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The tide turned against tolls in NC House after months of work
June 2. Analysis. By Sam Boykin. NC Rep. John Bradford was elated after today’s 80-26 vote in support of a bill he and Rep. Charles Jeter presented to terminate the I-77 toll lane agreement with Cintra, the Spanish company in charge of the controversial project. “This really shows overwhelming support,” Bradford said after the vote. […]
Anti-toll forces win major battle in NC House
June 2. By Sam Boykin and Dave Vieser. Expressing deep concerns about the scope and financial structure of the I-77 toll project, the NC House overwhelmingly passed House Bill 954 today, which aims to terminate the agreement with the Spanish company Cintra. The bill can now go on to the NC Senate. The lopsided 80-28 vote […]
Toll cancellation bill debate in Capitol today
June 2. By Dave Vieser. House Bill 954, which calls for the cancellation of the I-77 toll lane project, passed the State House Transportation and Appropriations Committees by a verbal vote on Wednesday, and will now move on to the full House for debate this morning. However, the bill was advanced “without prejudice,” as opposed to […]
Toll lane cancellation bill passes House Transportation Committee
June 1. By Dave Vieser. House Bill 954, which calls for the cancellation of the I-77 toll lane project, passed the State House Transportation Committee by a verbal vote today and will now move on to the House Appropriations Committee, where it will be debated either later today or Thursday morning June 2. NC Rep. John Bradford said […]
Concord a ‘best place to live’ according to new study
May 27. An online real estate portal called RentApplication.com has ranked the 50 best places to live in North Carolina, with one in the Golden Crescent, Concord, making the Top 5. Chapel Hill, Boone, Lincolnton, Hickory, Concord, are the top five. The high ranking for Concord doesn’t come out of the clear blue. Concord was […]
Luxury in Cabarrus: Top 5 closed deals
Address SqFt Acreage DOM Sale Price 1 3211 Trinity Church Road 6,335 10.290 151 $1,475,000 2 9385 Greathorn Lane 7,019 5.000 421 $1,008,000 3 3400 Rankin Road 3,153 5.050 9 $941,000 4 1755 St. Johns Church Road 5,138 61.250 44 $860,000 5 401 Conifer Place 6,270 3.240 493 $850,000 In Cornelius A 4,000 square foot […]
Former N. C. prison to become distillery
May 25. Southern Grace Distilleries, Inc., of Concord has announced a plan to expand production operations and move the distillery to a soon-to-be-renovated correctional facility in eastern Cabarrus County. The move into a 13,000-plus square foot dormitory of a former North Carolina prison brings a $1.5 million investment into the area and utility to what had […]
Guinn takes over Cornelius chiropractic practice
May 24. Cornelius resident Dr. Amy Guinn will take over the Duncan Chiropractic practice on West Catawba Avenue. Dr. Thomas Duncan decided to sell his practice and join his family’s business, a hotel management and real estate development company. A graduate of West Virginia University with a focus in biology and physical therapy, Guinn then continued […]
Brush with success: Dentists win CLT Venture Challenge
By Dave Vieser. A medical technology start-up launched by a Cornelius dentist was one of six big winners at the 15th annual Charlotte Venture Challenge finals at the North Carolina Research Campus in April. GuidePro 3D is developing an in-office surgical guide that is made with a 3D printer so dentists can place implants in the […]
