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Managing through COVID: Listen to your people
Oct. 6. By Cheryl Kane. The boss does not know everything. Leading is not holding all the controls or always directing from a position of power. Constant one-way, top-down directives and practices can stunt the capacity of the best designed and capitalized company. It has been said the most valuable part of a business is […]
Select launches second stock buyback in 13 months
Oct. 5. Select Bancorp, the holding company for Select Bank & Trust, has approved a new stock repurchase plan for up to 875,000 outstanding shares of its common stock. The company may repurchase shares on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The new plan replaces one announced in September 2019 for 937,248 outstanding […]
Hurt Hub has new director
Elizabeth Brigham, a 2004 Davidson College graduate, is the new director of the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Davidson. The Hurt Hub supports early-stage start-ups and provides opportunities for students to bridge what they are doing in classrooms with the outside world through collaborations with entrepreneurs and businesses and community partners. The […]
T-Mobile brings mid-band 5G to Cornelius
Sept. 30. T-Mobile is adding mid-band to more cities and towns across the U.S., and 2.5 GHz mid-band 5G is live now in parts of 121 new cities and towns – including Cornelius – with thousands more coming by end of year. In places where mid-band 5G is deployed, average download speeds are already around 300 […]
NC manufacturing by the numbers
Since January of 2017, North Carolina has announced 28,791 new manufacturing jobs with more than $10.5 billion invested. NC Manufacturing Week runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. To read the governor’s proclamation, click here. —NC has the 7th largest manufacturing economy in the US —Economic impact: $100.1 billion —Every $1 spent in manufacturing generates […]
Webinars for non-profits in a COVID-19 world
Sept. 28. The pandemic is hurting non-profits nationwide, leaving many fighting for survival. This, at a time of profound need. Since the coronavirus hit, donations have fallen for more than two-thirds of nonprofit organizations, and 10 percent have halted operations, according to a recent survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America. More than 96 percent of […]
Terri Gelwicks joins Davidson law firm
Terri Gelwicks has joined The McIntosh Law Firm in Davidson as a personal injury attorney. She earned her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and graduated from Regent University School of Law in Virginia.
Cabarrus Courthouse closed due to COVID-19 cases
Sept. 28. The Cabarrus County Courthouse is closed today, Sept. 28, to allow for rescheduling of cases caused by a reduction in courthouse staffing after two people tested positive for COVID-19. Courthouse officials said more than a dozen employees may need to quarantine due to potential exposure. The staffing shortage will likely affect the District […]
Davidson start-up dives into home deliveries of craft water in glass bottles
Sept. 25. Boomerang Water, a craft water subscription service based in Davidson, will launch in early October in 5,000 square feet with six employees. And $3 million invested so far, according to founder Jason Dibble. Eliminating single-use plastic The company’s mission is to eliminate the need for single-use plastic water bottles. Starting Oct. 1, subscribers […]
Aquesta expanding to Charleston, SC market
Sept. 25. Aquesta Bank has received all regulatory approvals necessary to open a new branch in Mount Pleasant, just outside Charleston, SC. The new location, a former “big bank” branch, and open during the second quarter of 2021 after renovations. Aquesta opened in Cornelius in 2004. It now has eight full-service branch locations predominantly in […]
