Business
Lake Norman leaders gather in Capitol to refute Travis, Woods
June 15. A score of North Mecklenburg elected officials and business leaders made the 2.5 hour drive to the NC Capitol this morning to collectively voice their opposition to the 50-year, $650 million contract between a Spanish company and the citizens of North Carolina. Their goal was to offset what Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis and […]
Davidson commissioners pass resolution criticizing Mayor
June 15. By Dave Vieser. Striking a more collegial tone than Cornelius, the Davidson Town Board nevertheless took their mayor to task Tuesday evening June 14 for not telling them about his meeting in Raleigh on HB 954 which would cancel the I-77 Cintra/ toll lane contract. Commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of a formal resolution expressing unhappiness […]
Global Vision Leaders Group sets strategies, plans actions
June 15. The Charlotte region’s Global Vision Leaders Group has published its 2016-18 strategic plan, aimed at helping the region strengthen its current assets and develop new ones for greater global competitiveness. The Global Vision Leaders Group is an ad hoc, non-political group of more than 100 industry, business, government and education leaders in the 29-county greater […]
Tarte, business leaders, local officials call 11 am press conference
June 15. Just 17 hours after Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis muscled through a 5-0 no-confidence vote at Cornelius Town Hall, a former mayor of Cornelius will lead a press conference at 11 am today in Raleigh with another NC senator. Sen. David L. Curtis (R-Lincoln) and Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) will hold a press conference regarding HB 954, […]
New business development director at NCRC
June 14. Chris Ervin is the new director of business development at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. He will work to bring research to market, invite new business to the NCRC and promote economic development. On the job since May 17, Ervin is meeting with campus leaders to identify the technologies best suited […]
Mayor Travis issues statement on meeting with Sen. Berger
June 11. In a prepared statement, Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis defended his visit to Sen. Philip Berger, along with Davidson Mayor John Woods, in support of the controversial Public Private Partnership that is building toll lanes on I-77 between Charlotte and Lake Norman. Here are his comments: “On Wednesday, June 8th, 2016, at 5:15pm, I attended […]
Commissioner Puckett terms Mayor Travis’ actions ‘traitorous’
June 11. ANALYSIS. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis chose June 8, “Town Hall Day” in the NC State Capitol, to express his personal views on widening I-77 to NC Sen. Philip Berger, the man who has so much to do with the ebb and flow of legislation in Raleigh. It was a peculiar day for Travis […]
The $47,476 question: What will new overtime rules do?
By Dave Vieser. Beginning in December, 4 million more American workers will qualify for overtime pay under new regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the new rules, overtime will be paid to many more workers, including those on salary. How this will impact local businesses, especially smaller firms, is still anyone’s guess. “The […]
Driving home the need for safety in motorsports
By Erica Batten. For a sport that got its start with bootleggers running ‘shine on the back roads of Appalachia, stock-car racing didn’t exactly begin with safety in mind. But safety has been at the forefront of sports news recently, particularly with the NFL’s woes over chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to playing […]
