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Novant Health’s cardiovascular treatment receives Gold Plus rating
Sept. 21. Novant Health has received multiple American Heart Association Awards for demonstrating its continued commitment to quality and efficient care for cardiovascular patients, resulting in shorter recovery times and fewer hospital readmissions. The American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines and the Mission: Lifeline programs help implement standards and procedures that improve treatment for […]
Atlantic Coast Conference to move headquarters to Charlotte
Sept. 20. The Atlantic Coast Conference board of directors has selected Charlotte as the future home of its headquarters operation, continuing the strong legacy of a North Carolina-based ACC. The ACC is a collegiate athletic conference with 15 member schools across 10 states primarily along the East Coast. Founded in Greensboro nearly 70 years ago, […]
Breakfast franchise will take former Matt’s Chicago Dog space in Cornelius
Sept. 20. Eggs Up Grill will open early next year in Turnberry Place at One Norman and West Catawba. Husband-and-wife team Chris and Sofia Mendoza and business partner Alfonso Segura say the 2,500 square foot restaurant will occupy the old Matt’s Chicago Dog space. They will have indoor seating for 94, plus an outdoor patio […]
Retired CEO of EnergyUnited honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Sept. 19. Wayne Wilkins, the former CEO of Energy United, has been awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine from Gov. Roy Cooper. The award was presented on Thursday to Wilkins by EnergyUnited Board Chairman Dr. Max Walser, who is also a past recipient of the award, at the cooperative’s headquarters in Statesville. Background […]
Small business loans available from Mecklenburg County
Sept. 16. As small businesses continue to recover post-pandemic, financial support is available from Meck Lending, a loan program offering favorable business loans and free assistance. Key features: —Modifications to loan requirements now position more individuals to be eligible —Up to $75,000 available —Interest only payments for the first 12 months —Interest rate at Prime […]
Hot properties: Million-dollar homes
Sept. 14. Recent home sales over $1 million $3,900,000 John Hondros to William & Judy Wahl, 18417 Peninsula Cove Ln., Cornelius $2,275,000 Susan Cherrington to Bradley & Anne Blevins, 17637 Spinnakers Reach Drive, Cornelius $2,150,000 Southern Cottage Corp. to Susan & Robert Davis Jr., 16105 Halle Marie Cir., Davidson $1,675,000 Casey Knollmeyer & Eric Harris […]
Huntersville resident is new COO of EnergyUnited
Sept. 13. Brett Alkins is the new chief operating officer at EnergyUnited. The position was previously held by Thomas Golden, before he was selected by the EnergyUnited Board of Directors to succeed Wayne Wilkins as the cooperative’s chief executive officer. Alkins’ tenure with EnergyUnited began in 2015 as C&I sales manager. He was later promoted […]
How to apply for Davidson Main Street grants
Sept. 9. Davidson’s Main Street Business Grants, a reimbursable, matching grant program, are back. Funds may be used to fix up properties or for new construction. Exterior and interior improvements must be permanent. The minimum grant that may be requested is $1,000; the maximum is $10,000. Last year’s grant recipients were Summit Coffee, Side Bar […]
North Wilkesboro back on track in a big way
Sept. 8. The 2023 All-Star Race will return to its roots at the North Wilkesboro Speedway for the 75th year of NASCAR. Gov. Roy Cooper, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and other officials from NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports made the announcement this morning in Raleigh. The race will be held at North Wilkesboro on May 21. Steeped […]
Good for business: Charlotte region ranks in top 15% for diversity
Sept. 7. With the Supreme Court recently blocking some of President Biden’s immigration reform policies, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities. Charlotte came in at No. 75 out of 500 US cities—and the most diverse in North Carolina. To identify the most ethnically diverse places […]
