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CPCC, Meck County hold seminars for small business
Central Piedmont Community College and Mecklenburg County are launching the “What’s Next Seminar Series” to help existing businesses reach their next stage of growth. The free program, which begins Aug. 14, and will include sessions in August, September and October. Entrepreneurs from across the region who have customers, revenue and a desire to grow are invited. You […]
PetScreening grows by leaps and bounds
By David Friedman. Growing up in Summerville, S.C., N.C. Rep. John Bradford had an entrepreneurial spirit. He partnered with his cousin Howard on H&J Workshop in middle school, making country crafts, signs and bird houses. They could turn three or four bucks of supplies into $25 pieces for craft shows and flea markets. Though creating products […]
Opioid Crisis: Q&A Aug. 16 at The Peninsula Club
The nation’s Opioid Crisis will be front and center an important Newsmakers Breakfast Aug. 16 at The Peninsula Club. Speakers include the chief of police in Cornelius, the medical director of the Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center emergency department and the mother of a victim who is helping fight the epidemic. It is a national problem with […]
blueharbor reports gain in net income
Second quarter net income at blueharbor bank rose 58 percent compared to $423,851 earned for the second quarter of 2017. For the six-months ended June 30, 2018, the bank reported net income of $1,225,905, an increase of 58 percent compared to $777,757 for the six-months ended June 30, 2017. Jim Marshall, CEO, said return on […]
Concord Downtown annual party is Aug. 2
The Concord Downtown Development Corp. will host its annual party at Aug. 2 at the newly renovated Hotel Concord. The CDDC annual party highlights accomplishments, while looking forward to the year ahead. The Hotel Concord is a jewel in the CDDC crown, having worked with both private and public-sector stakeholders during its renovation. In addition to […]
Judges set for 14th Annual Top Women in Business awards
The 2018 judges for Business Today’s 14th Annual Top Women leadership awards include women leaders from the worlds of business and politics in Lake Norman and Cabarrus. All are prior winners and include: Cabarrus County Commissioner Diane Honeycutt; Business Today columnist Cheryl Kane; Cornelius-based Champion Tire executive Shelley Mahl, Cabarrus County real estate […]
Aquesta Financial reports gains in recurring net income for second quarter
Aquesta Financial Holdings second-quarter net income was $2.031 million this year compared to $482,000 during the second quarter of 2017. This year’s results include a one-time after-tax gain of $1.7 million on the sale of Aqusta Insurance. There were also one-time transaction costs which reduced earnings by $292,000. Normalized earnings were $622,000, a 29.0 percent increase over […]
Balancing act: Sales management includes knowing when to cut
Managing a sales force is tough—-note the word force, as in source of power, influence or strength. But if the energies of an individual sales professional are weakening your team or draining you of time and wasting your own energy, you need to redirect that person’s force in a more appropriate direction or release it […]
A tale of two markets: New Sotheby’s BIC is industry leader at 35
Lake price points higher,but it takes longer to sell. By Dave Yochum. The new Managing Broker at Sotheby’s in Cornelius grew up in modest circumstances in Elkin. An industry leader, he gets his work ethic from his father, a truck driver who still puts in 40 hours a week at the age of 71. Jason […]
Public meetings remain before path for Hwy. 73 is finalized
By Dave Vieser. Development along Hwy. 73 near Beatties Ford Road is stuck in the slow lane awaiting a decision on the preferred path for widening the key east-west connector. The road—much of it two lanes—supports commerce and commuters from Lincolnton to Huntersville to Concord and points east. The NCDOT and local towns have talked […]
