Education
RCCC cosmetology program opens in downtown Kannapolis
June 22. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has opened its cosmetology program in 28,000 square feet in a former Belk store in downtown Kannapolis. The College’s cosmetology program is one of the largest and most successful in the state, and the College began looking for a larger space in response to its growth and success. In addition to the […]
Online education will push buttons
By Dave Friedman. When U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas declared that he would run for President of the United States, the announcement took place at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. The school, founded by evangelical pastor Jerry Falwell in 1971, is one of the largest colleges in the country. Notably absent from Cruz’s announcement at […]
Costa Rica and North Carolina Research Campus form Partnership
May 15. The Central American nation of Costa Rica and the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) are signing an education cooperation agreement that will allow training opportunities for Costa Rican scientists at the Kannapolis research campus. David H. Murdock, CEO and chairman of Castle & Cooke and Dole Foods, and Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo […]
RCCC honored for digital technology
May 1. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College was named one of the 2014-2015 Top Ten Digital Community Colleges by the Center for Digital Education for its use of digital technologies to improve services “We are honored and proud to have made the prestigious list of honorees,” said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus. Recently RCCC rolled out […]
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 […]
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 […]
CPCC to lauch global logistics degree program
March 19. Central Piedmont Community College will launch a new associate degree program in global logistics and distribution management this August, supported by a $235,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase to promote career opportunities in the fast growing field. The firm announced the grant at the college’s fourth Global Competitiveness Summit. The company’s New Skills at Work […]
Q&A with Susan Tillis is Thursday at Peninsula Club
Susan Tillis, the wife of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and a political force in her own right, will speak at Business Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast Thursday March 12 at The Peninsula Club. She proved to be a formidable statewide campaigner in the 2014 elections which saw her husband, a former Cornelius Town Commissioner, defeat an incumbent, […]
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Ranked Among Top 10 Colleges and Universities in North Carolina
Mar 4. Carolinas HealthCare System’s Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has been ranked one of the top 10 colleges and universities in North Carolina by a national ranking system of more than 2,000 four-year institutions. College Factual ranked Cabarrus College No. 8 out of 51 total colleges and universities in the state. Located on the […]
