Business
Race world mashup on road ahead
By Dave Yochum. Is part of the Michael Waltrip Raceworld complex at Chartwell Drive and Liverpool Parkway in Cornelius up for grabs? People close to the operation say the racing entrepreneur has shown the property to more than one race-related company currently located in the “Golden Crescent” between Mooresville and Concord. Officials at Michael Waltrip Raceworld […]
Naas: Lawsuit only real chance to stop toll lanes
Aug. 17. Kurt Naas, founder of the Widen I-77 group that has opposed the managed lanes project in court, says his lawsuit is the only real chance Lake Norman residents have to stop the project. Speaking at Business Today’s Newmakers Breakfast, Naas reiterated that the lawsuit is still very much alive, with a hearing before […]
Is it time to swat SWOT?
As we are two months into the second half of the year for most businesses, savvy business owners are already planning for the year ahead, along with continuing to look three to five years ahead strategically. For decades, the norm for situation analysis within a business plan and strategy is to use SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, […]
Reduced film credits still help retain some production jobs
By Dave Friedman. In 2011 Justin Goff was honored at a White House ceremony for making the Empact 100, which recognizes entrepreneurs under the age of 30. His company, Innocinema, provided production tools to the film industry from their offices near Northlake Mall. Business was booming and his family was thriving. He did not want to […]
Cabarrus visitor spending checks in at $400 million
Aug. 12. Visitor spending in Cabarrus County hit $400 million last year, up 7.6 percent from 2013 levels. The Cabarrus increase was the second-highest percentage gain in the state. Cabarrus County lodging experienced a 12 percent increase in room demand in 2014. The tourism business, driven in large part by the Speedway, generated $28.95 million in […]
Cintra hints of possible legal action against critic of toll plan
By Dave Yochum. The fight against the plan to widen I-77 with the help of a company whose roots are in Spain continues to escalate, with a lawsuit, another bill in Raleigh and even the threat of legal action against someone who has spoken out against I-77 Mobility partners, the new entity that will build the […]
Kurt Naas, founder of WidenI77.org, at Newsmakers Breakfast Aug. 13
Kurt Naas, founder of the Widen I-77 anti-toll movement, will speak at Business Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast Aug. 13 at The Peninsula Club. The Cornelius resident launched WidenI-77 three years ago when the conventional wisdom was that tolls were the only way for the NCDOT to add capacity to I-77 in the foreseeable future. WidenI-77 has filed suit to […]
As if farming couldn’t get harder, profits wilt because of the drought
Elizabeth Anne Dover, 30, is doing exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up. She’s a full-time farmer, flirting with break-even, selling her product, from Cherokee Purple tomatoes to wine, at farmer’s markets all around Charlotte. “We just have to get bigger,” she says. She plants 10 acres on Hwy. 29, just north […]
LKN Chamber meeting to discuss toll plan
Aug. 7. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold business briefings on I-77 tolls on two consecutive Tuesdays, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at The Galway Hooker in Kenton Place. Business owners and managers as well as the public are invited. Mecklenburg County Board Commissioner Jim Puckett and […]
Drive sales with performance tools
Performance measurement systems are supposed to be a helpful, powerful, insightful management tool for building a strong sales team. And they can be, if the system is used as intended-using meaningful data judiciously to distinguish differing levels of effort, skill, and outcomes. But if underused or misused it can demotivate your sales force. Remove rote […]
