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LKN Chamber opioid discussion May 11
May 10. The Lake Norman Chamber will host a presentation May 11 “The Painful Truth About the Opioid Crisis – A Mothers Story.” The speaker, Debbie Dalton, lost her son to an accidental overdose. To attend via Zoom or in-person at Brick Row, register here. The event will run from 8:30 am to 10 am.
Will Colonial Pipeline interruption affect gas prices?
May 10. By Dave Yochum. Colonial Pipeline’s gasoline recovery and environmental remediation efforts in Huntersville are not impacted by the cybersecurity attack on the Georgia-based company. “Because some IT systems are affected, we may be slower to respond to some informational requests, but the most important aspect of our response — which is protecting public […]
Atrium has new ‘chief experience officer’
May 7. Atrium Health has hired a first-ever “chief experience officer” who will serve as the leader and driver for the overall experience strategy. Vishal Bhalla, in addition to being head of human resources for Atrium Health Navicent, will be responsible for patient, provider, teammate and volunteer experience across the Atrium Health operation. It means […]
Mecklenburg new corporations: March 17-April 16, 2021
These businesses registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State Cornelius 3/17/21 Complete Nurture LLC, Lee Vantine, 22531 Torrence Chapel Rd., Cornelius 3/17/21 PeopleSuite Ops LLC, David Lee Preston, 18509 Doves Crest Rd., Cornelius 3/17/21 Royal Building Company LLC, Kenneth Ronald Studdard Jr., 7536 Mariner Cove Dr., Cornelius 3/17/21 Runnoft LLC, Andrew Fulton, 21203 Harken […]
Let’s talk: Interactions sell
Business Advice | By Cheryl Kane We may be losing our conversation skills that help us develop customer relationships. This could be costly. It seems some people talk the way they chat in electronic formats—a shorthand of incomplete sentences. Some people talk to everyone as though they are social media friends without discretion toward topic […]
Carolina Coops to create 147 new jobs in Granville County
May 5. Carolina Coops, a custom chicken coop manufacturer, will invest $2.1 million in a new production facility in Granville County, creating 147 new jobs over three years, and up to 500 by 2026. Founded in Durham in 2009, Carolina Coops is a family-owned producer of superior, walk-in chicken coops and related accessories. Carolina Coops […]
New window/door plant opening in Statesville
May 4. Charlotte-based window and door manufacturer JELD-WEN Holding will invest $7.9 million in a new production facility in Statesville. Its VPI Quality Windows brand will bring 235 new jobs to Iredell County. The average annual salary for the new VPI new positions is $51,648 with a potential payroll impact of more than $12.1 million […]
LKN Chamber seeks nominations for ‘Small Business of the Year’
May 4. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing the “Lake Norman Small Business of the Year” for a business located in Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Mooresville in conjunction with the celebration of Small Business Week planned for May 24-28. The businesses selected will be honored at a special reception held at the […]
Urban Institute has new interim director
May 3. Lori Thomas is the new interim director of the UNC-Charlotte Urban Institute. She replaces Jeff Michael, the Institute’s long-time director, who is leaving the position April 30 after serving 18 years to become North Carolina’s Deputy Secretary for Natural Resources. Thomas, who is also an Associate Professor of Social Work, serves as executive director […]
VLN’s Carreon honored by Destinations International ’30 under 30′
April 27. Rodrigo Carreon, who started his career in the tourism industry three years ago as a marketing intern at Visit Lake Norman, has been named one of Destinations International’s “30 Under 30″ award winners. Even before graduating from UNC-Charlotte, he accepted a full-time visitor services and marketing coordinator position during his sophomore year. He […]
