Business
Second Fifth Third opening in June on West Catawba
May 12. By Dave Yochum. With billions of dollars on deposit in Cornelius and a continuous flow of new residents, it’s only natural that a prominent bank plans to open another branch on West Catawba. The second Fifth Third branch on West Catawba will open June 22 just west of Magnolia Estates Drive. The current […]
Atrium has new ‘chief experience officer’
May 7. Atrium Health has hired a first-ever “chief experience officer” who will serve as the leader and driver for the overall experience strategy. Vishal Bhalla, in addition to being head of human resources for Atrium Health Navicent, will be responsible for patient, provider, teammate and volunteer experience across the Atrium Health operation. It means […]
Let’s talk: Interactions sell
Business Advice | By Cheryl Kane We may be losing our conversation skills that help us develop customer relationships. This could be costly. It seems some people talk the way they chat in electronic formats—a shorthand of incomplete sentences. Some people talk to everyone as though they are social media friends without discretion toward topic […]
Carolina Coops to create 147 new jobs in Granville County
May 5. Carolina Coops, a custom chicken coop manufacturer, will invest $2.1 million in a new production facility in Granville County, creating 147 new jobs over three years, and up to 500 by 2026. Founded in Durham in 2009, Carolina Coops is a family-owned producer of superior, walk-in chicken coops and related accessories. Carolina Coops […]
New window/door plant opening in Statesville
May 4. Charlotte-based window and door manufacturer JELD-WEN Holding will invest $7.9 million in a new production facility in Statesville. Its VPI Quality Windows brand will bring 235 new jobs to Iredell County. The average annual salary for the new VPI new positions is $51,648 with a potential payroll impact of more than $12.1 million […]
LKN Chamber seeks nominations for ‘Small Business of the Year’
May 4. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing the “Lake Norman Small Business of the Year” for a business located in Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Mooresville in conjunction with the celebration of Small Business Week planned for May 24-28. The businesses selected will be honored at a special reception held at the […]
Survey: Best small cities to start a business
April 20. Cornelius, Huntersville and Concord did relatively well in a new list of 1,337 best small towns to start a business in the United States—ranking in the top 20 percent—but Mooresville scored awesomely well. Race City USA was No. 78 on the WalletHub list, putting it ahead of 1,259 small towns ranging from Alhambra, […]
Gasoline spill: Estimated size keeps growing
April 19. The size of the Colonial Pipeline gasoline spill in the Oehler Nature Preserve in Huntersville may be larger than anyone thought. “The reported volume is going to increase again,” according to an internal memo from Huntersville. Colonial says they have recovered about 1.03 million of the 1.2 million gallons of gasoline estimated to […]
Charlotte-based juice company expanding in Lake Norman
April 16. Charlotte-based Green Brothers Juice Co. will open a fourth location in Birkdale Village. The goal is to grow Charlotte locations with franchising a possibility in the future. “We’re confident now is the right time to introduce our delicious selection of juices, smoothies and bowls to the Huntersville community,” said Josh Norris, co-founder of […]
Novant partners with 23XI Racing to address vaccine hesitancy
April 14. Race car driver Bubba Wallace will help address vaccine hesitancy and health equity by partnering up with Novant Health, which will serve as the official health and wellness provider for 23XI Racing. Novant Health has been focused on ensuring equitable vaccine distribution in priority ZIP codes where health disparities are more common. 23XI […]
