Business
Has your strategy gone stale? Part I of II
As we near the end of another year, midway through fourth quarter in a calendar fiscal year, how are you feeling about your business as a whole? How are you feeling about your business strategy and where it is leading your company? Is it not reaping the results you had hoped? Do you even have […]
ULI study calling for new I-77 exit could open parcels for developers
By Dave Yochum. An Urban Land Institute study is calling for a new type of interchange around Westmoreland Road on I-77 near the Augustalee and Cooke properties. Mike Griffin, a member of the Lake Norman Economic Development board, will discuss the Exit 27 proposal at the Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 18 at The Peninsula Club. To RSVP, call 704-895-1335. “The panel […]
S&D employee wins latte prize
Steven Lim recently won the Coffee Fest Latte Art World Championship Open held in Portland, Ore. A process engineer at Concord-based S&D Coffee & Tea, he is a self-taught barista who learned the craft working nights and weekends. Lim competed against 63 people from around the world in the bracket competition. The Portland Coffee Fest Latte Art World […]
Jeter’s I-77 summit will bring top decision-makers together soon
UPDATED 6:40 pm Nov. 9. NC Rep. Charles Jeter will convene an I-77 summit within the next 10 business days to hash out ways to fix the controversial toll plan. The divisive issue led to resounding defeats on Election Day to officials like Mayor Jill Swain and Commissioner Sarah McAulay in Huntersville. Jeter said that “in direct […]
LKN Chamber wins top award
By Dave Yochum. Bill Russell, the long-time CEO of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, is excited: The 961-member chamber has won the top honor from the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. “I am so very excited as this is an award which represents every element of our chamber—the 2014 and 2015 boards, the […]
Lead, follow or get out of the way
I always thought it was Ted Turner who said “lead, follow or get out of the way.” Actually, it was Laurence J. Peter, the brilliant mind behind the Peter Principle, which states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence. He helped me understand newsroom managers when I was a cub reporter. When Albert […]
Nov. 18 Newsmakers Breakfast will focus on Exit 27 proposal
Mike Griffin, a member of the Lake Norman Economic Development board of directors and an owner of Cornelius-based Griffin Brothers Cos., will discuss the proposal for a new Exit 27 on I-77 at a Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 18 at The Peninsula Club. The Newsmakers Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. and concludes at 9 a.m. […]
Eco-devo inquiries rise in Cabarrus, Mooresville; fall in LKN
Nov. 5. By Dave Vieser. Economic development figures are a little bit on and a little bit off during the first 10 months of this year compared to last year. New project inquiries are up in Iredell and Cabarrus counties, but down in Lake Norman. In Cabarrus County, inquiries rose 20 percent, from 75 in 2014 […]
Banks report stellar growth in income, assets, deposits
Banks in the Golden Crescent are benefiting from an extraordinary economic boom in North Carolina, and their first nine months reflect exceptional growth in and around Charlotte. Harry Davis, the chief economist for the North Carolina Bankers Association, says loan growth nationwide is running about 2 percent per year. In North Carolina, it’s running at […]
