Feb. 1. By TL Bernthal. Yes, The Cheesecake Factory, with 250 menu items and more than 30 cheesecakes and desserts, is coming to Birkdale Village. The official announcement will be part of a larger restaurant announcement in the coming weeks, according to Britni Johnson, director of public relations for North American Properties, the owner of […]
Feb. 1. By TL Bernthal. Yes, The Cheesecake Factory, with 250 menu items and more than 30 cheesecakes and desserts, is coming to Birkdale Village. The official announcement will be part of a larger restaurant announcement in the coming weeks, according to Britni Johnson, director of public relations for North American Properties, the owner of […]
Jan. 31. The owners of Birkdale Village confirmed the children’s clothing store Janie and Jack has closed permanently in the Huntersville location. “Janie and Jack is closed, and a new lease is in negotiation, so it’s confidential until signed by all parties,” Britni Johnson, director of public relations at North American Properties. Janie and Jack […]
Jan. 27. Effective March 3, Novant Health will increase its minimum wage by $2, from $15 per hour to $17 per hour. More than 4,400 Novant Health staffers systemwide will benefit from the wage increase. This, combined with team member salary increases for 2023, represents an investment of more than $100 million. Stressed system For […]
Jan. 24. By TL Bernthal. The boutique hotel and the multi-family/mixed use building are gone from newly revised plans submitted by the owners of Birkdale Village in Huntersville. DDRTC Birkdale Village LLC submitted the revised rezoning plans to the town on Friday. “I have not reviewed the plan in it entirety yet,” Brian Richards, Huntersville’s assistant […]
Jan. 24. With around 20% of new businesses failing within one year and inflation making entrepreneurship even more difficult, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business. North Carolina didn’t crack the Top 10, but came in 11th. To determine the most fertile grounds for planting […]
Jan. 23. Does a recession loom in 2023? Because of steady in-migration, is North Carolina at least somewhat immune? What about the debt ceiling? These questions and more will be answered at the Economic Outlook Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 9 with noted Wells Fargo economist Jackie Benson at The Peninsula Club. Newsmakers Breakfasts are open-forum Q&As […]