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Major League Fishing comes to LKN in March ’23
July 14. Major League Fishing says Lake Norman will host Redcrest IV, the Bass Pro Tour championship event, as well as the MLF Outdoor Sports Expo Mar. 10-12, 2023. It will feature the 2022 Bass Pro Tour’s top 40 anglers and a $300,000 top prize. Lake Norman has hosted MLF events in the past, but […]
CNBC names NC top state for business in US
July 13. CNBC has named North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business in 2022. CNBC’s Scott Cohn announced the news at the Oceanic in Wrightsville Beach during a live broadcast with Gov. Roy Cooper. To watch the CNBC news report, click here. Methodology The CNBC study looks at 88 metrics in ten categories of […]
NASCAR Technical Institute marks 20 years in Mooresville
July 7. The NASCAR Technical Institute is celebrating its 20th anniversary in July, with nearly 14,000 students having graduated over the past two decades. “Since 2002, we’ve cemented ourselves as a workforce solutions provider in the transportation industry in our region. Along with that, we’ve helped start a lot of great careers and changed a […]
Dogged devotion to animals results in new service for lost pets
July 6. By Dave Yochum. Call it an Amber Alert for pets. John R. Bradford III, founder of Mooresville-based PetScreening and a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, hopes to help lost pets find their way home. A free service for pet owners—FidoAlert for dogs and TabbyAlert for cats—is building a nationwide network […]
WFAE documentary recognized by journalist group
July 6. The Society of Professional Journalists recognized a WFAE documentary by David Boraks about asbestos contamination at an old mill in Davidson. The hour-long documentary about failed attempts to redevelop the mill received a Sigma Delta Chi Award. Located in a historically Black neighborhood, the failures may have protected nearby residents from gentrification. “Asbestos […]
DEQ files consent order requiring Colonial to pay $4.5 million penalty
July 5. The NC DEQ and NC Attorney General have filed a consent agreement in which Colonial Pipeline would pay $4.75 million to resolve all of the outstanding issues related to a massive gasoline spill in Huntersville. The proposed settlement includes a civil penalty of $4.5 million, and holds Colonial accountable for the necessary cleanup. […]
Who’s there? Who cares? Who gets it?
June 30. By Cheryl Kane. When a service is needed, the quickest return call is often the one who gets the job. The same is true of peer-to-peer, or subordinate to supervisor communications or vice-versa. Those who are reasonably responsive are those who build relationships, create relationships built on reliability, and gain repeat business due […]
Automated, on-demand drone delivery system takes flight
June 28. Novant Health, Magellan Rx Management, and Cardinal Health have launched long-range drone deliveries out of a distribution center in Kannapolis with the Zipline delivery system. “We imagine a future in which goods are transported nearly instantly,” said Keller Rinaudo, founder of Zipline. Instant logistics Zipline’s drones can drop packages at customers’ homes and […]
Farmers can apply now for Ag Biz Planner & Ag Biz Basics courses
June 28. Carolina Farm Credit is now accepting applications for Ag Biz Planner and Ag Biz Basics. These e-learning courses teach financial and business planning, budgeting, and other farm financial management topics that are essential to a farm’s success. The 10-module and four-module courses are facilitated by Farm Credit University, in conjunction with AgCarolina and […]
The McIntosh Law Firm adds patent attorney
June 27. Patent attorney Ed Sisson has joined The McIntosh Law Firm in Davidson in an of counsel role after a five-year referral relationship. Sisson, who holds more than 30 US patents, spent 20 years working for Fortune 500 companies before becoming a patent and trademark attorney in 2004. Sisson is also a co-founder of […]
