Business
Speculative building: Some winners, some not so much
By Marty Price. Concord Mayor Scott Padgett sees the boom in speculative building as a sign of a strengthening economy that will lead to more jobs in Concord as well as Cabarrus County. “We went from needing speculative buildings to now having more than 1 million square feet of buildings ready with more being built,” he […]
Craft brewing has come to Concord
By Marty Price. The craft beer industry, with breweries large and small operating in most of the major cities across the nation, has started another trend. Smaller towns and municipalities are changing their zoning laws to encourage them. Concord became one of the most recent when they made a text amendment to their Unified Development Ordinance […]
LKN Chamber gala spoke volumes
There was a big turnout—200 people—for the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce annual gala Friday night at The Peninsula Club. What the attendees heard and saw was an apparently unified business organization ready to do battle with Gov. Pat McCrory and the Charlotte Chamber. RELATED: Powerpoint presentation on the Lake Norman Chamber’s 2015 awards Plenty happened Friday night: Outgoing […]
Bradford, Tarte: Tolls hurting McCrory; chamber honors anti-toll forces
Jan. 15. By Dave Vieser. Two prominent state Republican legislators from Cornelius said that anger over Gov. Pat McCrory handling of the I-77 toll lane issue could impact his re-election this fall. NC Sen. Jeff Tarte and NC Rep. John Bradford made their comments at Business Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club on Thursday. And, in […]
I-77 fight fueled by business
ANALYSIS. By Dave Yochum. A groundswell of public opinion culminating in a $9,600 anti-toll advertisement in the Charlotte Observer, is pitting Lake Norman business and political leadership against forces in Charlotte. “Our elected leadership in Charlotte still holds the trump cards in a high stakes game which has dire consequences for the quality of life and […]
Charlotte City Council, with some members agonizing, punts
Jan. 11. By Dave Yochum. Councilwoman Vi Lyles has been directed to vote for the current I-77 toll plan and a managed lane strategy when the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization expresses its sentiments on the $650 million project at its Jan. 20 meeting. The Charlotte City Council, which controls 46 percent of the CRTPO weighted vote, went 7-4 to […]
Is your sales strategy protecting you enough?
I often refer to a strategy as an umbrella over a business. As you launch into 2016, do you have a strategy that is truly protecting and nurturing the best interests of your company? I am so adamant about the need for business owners to truly understand the powerful impact a strategy can have on […]
Judge rules against anti-toll group; battle moves to CRTPO
Jan. 8. By Dave Yochum. Judge Osmond Smith has ruled in favor of I-77 Mobility Partners and NCDOT in the WidenI-77 lawsuit. Saying it is a policy decision from the legislature, and that tolls on I-77 are not unconstitutional, the judge said different people may have different views about the project. It means the matter […]
Pair to present legislative outlook at Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 14
NC Sen. Jeff Tarte and NC Rep. John Bradford will speak at the Business Today and Cornelius Today Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 14 at The Peninsula Club. The Cornelius residents both served in Cornelius town government before heading to Raleigh. While the 2016 short session doesn’t officially get under way until April 26, various committees get to work […]
I-77 battle focuses on Charlotte City Council; intense lobbying under way; Widen I-77 will announce ‘stay’ at 2 pm
Jan. 6. By Dave Yochum. The Widen I-77 anti-toll group will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. at Cornelius Town Hall to announce that it has filed a motion in court to stay the lawsuit against the NCDOT/Cintra toll project. The stay, if granted, would put a temporary pause on the legal proceedings, including […]
