Business
4 recognized for Lifetime Achievement by Business Today
Fifteen hyper success stories were recognized at Top Women Champagne Reception at River Run Country Club in late October. More than 150 people attended the 12th annual celebration of women achievers. Former Lake Norman Chamber Chair Donna Moffett was one of the 15, and an example of women who lead. The head of her own […]
The ABC’s and P’s of selling
Extraordinary selling skills are developed over time through training, review, feedback, and refinement. Excellent sales professionals never cease considering ways to improve themselves or their processes. Exceptional attention to the A, B, C, & P’s of selling can continuously polish your skill set. Don’t be distracted by daily ‘busy-ness’; make sure you allocate time to […]
Distillery plans to open in Statesville early next year
Poised to open early next year, Statesville-based Southern Distilling Co. is joining a growing list of North Carolina distilleries. In 2013, there were just 13 distilleries in the state. Now, more than 50 dot the North Carolina ABC Board’s map. One reason for the explosion of craft distilleries is a state law passed in October […]
Cooper hires legal team to protect vote; N. Meck bailed on McCrory
Nov. 10. Roy Cooper has hired a legal team to protect the results of the gubernatorial election which has him ahead of Pat McCrory by 4,979 votes, with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. McCrory has not conceded. The team will be led by election-protection attorneys Marc Elias and Kevin Hamilton of Perkins Coie, and Edwin Speas […]
Mooresville Chamber luncheon features John J. Mack
Nov. 10. Wall Street luminary and Mooresville native John J. Mack will be the keynote speaker at the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon Jan. 24. Mack is the former CEO of Morgan Stanley and a Wall Street legend who was played by Tony Shalhoub in “Too Big to Fail” on HBO. Mack began […]
Aquesta Financial announces cash dividend
Nov. 8. Aquesta Financial, parent of Aquesta Bank, has declared a cash dividend of 10.5 cents per share to shareholders of record as of Dec. 8, 2016. The dividend, its fourth annual cash payment to shareholders, is payable on Dec. 22. “We are very pleased that Aquesta continues to show strong earnings and loan growth. In […]
Bowling pins hopes on ‘outside the box’ ideas
By Dave Friedman. The Blue Flames 1960 hit Bowling USA proclaims, “everybody’s going bowling.” At its height in the mid 60’s, there were more than 12,000 bowling alleys in the country, and professionals made as much money as football stars and Hollywood moguls. Times have changed. “Family Entertainment Center” is the new lingo in the industry; […]
Grace Mynatt: A lifetime of servant leadership
By Marty Price. Teaching primary grades for 14 years, before helping her late husband build the successful Ben Mynatt dealerships in Concord for another 16 years, prepared Grace Mynatt for the top echelon of Cabarrus County politics. Elected to the Board of Education in 1993, she served as both chair and vice-chair before leaving in 2006 […]
Prof. Thomas C. Turner donating $2.5 million to UNC-Charlotte
Nov. 3. UNC Charlotte Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Turner, who helped establish the Department of Accounting at the University, is donating $2.5 million to UNCC. The department is being renamed the Turner School of Accountancy in his honor. Turner’s gift will provide scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate accounting students within the Belk College of […]
