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Aquesta 3Q rises 10%
Oct. 21. Aquesta Financial Holdings reported third-quarter unaudited net income rose 10.7 percent to $1.1 million (20 cents per share) compared to third quarter of 2019 net income of $1.0 million (19 cents per share). Jim Engel, CEO, said despite the continued economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cornelius-based bank had another quarter […]
Chamber adding job listings
Oct. 21. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce is partnering up with a national company to provide a “Top Talent” job posting service to help drive candidate traffic to open job listings. The marketing partnership with www.LocalJobs.com gives chamber members with fewer than 50 employees unlimited job postings. A virtual kickoff will be held at […]
Homeowners, more so than buyers, appreciate home price appreciation
Oct. 7. By Dave Yochum. New data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller shows year-over-year home price increases of 6 percent in Charlotte with homes selling almost as fast as they are listed. Only Phoenix (9.2 percent) and Seattle (7 percent) out-performed Charlotte in terms of residential price appreciation. Indeed, the suburban residential real estate market is […]
LKN Chamber Leadership Class XXIV
Oct. 20. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce has accepted 15 people into the 24th class of Leadership Lake Norman. The program helps develop leaders in the Lake Norman region. Accepted in Leadership Lake Norman Class XXIV are: William “Chris” Roper, Cornelius Police Department; Heather “Timbs” Fulghum, Atrium Health; Michael MacIntyre, Town of Huntersville; Lindsey […]
Birkdale Village will get a refresh with new owner
Oct. 19. By Dave Yochum. Birkdale Village will be sold to North American Properties for an undisclosed amount, according to sources. The 66-year-old North American has developed more than $7 billion in properties, including 22 million square feet of commercial space and 19,000 residential units in 15 states. The mixed-use project in Huntersville is apparently […]
Atrium launches 3 new COVID-19 clinical trials
Oct. 20. Atrium Health has launched three new COVID-19 treatment clinical trials, which are the only outpatient treatment trials available in the region to address the COVID-19 virus. All for outpatient use, the first trial is the Gilead Remdesivir Trial, the second is the Regeneron Trial and the third is the Regeneron Prophylaxis Trial. The […]
Town of Davidson hires Parks & Recreation staff member
Oct. 20. Gina Carmon is the new Town of Davidson Parks & Recreation operations manager. Carmon has more than 12 years of experience working in recreational settings including campus recreation and municipal parks and recreation. In her previous role with the City of Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department, Carmon served as recreation center supervisor to […]
Fifth Third picks Wilmington firm for digital services
Oct. 20. Fifth Third Bank has selected Wilmington-based nCino Inc. to help the bank accelerate its “digital transformation.” nCino is a leader in cloud banking solutions for the global financial services industry. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third is a recognized innovator on the digital side of the business, including business lines and channels that connect employees, clients […]
Partial consent judgments entered in SEC matter; Fla. developer charged
Oct. 19. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered partial consent judgments against defendants Dana J. Bradley, Marlin S. Hershey, D. Bradley, Inc., Bryant Boys, LLC, Distressed Lending Fund, LLC, Erdnit LLC, Hershey Enterprises, Inc., MW Enterprises, LLC, Performance Holdings, Inc., and Performance Retire on Rentals, LLC for their involvement […]
RMC bringing 80 jobs to Newton
Oct. 16. RMC Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer of molded plastic and composite parts, will develop a new manufacturing operation in Newton, expanding a facility previously used for plastics manufacturing and bringing 80 jobs to Catawba County. RMC technology specializes in processes that support high-volume, high-speed, and large surface-area molding. A performance-based grant of $150,000 from […]
