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Uwharrie declares 2% stock dividend
Nov. 13. Uwharrie Capital Corp. has declared a 2% stock dividend to be paid to common stock shareholders Dec. 9, as of the record date Nov. 25. Shareholders will receive a Direct Registration System (DRS) statement indicating the new shares gained. Uwharrie Capital and its primary subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported third-quarter net income rose 50 […]
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Nov. 13. Uwharrie Capital Corp. has declared a 2% stock dividend to be paid to common stock shareholders Dec. 9, as of the record date Nov. 25. Shareholders will receive a Direct Registration System (DRS) statement indicating the new shares gained. Uwharrie Capital and its primary subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported third-quarter net income rose 50 […]
Nov. 12. By Debbie Griffin and Dave Yochum. As Charlotte ponders a $4 billion commuter rail between Matthews and Belmont—and a high-speed rail line between Charlotte and Atlanta is in the midst of discussion—it’s more and more clear that Lake Norman commuters are stuck with toll lanes and diminishing prospects for commuter rail. The Charlotte […]
By Dave Yochum. The statewide unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 4.1 percent in September, ahead of the national rate of 3.5 percent, but metro areas like Charlotte and Raleigh are booming. Since December of 2007, Charlotte and Raleigh have both seen their job number leap 30 percent. Meanwhile, Charlotte added […]
Nov. 7. Bill Ingram has joined HomeTrust Bank as Senior Vice President/Commercial Relationship Manager based in the Cornelius office. He is responsible for expanding the HomeTrust brand in Charlotte and Lake Norman, as well as cultivating new relationships with small- to medium-size businesses for the North Carolina-based bank. Ingram was formerly a commercial banker with […]
By Dave Yochum. Richard Pappas, the incoming chair of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, is steeped in small business, the driving force of any chamber. His father owned and operated several food industry business in Charlotte. “It is in my blood to connect with business owners, thus my career of working with business owners […]
Leading with Grace By Ginny Mackin. I made a big mistake in February of 1989: As the manager of media relations for NationsBank, I accepted an invitation to include then CEO Hugh L McColl Jr. in a feature on “toughest bosses.” I was sure I could influence the reporter from FORTUNE magazine to see Hugh […]
