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Nominations open for 15th annual Top Women in Business
The 2019 judges for Business Today’s 15th Annual Top Women leadership awards include women leaders from the worlds of business and politics in Lake Norman and Cabarrus. Apply and nominate online. All four are prior winners: Cabarrus County Commissioner Diane Honeycutt; Business Today columnist Cheryl Kane; Cornelius-based Aquesta Marketing Director Laura Engel; Mecklenburg County Commissioner […]
Residential outlook remains positive for owners, sellers
The astronomical gains in home prices around much of the country are slowing down, but Charlotte resale prices are still climbing at a moderate pace. Charlotte home prices rose 4.2% year over year, according to Case-Shiller, part of the S&P CoreLogic Indices. The rate of home price increases across the U.S. continues to slow, but […]
Aquesta announces strong 2Q results
July 23. Aquesta Financial Holdings, parent of Aquesta Bank, said net income for the second quarter of 2019 ended June 30 was $1,188,000 compared to second quarter of 2018 net income of $2,031,000. The net income for the second quarter of 2018 included a one-time gain of $1.4 million on Aquesta’s sale of its insurance […]
Education spending: A tale of three counties
July 16. By Debbie Griffin. As each county completes its budgeting process and sets a tax rate, companies throughout Cabarrus, Iredell and Mecklenburg counties have the tax data they’ve been missing and needing to plug into various business-finance formulas. Each county had until June 30 to approve a budget, including a tax rate for the […]
2019 Top Women Nominations Form
To Nominate someone (or yourself), please fill out the form below and hit Submit. Deadline: Aug. 30.
Sam Leder funeral is Wednesday
UPDATED Funeral services for Concord business leader and City Councilman Sam Leder will be held 11 am Wednesday, July at Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, 460 Branchview Drive NE. Leder, who passed away Sunday, was managing partner at Potter & Co., a prominent regional accounting firm. He had served on the City Council since 2015. Leder […]
In the event of fire, insurance is key to business survival
Review your policy before a fire. It was the phone call that Matthew Platarote, property manager for Cedar Management Group feared the most: Police said that flames were shooting from the roof of one of the buildings he managed. It was the devastating Admiral’s Quarters fire in Cornelius. He was soon on scene. Miraculously, there […]
Charlotte ranks high for start-ups
By Debbie Griffin. The Charlotte area ranked 6th in a recent, nationwide, WalletHub study on 100 large cities and how they rate as places to start a small business. The same study placed us at the top of the list for “highest average growth in number of small businesses.” The study ranked Orlando, Oklahoma City, […]
Dealer donates van to Mooresville shelter
Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has donated a van to Lake Norman Humane that was up-fitted with graphics, a spray bed-liner and adjustable racks for pet crates. The climate-controlled vehicle will be used for spay/neuter transports, animal intakes and emergency and disaster relief efforts. The vehicle already brought five dogs from New York that […]
