Business
Yokohama will open R&D shop in Cornelius
April 10. Yokohama Tire Corp. will open up a tire R&D facility in 27,470 square feet of space on Bailey Road in Cornelius. It will be one of a handful of pure R&D facilities in North Meck. ”Attracting an international company’s new research and development facility to Cornelius is an outstanding economic development achievement,” said […]
Kannapolis looking for more private industry partners as $100 million revitalization gets under way
April 10. The City of Kannapolis’ is looking for additional development partners for properties as the $100 million downtown revitalization gets under way in earnest. The city is specifically looking for a partner for the redevelopment of approximately 15,000 square feet of commercial buildings and property located at 109-123 N. Main Street in downtown Kannapolis, according […]
blueharbor reports 63% gain in first quarter net
April 6. blueharbor bank reported net income of $577,973, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $353,906, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2017. Jim Marshall, president and CEO said the 63 percent gain in net income growth for the first quarter of 2018 is […]
SCORE Scores big with 344 new jobs
Charlotte SCORE mentors helped 300 new businesses get started in the Charlotte Region in 2017. According to the SCORE Foundation more than 80 SCORE mentors conducted 3,292 client engagements in 2017, an increase of 5 percent compared to 2016. SCORE says 344 non-owner jobs were created in 2017 with the help of Charlotte SCORE mentors […]
Tesla launches training program at CPCC in Huntersville
April 6. UPDATED. If Tesla can put a car up in space, then the manufacturer of electric vehicles and scalable clean energy generation and storage products can launch a cool new training program at the Central Piedmont Community College campus in Huntersville. Thirteen students graduate today; 20 are enrolled in the next session, according to […]
Transit vote March 28 may get CATS on track
March 23. By Dave Vieser. Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla thinks he can finally put the brakes on the Charlotte Area Transportation System plans to spend more money to study a new route for the North Commuter Line. Could a new rail line be built along I-77? Up Hwy. 21? Or some other route? No way, says […]
Lake Norman Chrysler Jeep owners land Time award for NC
Jack Salzman, co-owner of Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Cornelius, has won the 2018 TIME Dealer of the Year award for North Carolina. He will vie for national honors at the National Automobile Dealers Association’s annual gathering in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Ally Financial, the award focuses on community service and charitable giving. During […]
Affordable housing discussion Wednesday at Peninsula Club
Affordable housing—an increasingly important subject as property values soar—will be the topic of the Cornelius Today and Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday March 21 at The Peninsula Club. Workforce housing is the term used by planners and economic developers to describe suitable living accommodations for people like first responders, single parents, teachers and service workers […]
New innkeepers take hospitality to heart
By Katie Piccirillo Sherman. The new owners of the Davidson Village Inn, Mariano and Caroline Doble, say hospitality comes from the heart. “It runs in your veins…and when properly executed, it’s marvelous and contagious,” Mariano says. The Marianos purchased the charming 18-room boutique hotel in October for an undisclosed amount. Mariano Doble would not say […]
Huntersville Chamber hits Year 2 with 120 members
March 9. By Dave Vieser. Two years ago, former Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain formed the Huntersville Chamber of Commerce with the goal of connecting businesses and citizens. How is she doing at the two-year mark? Quite well if membership can be used as a yardstick. “We have over 120 active members with continued growth each month,” she […]
