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Don’t be a holiday HR Scrooge
Dec. 9. Business owners and managers may see increased stress levels among employees around the holidays. We all know they can be stressful, and sometimes the stress shows up at work. You might not have any control over what happens at home, but you can help team members to remain focused and productive at work. […]
New Corporations Dec. 2019
Mecklenburg County 10/30/19 McErickson Enterprises Inc., Michael T. Koster, 210 Delburg St., Davidson 10/30/19 Pip & Grow LLC, Kate Barr, 329 Catawba Ave., Davidson 10/31/19 Applejack Properties LLC, Ralph L. Burt Jr., 5428 Cashion Rd., Huntersville 10/31/19 Beech Grove LLC, Ralph L. Burt Jr., 5428 Cashion Rd., Huntersville 10/31/19 Eminent Esthetics LLC, Cassie Peters, 17115 […]
Real Estate Transactions Dec. 2019
Mecklenburg County 11/22/19 $260,000 Charles Higgins to Iris Ethington, Lot 143 Summers Walk, Davidson 11/22/19 $404,000 Mark & JoEllen Halteman to Gavin & Nicole Suggitt, 11920 Willingdon Rd., Huntersville 11/22/19 $403,000 Heather & Ronald Garsik Jr. to Michelle & Aurello Husmillo Jr., 8112 Bytham Castle Dr., Huntersville 11/22/19 $450,000 Danielle & Gans Wilson Jr. to […]
Book Reviews December 2019
Decisive Intuition Invisible Edge CEO Rick Snyder brings a no-nonsense approach to learning to trust yourself and your intuition. He explains how three types of intuition — “directional, social” and “informational” – combine to help you make better decisions. He offers exercises and examples to teach you how to access your inner wisdom. Step away […]
Puckett will file to run for his old seat next week
Nov. 25. Jim Puckett says he will file next week to run for his old seat on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. He lost his bid for re-election in November of last year. “In less than a year of governance we have seen a budget that was formed under illegal processes, a singular tax […]
Town supports CON for Atrium hospital in Cornelius
Nov. 19. Analysis. By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Town Board has made clear its druthers around Atrium Health’s plans for a 30-bed acute care hospital on the Augustalee property along Hwy. 21, south of Westmoreland. The board unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 18 supporting the proposal which will have to pass muster under the state’s […]
Auditor’s office gets at business of governance; now there’s competition for top job
State Auditor Beth Wood has competition in next year’s elections from within her own office: Tim Hoegemeyer, who served as general counsel for the Office of State Auditor, will run for the same job as a Republican. He spent 12 years in the office, including time leading the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Investigative Division. The Marine Corps […]
Uwharrie declares 2% stock dividend
Nov. 13. Uwharrie Capital Corp. has declared a 2% stock dividend to be paid to common stock shareholders Dec. 9, as of the record date Nov. 25. Shareholders will receive a Direct Registration System (DRS) statement indicating the new shares gained. Uwharrie Capital and its primary subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported third-quarter net income rose 50 […]
If commuter rail is on track for Matthews, what happened to the North Line?
Nov. 12. By Debbie Griffin and Dave Yochum. As Charlotte ponders a $4 billion commuter rail between Matthews and Belmont—and a high-speed rail line between Charlotte and Atlanta is in the midst of discussion—it’s more and more clear that Lake Norman commuters are stuck with toll lanes and diminishing prospects for commuter rail. The Charlotte […]
Jobless rate falls, in-migration to continue
By Dave Yochum. The statewide unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 4.1 percent in September, ahead of the national rate of 3.5 percent, but metro areas like Charlotte and Raleigh are booming. Since December of 2007, Charlotte and Raleigh have both seen their job number leap 30 percent. Meanwhile, Charlotte added […]
