Business
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 […]
LKN Chamber wins 2-state association award
Nov. 2. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce has won the Outstanding Chamber of the Year from the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The CACCE award, which primarily focuses on acknowledging one or more significant accomplishments during the past 18 months, took notice of the Lake Norman Chamber’s contributions to regionalism. “They were […]
I-77 Business Plan organizers create roadmap for anti-toll voters
Oct. 30. By Dave Yochum. Only one candidate for mayor in all of Lake Norman—John Aneralla in Huntersville—has responded to an election survey organized by the I-77 Business Plan, a group of key business people who meet and strategize each week on how to cancel the 50-year contract with Cintra. “As a candidate for NC State […]
Standout properties shine spotlight on Lake Norman, Cabarrus
Some of the costliest homes in the Golden Crescent are either on the market, or have recently sold. Trump Realty has the highest price listing, an 11,574 square foot lakefront house on Thurstons Way in The Point in Mooresville. Asking price: $7.95 million. In Mount Pleasant, a stately 10,965 square foot house is on the […]
Ingersoll Rand, Habitat dedicate LEED/Energy Star home
Oct. 27. A 21-home neighborhood called Burke Crossings is Our Towns Habitat for Humanity first Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certified (LEED) community. It was built to be affordable, accessible and green. Through an $85,000 donation from the Ingersoll Rand Charitable Foundation, Our Towns Habitat for Humanity completed the 1,064 square foot, three-bedroom home […]
I-77 toll lanes to be built with thinner pavement
By Dave Vieser. It looks like the new toll lanes on I-77 will be only 17 inches thick, not 32 inches like the general purpose lanes. The thinner pavement is based on the fact that the toll lanes will not be used by trucks. The difference in pavement thickness is outlined in the contract between the NCDOT and Cintra. It calls […]
