Business
Grounded yacht, the Shamrockin’, ran out of luck, lake
March 16. By Dave Yochum. UPDATE. It looks like a million-dollar boat called “Shamrockin” will have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to be pulled from a shoal next to Governors Island in Lake Norman. Cornelius-based Tow Boat US is in charge of salvage operations. Franchise owner Derek DeBord said there are no environmental hazards and the fuel […]
New chamber’s board leader will work with other chambers
A new Huntersville Chamber of Commerce is forming, with former Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain at the helm of the organization. How political it is is anybody’s guess, but board members include former Town Commissioner Jeff Neely. The new chamber, a registered non-profit, comes out of the Huntersville Connection, a roundtable group organized for area destinations […]
Kannapolis gets a new team owner on downtown redevelopment team
March 15. There’s a new owner at the Kannapolis Intimidators. A Nashville-based builder—and a member of the executive committee of the Southern League of Professional Baseball—Reese L. Smith III and co-investors have paid an undisclosed amount for the team. Average per game attendance in 2015 was 2,056, with a total season attendance of 135,727 – […]
Cabarrus Chamber picks Barbi Jones as Executive Director
March 14. Cabarrus County resident Barbi Jones, a long-time fixture in the world of non-profits and business in Cabarrus and more recently Charlotte, will become the new executive director of the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce effective April 1. Jones will be the first woman to lead the Cabarrus chamber. She was most recently the […]
UpTown Suites flagship is being built in Concord
By Marty Price. InTown Suites broke ground on its newest upscale brand, UpTown Suites, on Jan. 29 in Concord. The new offering will have, “A higher level of service with a higher level of product,” said Jon Pertchik, CEO of InTown Suites. Indeed, the new Concord location is the flagship for the new brand. Eight to […]
Reward individuals to supercharge your team
March 11. A study from NC State University and three other universities debunks the conventional wisdom of boosting team performance with rewards for the entire team. New research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology finds that rewarding individual workers can boost performance both for other workers and for the team. “Our findings are based […]
Anti-bond group claims cronyism in bond campaign
March 11. A group called NC Against the Bond says that North Carolina’s universities and community colleges have provided “Connect NC” contributions proportional to the funding they would receive from the bond if it passes in the March 15 election. The money is being spent to help promote passage of the bond package, which originally […]
Citizen Kurt: WidenI-77 organizer wows top politicians
March 10. By Dave Yochum. Speaking to a packed house—150 citizens and elected officials at Cornelius Town Hall—anti-toll leader Kurt Naas started by thanking people for attending a dry information session on Cintra finances, the bankruptcy in Texas and the pricing plan for tolls between Charlotte and Lake Norman. The one-hour presentation by the founder […]
Cabarrus Chamber looks to sub-lease offices
March 10. As the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce gets ready for the annual meeting Friday at Great Wolf Lodge, it’s a different organization than it was not just a decade ago, but only two or three years ago. For one thing, its main office is for lease. The chamber is using only about half of the space […]
New hotel a ‘game-changer’ for Cornelius
March 10. By Dave Vieser. A 14-story hotel and convention center planned for West Catawba Avenue and Waterview Drive in Cornelius has gotten an informal—but cautionary—thumbs-up from the chairman of the Cornelius Planning Board. “This would be a game-changing facility for this town,” said Planning Board Chairman Brian Simmons. “Though 14 stories would be a tough sell.” […]
