Business
Fantastic growth at FantasyDraft in Lake Norman
By Dave Friedman. The Carolina Panthers are off to their best start in franchise history. Watch them play on TV, and what you see even more of than Cam Newton are commercials for Draft Kings and Fan Duel. The two biggest players in the growing Daily Fantasy Sports business spent more than $200 million on commercials […]
Cornelius Square: Can Exit 27 round out LKN’s menu of developable land?
Nov. 18. By V. Tom Gardner. Cornelius’ mix of residential vs. commercial taxes, currently around 80 percent residential to 20 percent commercial, is seriously unbalanced, according to Mike Griffin, treasurer of the Lake Norman Economic Development Corp. Speaking at the Business Today and Cornelius Today Newsmakers Breakfast this morning, Griffin said the proposed Exit 27 […]
Duke increases its presence on the North Carolina Research Campus; Clinical research is a growth industry in Kannapolis
By Marty Price. Ashley Dunham, PhD, director of operations for Translational Population Research, part of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI), was one of the four original employees hired by the Duke University School of Medicine to work the MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository—the research that most people think of as the Murdock study, that […]
Business candidate to challenge Pittman in 82nd District primary
By Marty Price. Pledging to run an aggressive campaign, Concord native Michael Fischer, 32, announced his candidacy for the NC House of Representatives on Oct. 12. A conservative attorney, former teacher and family man, Fischer said “making sure Cabarrus County gets the most effective representation that it can have” is what drives him. “My entire life […]
Mike Griffin will discuss proposed Exit 27 at breakfast Wednesday
An Urban Land Institute study that calls for a new type of interchange around Westmoreland Road on I-77 near the Augustalee and Cooke properties will be the subject of the Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday morning with Mike Griffin, a member of the Lake Norman Economic Development board. A new kind of interchange would “afford a significant branding opportunity […]
Temporary Restraining Order plan stalls; I-77 work begins at 10 pm
Nov 16. By Dave Yochum. Sen. Jeff Tarte over the weekend said there was no forward motion in getting a Temporary Restraining Order in time to stop construction of the I-77 toll lanes which begins at 10 pm. Tarte huddled with other members of the I-77 Business Plan—a group of key anti-toll business and political leaders—and two […]
Seven women leaders receive Lifetime Achievement awards
Seven Golden Crescent women who have been leaders in everything from advertising to politics received Lifetime Achievement awards at Business Today’s Top Women Champagne Reception at River Run Country Club in October. More than 120 people attended the 11th annual event, which honors high achievers in any number of endeavors. Thirteen top women winners were […]
‘Irreparable harm’ if I-77 contract is not cancelled; legislators will seek a temporary restraining order; Governor hangs tough
Nov. 13. UPDATED. By Dave Yochum. Four North Carolina legislators have called on the governor to exercise the termination provisions in NCDOT’s I-77 contract with Cintra, a Spanish company. They will seek a temporary restraining order to stop the project, although Sen. Jeff Tarte, one of the signatories on the letter to Gov. Pat McCrory […]
Commissioner Puckett: Planners behind tolls are as disconnected as Marie Antoinette
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jim Puckett has responded to a press release from I-77 Mobility Partners that says construction on the toll lanes begins on Monday. The press release, from public affairs honcho Jean Leier, says, among other things, that the public private partnership between NCDOT and a Spanish company is “excited” to get under way. Here […]
Chamber chair on tolls: ‘It’s not a done deal until we lay down’
Nov. 12. By Dave Yochum. A public relations executive with I-77 Mobility Partners, the controversial public-private partnership that plans to build toll lanes between Charlotte and Cornelius, today announced that construction will begin in four days. Jean Leier, director of corporate affairs at I-77 Mobility, said “I-77 Mobility Partners is excited to begin construction.” The […]
