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Pepsi Bottling Ventures will build Cabarrus plant
April 22. Pepsi Bottling Ventures will invest build a $12.5 million, 200,000 square-foot sales and distribution facility on 32 acres off highway 49 in the Town of Harrisburg. The new operation will allow Pepsi Bottling Ventures to retain more than 200 current jobs and consolidate both the Charlotte and Midland location into a single facility. […]
Lynne Scott Safrit resigns
April 20. Lynne Scott Safrit has resigned as president of Castle & Cooke, the real estate company behind the North Carolina Research Campus. A 33-year veteran of the operation, she reported directly to billionaire David Murdock, the founder of Castle & Cooke and the owner of Dole Foods. There’s no word on her replacement or […]
Newmakers Breakfast with Clark, Lennon April 22 at Peninsula Club
New Superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Ann Clark and Board Member Rhonda Lennon, a Cornelius resident, will speak at Business Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast Wednesday April 22 at The Peninsula Club. Ann Clark was named superintendent in January after former Superintendent Heath Morrison resigned following an investigation into complaints he bullied staff members. Clark has spent three decades rising through the […]
Got pic? Visit Lake Norman launches photo contest
April 17. Visit Lake Norman has announced a photo contest to tell the story of Lake Norman. The first place winner will receive a $200 VISA gift card along with a My Aloha paddleboard lesson for two. There are also prizes for second and third place. Winning photos will be featured in the 2015-2016 Lake Norman […]
The dog breeding business includes vetting all buyers
By Cathryn Piccirillo Sherman. Jodie Strait and Bayshore Stings Like A Bee — also known as Stinger — received a Westminster Kennel Club Award of Merit in February. The three year old Australian Shepherd comes from a long line of champions whose bloodline is being preserved by the Strait family. Strait and her husband Steve run […]
NC Manufacturing Institute launches at RCCC
April 15. The Centralina Workforce Development Board and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will launch the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute at a community forum on Tuesday at the North Carolina Research Campus. Manufacturing firms, plant leadership teams, and guests are invited to the forum will focus on building a world-class manufacturing workforce for the region.The North Carolina Manufacturing Institute is […]
Kannapolis will buy two more downtown properties
April 9. The City of Kannapolis plans to buy two additional properties in downtown Kannapolis: the former K-Town Furniture site at 136 Oak Avenue and a property located at 206 S. Main St. The Kannapolis City Council will consider authorizing a formal contract to purchase the properties at the April 13 meeting. The well-known K-Town Furniture building sits on […]
Lake area express bus use declines as gas prices fall
By Dave Vieser. While lower fuel prices may have have a positive impact on the economy, here’s one thing that appears to have been impacted negatively: Ridership on CATS Express Buses. “Some of our express routes have seen a decline in ridership, most likely due to lower gas prices,” said CATS spokeswoman Krystel Green. “The […]
Susan Tillis on life after the $125 million election
Susan Tillis, a former realtor, real estate manager and mother of two grown children, is no stranger to playing an active role in community service and politics. The wife of U.S. Thom Tillis taught Sunday school, was an active PTA volunteer, Girl Scout Leader and volunteered in a variety of other organizations. In 2005, she […]
After cold winter, Lomax Farm coming back strong in Concord
By Dave Friedman. In 1971 Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif. Over the past four decades the restaurant, which features almost entirely fresh local ingredients, has been recognized as among the best in the world. Waters has been lauded for being at the forefront of the farm-to-table movement. While local, organic, and fresh has […]
