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Novant Health launches program to help startups break through healthcare
Feb. 15. Startups and young companies looking to break into the healthcare industry can apply for the opportunity to become Innovation Nexus members at Novant Health. A yearlong, paid membership program from the Novant Health Innovation Lab, Innovation Nexus offers an insider’s view of Novant Health’s innovation ecosystem. Selected startups will receive collaboration, mentorship, coaching […]
Personal finance: NC near top among ‘most sinful’ states survey
Feb. 14. Every state has virtues and vices, and vices can be especially destructive when people’s wallets are already stretched thin by high inflation. Harmful behavior on the individual level can result in staggering economic costs, considering that gambling addiction costs the U.S. $5 billion per year and smoking costs dwarf that with over $300 […]
Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals
Feb. 13. Recent home sales over $1 million $2,555,000 David & Kimberly Emmerich to Ryan Kennedy & Amy Jolly, 16821 America Cup Rd., Cornelius $1,485,000 Thomas & Blanca Boyle to Mary & Steven Wiltse, 18943 Peninsula Point Dr., Cornelius $1,400,000 John & Valerie Kovacs to Christie Keenan, 20236 Sloop Ct., Cornelius
Charlotte economy to outpace US
Feb. 10. By Mike McGinnis. While the U.S. economy is expected to weaken to the point of a recession in the second half of this year, a Charlotte-based economist paints a rosier picture for the region. At the Business Today/Cornelius Today Newsmakers Breakfast yesterday, Jackie Benson, Wells Fargo economist, described the Mecklenburg County’s population growth […]
UNCC education dean will speak at LKN Chamber Power Luncheon
Feb. 10. Dr. Malcolm Butler will discuss the teaching pipeline and what the future of teaching looks like post COVID at the Lake Norman Chamber Power Luncheon Thursday, Feb. 16 at Northstone Country Club, Bio Butler, the dean of the Department of Education at UNC Charlotte, earned a B.S. in in Physics from Southern University […]
Carowinds to hire 2,400 for the 5Oth anniversary season
Feb. 9. The amusement park Carowinds will hire more than 2,400 seasonal associates, including about 300 at a job fair this month. To learn more about the job fair and available positions, visit Carowinds.jobs. The park hopes to fill more than 300 roles during a week-long hiring period to be held from Saturday, Feb. 18 […]
Business advice: Should you draw a boundary or build a barrier?
Feb. 9. When we interact with others often we are talking about ideas, problems to solve, decisions to be made, performance evaluations, or the assessment of outcomes. At these times it’s not only what we say but also how we say it that determines if the other person feels we have set a boundary or […]
Once divided, now re-united: Chambers of commerce merge
Feb. 8. By TL Bernthal. The Huntersville Connection, formerly known as the Huntersville Chamber of Commerce, and the Cornelius-based Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce have consolidated. The move was under consideration and negotiation by the two boards since December 2021. Jim Combs, the 2022 president of the Huntersville group and now a member of the […]
Kilted Buffalo at Birkdale to re-open in March after renovations
Feb. 7. The Kilted Buffalo in Birkdale Village has closed for renovations and updates inside and out. The sports pub-barber shop, which recently announced an agreement with village owners for a five-year lease extension, plans to reopen March 3 in time for March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day. The sidewalk in front of Kilted Buffalo […]
States having the quickest recovery of unemployment claims
Feb. 6. New unemployment claims decreased slightly week-over-week on Jan. 23 amid high inflation and the threat of a recession. WalletHub released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most. NC placed in the middle range at 22nd in the ranking of states where unemployment claims are decreasing the most. Kentucky […]
