Business
Michael Gibson Named Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2014 Employee of the Year
Dec. 8 Michael Gibson has been named Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2014 Employee of the Year. The award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond the call of duty in executing his or her responsibilities. A UNCC graduate, he was hired as lead plumber in the speedway’s Operations department, but has not limited himself to that role. […]
Flynn Burner coming to Mooresville with 45 jobs
Dec. 4 Flynn Burner Corp., a combustion equipment company in New Rochelle, N.Y., plans to move to Mooresville in March, bringing 45 jobs. Based on an increased tax value of $3 million, “Project Burn” will receive $13,920 a year from Mooresville, as well as $11,640 a year for five years from Iredell County. The Charlotte Regional Partnership, Mooresville-South […]
Carolina Comfort Coalition’s Serenity House awarded a $5,000 grant to complete kitchen
Nov. 25 Carolina Comfort Coalition’s Serenity House of Huntersville received a $5,000 Lowe’s Community Partners grant for kitchen renovations. The Serenity House will use the grant to install new appliances, update cabinetry and fix wall coverings. Individuals, businesses and civic groups completed renovations throughout the house earlier in the year. The kitchen was the last room […]
Lake Norman Realty employees elected to regional and county realtor boards
Nov. 25 General Manager Shantae Brown of Lake Norman Realty’s Mooresville office and sales agents, Kay Davis and Gail Huss of the Denver office, have been elected to regional and local real estate boards. Brown was recently elected as the newest board member of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Associate’s Board of Directors for the 2015-2017 term. […]
O2 Energies is building a 20 acre solar farm
Nov. 25 Cornelius-based O2 Energies is building a 20 acre solar farm worth $10 million in Rowan County. The 4.25 megawatt solar farm is the first of its kind in the area and will generate enough clean electricity to offset the annual electricity usage of more than 500 homes.The farm will use an innovative inverter design. […]
Ingersoll Rand raises $1.27M for United Way of Central Carolinas
Nov. 18 Ingersoll Rand raised $1.27 million for United Way of the Carolinas, shattering the company goal of $1 million, and compelling United Way to induct them into the Million Dollar Club. Ingersoll Rand is the first company outside Charlotte to surpass the million dollar mark for United Way of Central Carolinas, joining Bank of America, […]
Incentives worth almost $1 million bring Charlotte firm to Huntersville
Nov. 10 Incentives worth $126,727 from the Town of Huntersville, $338,923 from Mecklenburg County and up to $500,000 for a sewer line extension will help bring a German company from Charlotte to Huntersville. (more…)
blueharbor bank’s third-quarter net rises significantly
Nov. 10 blueharbor bank reported net income of $352,675, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $211,303, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013. For the nine-months endedSept. 30, the bank reported net income of $898,268, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $711,314, or $0.29 per diluted share, […]
Visit Lake Norman honored with two awards at the North Carolina Tourism Conference
Nov. 10 Visit Lake Norman was honored with two exceptional achievement awards in destination marketing at the North Carolina Tourism Conference recently. The awards were presented for marketing initiatives between July 2013 and June 2014. VLN received a Gold Award in Destination Print Advertising — Group Market and the Innovation Award for Destination Excellence in Workforce […]
The 2014 N.C. Small Business Manufacturer of the Year winner is Max Daetwyler
Nov. 7 Huntersville-based Max Daetwyler was presented the 2014 N.C. Small Business Manufacturer of the Year award by McGladrey, Fifth Third Bank and the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. (more…)
