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Mecklenburg new corporations: June 16-July 17

These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State Cornelius 6/16/21 Luxe Partners LLC, Eric Zimmer, 19623 Valiant Way, Cornelius 6/16/21 Queens at LKN Cleaning Service LLC, Chaquise Dominique Simelton, 19301 Meridian St. Apt. G, Cornelius 6/17/21 Arcadian Ways LLC, Jeralyn Friedli, 20501 Pointe Regatta Dr., Cornelius 6/17/21 Blackstone Bay Community Association, Shelley Meza, […]

Ball Corp. bringing 220 new jobs to Cabarrus

July 28. Ball Corp. will create 220 new jobs when it invests $383.8 million in a new facility at The Grounds at Concord, the site of the former Philip Morris plant. Ball will join Red Bull and Rauch in what will become a beverage manufacturing hub in Cabarrus. Ball will manufacture aluminum cans for Red […]

US News & World Report ranks CLT area hospitals

July 27. A new U.S. News & World Report ranking puts Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center at the top of the hospital business in the Charlotte metro region. Separately, Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation was among the top 15 facilities in the nation for rehabilitation, according to the magazine. Tying for second place were Carolinas Healthcare […]

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Greenway Waste adds 20 new employees at new facility in Huntersville

July 27. Greenway Waste Solutions at North Meck, a Griffin Brothers’ Company, has launched a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Huntersville with 20 new employees. The 30,000 square-foot facility at 15330 Holbrooks Road will recycle about 75 percent of the residential and commercial construction debris that is already accepted at the Greenway Waste Solutions construction and […]

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Mecklenburg new corporations: May 17-June 15

These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State Cornelius 5/17/21 BFB Transportation LLC, Andre Burroughs, 2000 One Norman Cir. Apt. 1, Cornelius 5/17/21 EndoSound Inc., Josh Cohn, 21449 Country Club Dr., Cornelius 5/17/21 Midnight Media LLC, Cameron Koblinski, 20408 Marblehead Ct., Cornelius 5/18/21 Icontic LLC, Chris Dolack, 19624 Tryon St., Cornelius 5/18/21 TH […]

Uwharrie announces 2Q net

July 26. Uwharrie Capital Corp and its subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was level with the same period last year. Net income available to common shareholders both this past quarter and the same year-ago quarter was $1.5 million or $0.21 per share. Consolidated total assets at […]

United Bank reports much higher 2Q net

July 23. United Bankshares Inc.—different from United Community Banks (UCBI)—today reported earnings for the second quarter and first half of 2021. Earnings for the second quarter of 2021 were $94.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, as compared to earnings of $52.7 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. Earnings […]

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Classic car race boosts Mooresville hospitality industry

July 23. Mooresville is the winner of the 2021 “Best Overnight City Award” on the Great Race Tour of classic automobiles. The Mooresville Downtown Commission hosted the stopover in Downtown Mooresville June 26, with more than 5,000 people and 109 antique autos. Hemmings Motor News Great Race Tour officials took note of the “overwhelming turnout, […]

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Aquesta reports 34% gain in 2Q net

July 23. Aquesta Financial Holdings, which will be acquired by United Community Banks for $131 million later this year, reported a 34 percent gain in earnings during the second quarter of 2021 vs. the same period last year. For the first half, Aquesta reported unaudited income from continuing operations of $4.4 million, up 92.4 percent […]

Execs promoted at Rack Room Shoes

July 23. Rack Room Shoes has promoted Dawn Heath to director of integrated marketing and Julie Barr to vice president of human resources. In her new position, Heath will oversee the company’s strategic integrated marketing plan. Additionally, she will oversee marketing campaigns while managing in-store and online experiences. She joined Rack Room in 2007. Barr, […]