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Successful written communications key to business success
March 22. Soft skills may be the most important ones in the midst of a rapidly changing workforce. Even Warren Buffett has said the best skills a person can have to be successful are good communication skills. We can all put on our Zoom shirts and have our virtual background, but the reality is that […]
Mooresville new corporations: March 2021
These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State 1/19/21 Nomad’r Lifestyle Company LLC, Laura O’Rourke, 138 Long Cove Ln. 28117 1/19/21 Portofino’s Enterprises LLC, Jacquelyn Overcash, 447 Tuskarora Trl. 28117 1/19/21 Sparrows Nest Creations LLC, Leona Jean Kofoed, 112 Gilden Way 28115 1/19/21 Tutz LLC, Maiesha Ray, 460 Hillside Dr. 28115 1/19/21 UU […]
Mecklenburg new corporations: March 2021
These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State Cornelius 1/19/21 Joey Schnople Counseling LLC, Joseph Mark Schnople, 18829 Avery Park Dr., Cornelius 1/20/21 D and N Pressure Washing LLC, David Boyd, 18803 Coachmans Trace, Cornelius 1/20/21 Motyl Sky LLC, Diwaskar Adhikari, 21911 Satilla Dr., Cornelius 1/20/21 Ram Jam LLC, Alyssa Marie Ramsey, 16524 […]
Cooper nominates 4 to NC Business Court
March 18. Gov. Roy Cooper announced four nominations to serve as Special Superior Court judges with designations to the Business Court. Two of these nominations are for re-appointments of current Business Court judges, the Hon. Adam Conrad and the Hon. Michael Robinson, and two nominations are for new appointments. —Hon. Adam Conrad to be re-appointed […]
Waterbean opening 8th location
March 18. Waterbean Coffee, which poured its first cup in Cornelius, is opening an eighth location in the old Parliament Coffee space on South Tryon in Charlotte, even though owner Tony Vo said Uptown businesses will be among the last to recover. Thousands of jobs have either migrated to remote locations or disappeared. They’re expected […]
Hugh Sykes is Main Street Champ in Mooresville
March 17. Long-time volunteer Hugh Sykes, the treasurer of the Mooresville Downtown Commission, has been named Downtown Mooresville’s 2020 Main Street Champion. A former business owner, Sykes has been a board member for more than a dozen years, managing the Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In event for many years which regularly attracted as many as 600 classic […]
Real estate 2021: More of the same but maybe not as intense as 2020
30 economists put Charlotte at No. 3 on list of cities likely to outperform March 15. By Dave Yochum. There isn’t enough supply to meet the demand for residential real estate, although one indicator—new listings coming on the market—improved during December. Charlotte’s real estate market is competitive, the suburbs more so. Canopy Realtor Association data […]
Uwharrie reports net income more than doubled 2020 over 2019
March 14. Uwharrie Capital Corp., parent company of Uwharrie Bank, reported consolidated total assets of $828 million at year-end 2020, vs. $657 million at the end of 2019. Net income for the year was $8.1 million vs. $3.1 million in 2019. The strong earnings for 2020 were driven by mortgage production, which increased from $122 […]
Brewery paying $1.799 million for downtown Huntersville property
March 12. Huntersville’s old police station will change hands for $1.799 million, pending Town Board approval Monday March 15. The buyer: 760 Craft Works which is expected to open a craft brewery. “We are excited to have 760 Craft Works bring to our downtown a brewery. Its location on the currently being constructed greenway trailhead […]
