Archive for April, 2015
Got pic? Visit Lake Norman launches photo contest
April 17. Visit Lake Norman has announced a photo contest to tell the story of Lake Norman. The first place winner will receive a $200 VISA gift card along with a My Aloha paddleboard lesson for two. There are also prizes for second and third place. Winning photos will be featured in the 2015-2016 Lake Norman […]
The dog breeding business includes vetting all buyers
By Cathryn Piccirillo Sherman. Jodie Strait and Bayshore Stings Like A Bee — also known as Stinger — received a Westminster Kennel Club Award of Merit in February. The three year old Australian Shepherd comes from a long line of champions whose bloodline is being preserved by the Strait family. Strait and her husband Steve run […]
NC Manufacturing Institute launches at RCCC
April 15. The Centralina Workforce Development Board and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will launch the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute at a community forum on Tuesday at the North Carolina Research Campus. Manufacturing firms, plant leadership teams, and guests are invited to the forum will focus on building a world-class manufacturing workforce for the region.The North Carolina Manufacturing Institute is […]
New Corporations: April 2015
These businesses have registered with the N.C. Secretary of State. Cabarrus County 2/21/15 STMA Enterprises LLC, Stephen G. Skonieczy, 10906 Drystone Dr., Huntersville 2/23/15 Bubbajacks BBQ Inc., Susan T. Perry, 4207 Morris Burn Dr. SW, Concord 2/23/15 Carolina Synthetic Grass Inc., Baldassare Agro, 9881 Shearwater Ave. NW, Concord 2/23/15 CFM Real Estate Inc., Zachary M. […]
Home Foreclosures: April 2015
Foreclosure actions have been started on the following properties. Items show the date foreclosure documents became public, owners, property address, lien holder, lien amount. After required notices are published, the property is sent to auction. The property then can be sold, not sold (examples: bankruptcy files or action dismissed without prejudice) or the sale postponed. […]
Home Transactions: April 2015
These are recent property transactions over $200,000 as recorded by the county Register of Deeds in Cabarrus, Iredell and Mecklenburg. Cabarrus County 2/23/15 $301,000 Newstyle Communities to Glenn & Susan Bailey, 6839 Market Way, Harrisburg 2/23/15 $264,000 US Bank to Keith Pickett Properties,1152 Ashford Green Ave., Concord 2/23/15 $400,000 HH Morrison Investments to Cantham LLC, […]
Market over $2 million is as hot as it was back in 2006-07
Not that everybody can participate, but it looks like the market for homes priced over $2 million is about as hot as it was before the Great Recession. Last year there were 21 deals valued at $2 million-plus in Lake Norman, compared to only nine such big deals in 2012, according to Reed Jackson, managing […]
Leigh Brown & Associates in RE/MAX Top 100
Leigh Brown and Associates has been named one of the Top 100 RE/MAX teams in the world. This is the second year in a row for the group. BT People Sponsored By:
Manufacturing technology orders fall in February
April 11. U.S. manufacturing technology orders fell 14.8 percent in February compared to year-ago levels, according to the Association For Manufacturing Technology. February’s total of $304.74 million was also down 10.6 percent from January’s $341.02 million. With a year-to-date total of $645.76 million, 2015 is down 9.8 percent from 2014. “U.S. manufacturing is facing some […]
Marketing unexpectedly: Are you ready to shake things up?
Walking into a Main Street gallery gift shop, I was greeted by its associate who asked, “How may I help you?” My answer, the same answer most likely you have given on countless occasions, “No thank you. I’m just looking.” Instead of the usual, “Okay, just let me know if you have any questions,” this […]
