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Uwharrie reports 68% increase in 3Q net, 3% stock dividend
Oct. 21. Uwharrie Capital reported net income for the third quarter of $2.7 million was 68 percent higher than the same period in 2020, For the three months ended Sept. 30, net income available to common shareholders was $2.5 million compared to $1.4 million during the same quarter in 2020, an increase of 77 percent. […]
Lake Realty affiliates with CanZell
Oct. 20. Cornelius-based Lake Realty has joined forces with emerging national real estate firm CanZell Realty. The 30-year-old firm will operate as Lake Realty powered by CanZell. Led by founder and broker-in-charge Frank Free, Lake Realty has 35 brokers based in office on West Catawba. Free said CanZell has an equity/shared revenue model where agents […]
New leadership class at LKN Chamber
Oct. 20. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce has accepted 20 people in the 25th class of Leadership Lake Norman. Since its inception in 1997, 529 community and business leaders have enrolled in the program. Accepted into Leadership Lake Norman Class XXV are: Sarah Bailey – Arklight Marketing LLC, Holly Bender – BestPrep, Dennis Cowardin […]
Resilience comes from responsibility and resolve
BUSINESS ADVICE | By Cheryl Kane So we continue moving through these COVID times. Regardless of the trials, we can continue to learn and adapt. Let us be encouraged that the resilience we need may come from the responsibility we hold for each other, our duties and for taking care of ourselves. Duty and a […]
$19.2 million expansion brings 133 new jobs to Catawba
Oct. 15. Pöppelmann Plastics USA , a supplier for Metrolina Greenhouses in Huntersville, will invest more than $19.2 million at its manufacturing campus in Catawba County. The German company, a leading manufacturer of plastic components and parts with more than 2,500 employees worldwide, focuses on plastic pots and cultivation systems for the commercial horticulture industry. […]
Mecklenburg new corporations: Aug. 16- Sept. 17
These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State Cornelius 8/16/21 A.L.B Vending LLC, Anthony Leonard Bennett, 19109 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius 8/16/21 Ani Salon & Spa NC LLC, Frank Elton Free Sr., 19900 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius 8/16/21 Golden River Farms Road POA, Joseph J. Shipbaugh, 18605 Northline Dr. Unit 1-3, Cornelius 8/16/21 […]
blueharbor bank reports much higher 3Q
Oct. 14. Mooresville-based blueharbor bank reported third-quarter net income rose 74 percent to $1,375,837 from $789,152 during the same quarter last year. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, net income was $3,597,426, compared to $2,305,302 for the same period last year. Loan growth “Our organic loan growth continues to be very strong at […]
LKN Chamber board nominees
Oct. 13. The Lake Norman Chamber Nominating Committee has put the following individuals up for the Board of Directors: David Keith, Artisan Direct; Bill Leonard, Atrium Health; Douglas Marion, Advanced Wealth Strategies; Tracey Stehle, Allen Tate; Leah Trowbridge, McIntosh Law Firm; and former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, with Zennergy. Additional nominations can be made at […]
Davidson announces new round of COVID funds for small retailers
Oct. 13. The Davidson Board of Commissioners has announced another round of the Davidson COVID Business Support Grant worth $50,000 in total. A qualifying Davidson business can apply for up to $4,000 in grant funds to be used for COVID-related items that help to keep them operating. The grants, which use American Rescue Plan funds, […]
VLN lands 2 tourism industry awards
Oct. 11. Visit Lake Norman, the convention and visitors bureau headquartered in Cornelius, received two awards for destination marketing at the North Carolina Tourism Industry Association conference. VLN received a gold award in the leisure category for the Escape to the Lake marketing campaign as well as another gold in the community stakeholders category for […]
