold for $834,000 after being listed at $899,500. The 4,119 square foot lakefront house, which has a tax value of $842,300, was built in 1989 but fully updated.
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A resort-style spa in Mooresville, near Exit 33 on I-77, gives new meaning to the phrase creature comforts. Inspired by the “look and feel of a spa in Tuscany,” Pampered Pets Inn is a full-service pet boarding and day care facility. It’s just been acquired by Judy and Tony DaDante.
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A lot has happened in the media lately that makes me shudder. Some of it has to do with the art of media relations, some has to do with media not doing our jobs.
• N.C. Rep. Thom Tillis put out a press release Jan. 28 saying, “I have concluded that most (but not all) of the mainstream media will not report on a balanced basis. … Therefore, effective today, I have resigned myself to embracing this reality and making the best of it.” |
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