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Luxury brokerage opens offices in Davidson
Mitchell Prime Properties, a luxury real estate broker based in Winston-Salem, is opening offices in Davidson at 707 Peninsula Drive. It’s one sign that the luxury market around Lake Norman is getting more competitive and more recognition across the Carolinas. “Charlotte’s huge presence in the banking sector and proximity to a genuine international airport is […]
Lynx Red Line study gets green light from MTC
March 28. UPDATED. By Melissa Atherton. The Metropolitan Transit Committee (MTC) voted 8-1 Wednesday to proceed with the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) North Commuter Line Study. The vote was a defeat for Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla who wanted to see the money spent on “real help, right now” for congestion in North Mecklenburg. Mayors […]
Corvid will invest $29 million in Mooresville HQ
March 27. Corvid Technologies will officially move its headquarters to Mooresville where it already has a sizable campus. The $29 million investment means 367 new jobs in physics-based engineering solutions for the defense, automotive, aircraft and biomedical industries. “North Carolina is the perfect choice for Corvid, thanks to our world-class universities, major military installations, and […]
‘Mother of all revals’ less than a year away
By Dave Vieser. With property values in the Golden Crescent taking off, the impact of Mecklenburg County’s county-wide property reassessment, or “reval,” is only nine months away. By state law, the “reval” must be done once every eight years; notifications with the new assessments will be mailed out in January 2019. Commercial property owners are […]
New innkeepers take hospitality to heart
By Katie Piccirillo Sherman. The new owners of the Davidson Village Inn, Mariano and Caroline Doble, say hospitality comes from the heart. “It runs in your veins…and when properly executed, it’s marvelous and contagious,” Mariano says. The Marianos purchased the charming 18-room boutique hotel in October for an undisclosed amount. Mariano Doble would not say […]
Affordable housing: What’s the impact of rising property values
Affordable housing—also known as workforce housing in the world of economic development—will be the topic of the Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast March 21 at The Peninsula Club. Workforce housing is a term used by planners and economic developers to describe suitable living accommodations for people like first responders, single parents, teachers and service workers […]
Rotary club seeking male chefs and sponsors for charity event
Feb. 26 – The Rotary Club of Huntersville Happy Hour is searching for 15 more teams and additional sponsors to participate in the Lake Norman Men That Cook charity event March 25th. Teams can be made up of two, three or four men who bring a home-cooked dish for attendees to sample. Tickets purchased in […]
Hot Properties: To gate or not to gate, that is the question
By Dave Vieser. What’s best? Connectivity or swank, gated communities? That question is surfacing as traffic worsens near older developments and smaller, high-priced infill projects pop up. Many municipalities established partial or full prohibitions on gated communities—even though the streets are on private property—preferring instead to promote connectivity. Now, at least one municipality is taking […]
