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TJ Hall lands ‘master mechanic’ award from FAA
Sept. 24. The Federal Aviation Administration today presented Thomas “TJ” Hall, Air Methods Airbase lead mechanic for Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air in Charlotte, with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award. The Vietnam War veteran received the award at Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air hangar at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Sept. 24. The award is only given […]
New business development officer at Peoples Bank
C. Dane Robinson has joined Peoples Bank as a new business development officer. He is also a JV Men’s Lacrosse coach at his alma mater, Charlotte Catholic High School as well as a member of the Lees McRae Alumni Board, and an active participant in the NC Bankers Association.
Some businesses can qualify for COVID-19 relief funds
Sept. 22. Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may benefit from a $40 million relief program to help offset fixed costs like rent, mortgage interests and utility bills, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy – […]
US, NC unemployment rates improving
Sept. 21. The U.S. economy added 1.4 million non-farm payroll jobs in August, not as much as July, but more businesses are opening. North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate was 6.5 percent, decreasing 2.0 percentage points from July. The national rate decreased by 1.8 percentage points to 8.4 percent. It was as high as […]
Denise Williams new branch manager of Select B&T in Cornelius
Sept. 18. Denise C. Williams is the new branch manager at Select Bank & Trust in Cornelius. In addition to heading up the Cornelius location of Truliant, she was previously a vice president for Community One Bank, now First Horizon. Prior to that she was was vice president/Mooresville branch manager for Peoples Bank for eight […]
Truliant will close Cornelius branch
Sept. 17. Four years after it opened, it looks like Truliant Federal Credit Union will close its 2,395-square foot branch in Antiquity Town Center. The 68-year-old Winston-Salem based financial institution the branch will permanently close on Friday, Oct. 9. Membership growth The credit union, which sponsors the Lake Norman Chamber golf tournament and the Carolina […]
Pandemic and traffic: Mass transit riders consider buying cars
Sept. 16. Fear of public transportation during the pandemic has led to more reliance on personal vehicles than usual: 20 percent of people who don’t own a car are considering buying one, according to a WalletHub study that also says Charlotte is the 27th best city for commuting and just driving around. Maybe they drove […]
Small Business Advice: Launching During the Pandemic
Sept. 16. Samantha Burke. Starting a small business at a time like this might not seem like such a good idea with so many others struggling to stay afloat. Overall, North Carolina placed ninth among states with small businesses that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19. Small enterprise financing, business environment, and workforce support […]
Self-driving cars: Not automatic yet
Sept. 14. Tesla founder Elon Musk says his company will be able to make its vehicles completely autonomous by the end of this year, complete with “level-five” autonomy which requires no driver input. Tesla’s current level-two Autopilot requires drivers to remain alert and ready to act, with hands on the wheel. “I’m extremely confident that […]
