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Fifth Third to offer wills online with partner Trust & Will
June 4. Fifth Third bank will offer free wills to customers through a partnership with Trust & Will, a leading digital estate planning platform. It means Fifth Third customers can access a guided online experience to create a state-specific, attorney-approved will in less than an hour. Fifth Third and Trust & Will are addressing a […]
Davidson New Corporations
June 3. These businesses have registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State. 3/17/25 Ballolethe’s food LLC, Ubaldo Cortez Juarez, 310 Depot St., Davidson 3/17/25 JoyEve Realty LLC, Solomon Fleckman, 14214 Sunnyhill Grove Rd., Davidson 3/18/25 Under the Rainbow LLC, Caroline Harmon, 619 Lorimer Rd., Davidson 3/21/25 Atkom Realty LLC, Aravind Reddy Kommidi, 17873 Summers […]
You Decide: Where are we on the inflation battle?
June 2. By Mark Walden. [Commentary] Price inflation was one of the top issues in the 2024 presidential election. People were tired of seeing big price jumps, especially if those increases were more than their income rose. Candidates promised that — if elected — inflation would be reduced. Recently, the latest inflation rate was released. […]
Eco-devo: New companies together will add 500 new jobs
May 28. Two companies are putting down new roots in Mecklenburg County, with 500 jobs combined. Daimler Truck Financial Services USA LLC (DTFS), a finance provider for Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), selected the Ballantyne area for the location of its North American headquarters, creating 276 jobs and investing more than $7 million. Jobs will encompass […]
All 100 NC counties see jobless rates fell in April compared to March
May 28. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 counties in April 2025. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 4.9 percent while Currituck and Camden Counties each had the lowest at 2.7 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the […]
Local businesses recognized by Lake Norman Chamber
May 28. Local business and community leaders gathered at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Small Business Week and to recognize local small businesses. Recognized were Liz and Mike Marlow from AlphaGraphics in Cornelius, Zach Weir and Levi Bretz representing Jeff Weir for Freedom Boat Club in Davidson; Angela Fluck representing Sue and […]
Buffed, polished and ready for expansion, Birkdale Village is on the market
May 21. By Dave Yochum. It looks like one of the region’s trophy properties is on the market less than a year after it was sold. Newmark, a leading global real estate advisory and services firm with offices in Charlotte, has listed Birkdale Village for an undisclosed amount. Lake Norman real estate broker Nick O’Shaughnessy, […]
Free will(s): Be an agent of your own destiny
May 20. Fifth Third will offer free wills to every customer, in partnership with Trust & Will, a leading digital estate planning platform. It means Fifth Third customers can access a secure, guided online experience to create a state-specific, attorney-approved will in less than hour. According to Trust & Will’s 2025 Estate Planning Report, which […]
You Decide: Is it Code Red for the Economy?
May 19. [Analysis] By Mike Walden. Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its quarterly GDP report, the first of the year and the first during the new Trump administration. Normally, this report is a “yawner” for most people, and only gets the attention of economists and others who track the economy on a […]
Newsmakers Breakfast May 22 features new head of Atrium Lake Norman Hospital
Atrium Facility Executive Brian Wofford May 16. Brian M. Wofford, the inaugural CEO/facility executive of Atrium Health Lake Norman Hospital, will field questions during the open forum Q&A Newsmakers Breakfast May 22 at The Peninsula Club. The $255 million hospital on 31 acres is an economic game-changer for Cornelius. Set to open early in July, the […]
