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Allen Tate raises $144K for public education
Dec. 17. Regional events sponsored by Allen Tate this past fall brought in $144,000 for public education in the Carolinas. Allen Tate’s FUNday 22-year total is $2.35 million. FUNday is a fundraising event where agents and professional staff come together in a social setting, with vendor sponsors. For the first time this year, five regional […]
TDS boss sees continued growth for Continuum
By Dave Vieser. If you thought TDS Telecom is buying the former Mi-Connection just to be a caretaker, think again. TDS has big plans for the cable system now known as Continuum. It serves Mooresville, Davidson and Cornelius, but it’s owned by Mooresville and Davidson. Voters approved the sale to TDS for $80 million in […]
Mayor Aneralla: Focus on road improvements
By Dave Vieser. Fresh on the heels of a convincing re-election victory, Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla views the start of the long-awaited Main Street upgrade as the town’s marque project heading into the New Year. He feels the improvements will be a major step forward for businesses, as well as the town’s 55,000 residents. Aneralla […]
Huntersville Chamber CEO apologizes to mayor
Dec. 6. By Dave Yochum. [UPDATE 3pm] Two heads are better than one, but not if the heads are the same. At least that’s what CEO Jill Swain learned after the Huntersville Chamber e-newsletter went out. In a Frankensteinian example of photoshopping, someone removed Mayor John Aneralla’s head and put another guy’s head in its […]
McIntosh Law adds new business attorney
Jillian Swett has joined The McIntosh Law Firm as a business and corporate law attorney. A Lake Norman native, she received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and her J.D. from William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, VA. She will focus on business and corporate law, including trademark and copyright matters.
Be the leader who surprises your team
Leading with Grace By Ginny Mackin. Max Goodwin, the fictitious medical director on “New Amsterdam,” is terminally optimistic. He jogs the halls of the hectic TV hospital looking for opportunity and purpose. “How can I help?” is his mantra. How can he help the burned-out emergency room docs who are working accident victims? How can […]
SOLD OUT: Economic Outlook/Newsmakers Breakfast Dec. 13
Two top-ranking business leaders—one a nationally known economist, the other a nationally regarded CEO—will be the featured speakers at the Newsmakers Breakfast Dec. 13 at The Peninsula Club. The Q&A over breakfast will focus on regional and national trends in the economy. Mark Vitner is the managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, where he […]
FDIC data shows bank deposits soared in Cornelius, Huntersville
By Dave Yochum. New market share reports from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. show big gains in bank deposits in North Mecklenburg, particularly in Cornelius and Huntersville. Between June of 2015 and June of 2019, deposits in Huntersville soared 56.7 percent to $1.29 billion. In Cornelius deposits rose 35.9 percent to $1.098 billion. Davidson banks—there […]
For sellers around LKN, upward climb continues
Dec. 10. By Dave Yochum. Here’s something new for Charlotte residential real estate: We were among the Top 3 US cities in terms of highest year-over-year gains in home resale prices. Charlotte real estate has not been prone to the stunning rises or declines in the past. After a long period of decelerating price increases, […]
New office suite product offers flexibility, image
Dec. 10. Commercial real estate office brokers say the open floor plans, entrepreneurial tenants and flexibility of co-working space encourages collaboration and connections with like-minded professionals. A recent Yardi Matrix report found that co-working spaces grew almost 62% in the top 20 office markets from 2017 to 2018. Most don’t look like offices. Co-working space […]
