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Airport earns international business aircraft standard
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport has landed an international certification for best practices in business aviation ground handlers, including safety management. Concord is only the second fixed-based operator in North Carolina to achieve top honors from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling. The airport undertook the certification process in 2017, focusing on upgrading equipment, updating the Safety […]
Allen Tate acquires Triad firm
Oct. 1. Allen Tate has acquired Realty One, a Winston-Salem firm, for an undisclosed amount. Charlotte-based Allen Tate will take over eight Realty One branch offices in the Triad region, including three in Winston-Salem. Allen Tate, with 47 offices, is the Carolinas’ leading real estate company, with 21,190 closed transactions and $5.75 billion in closed […]
Book Review: The China-U.S. Trade War
Lawrence Lau, a longtime professor of economics, sees no winners in the US–China trade war. Yet his study of the tit-for-tat battle between Washington and Beijing isn’t a political screed. Instead, Lau serves up a clear-eyed analysis of the geopolitical underpinnings of the trade dispute. He even calculates how much a full-scale trade war would […]
Duke doubling NCRC office space as MURDOCK Study hits 10 year mark
The Duke University Clinical & Translational Science Institute will double its research space to10,000 square feet at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. It’s the home base of the MURDOCK Study, for Measurement to Understand the Reclassification of Disease Of Cabarrus and Kannapolis, which got under way in earnest in 2009. People from 20 […]
Regional economic outlook remains bright
By Dave Yochum. Despite devastating hurricanes and uncertainty around international trade, the regional economy appears to be going strong as we approach the final quarter of 2019. The Charlotte region—home to a growing array of financial and technology firms—is driving much of the state’s growth, which is increasingly concentrated in professional and business services, financial […]
Home builders do good, tackle labor issues at same time
Charlotte-based Rebuilding Opportunities in Construction (ROC) has partnered with the Lake Norman Home Builders Association, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Goodwill to bring construction technology training to at-risk high school students. ROC students start the program in their junior year and receive skills training in advanced carpentry, electrical and HVAC, as well […]
Mooresville mixed-use project takes aim at Millennials
By Dave Vieser. Downtown Mooresville is experiencing a major comeback. Stores that were vacant have new tenants, and more business have their sights set on the “authentic” business district that already has elements of place-making, multiple uses and an utter lack of sterile, dehumanized space. An $18 million apartment and commercial building is planned on […]
LKN Chamber honors 2019 Diversity Champs
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce recognized a local small businesses, a corporation, a nonprofit and a teacher for their efforts to promote diversity and inclusiveness at the Diversity Luncheon held at River Run Country Club in Davidson. The keynote speech was given by Beth Bledsoe, vice president of human resources at MSC Industrial Supply […]
Burke-Samson’s bakery has opened in Davidson
Justin Burke-Samson, the manager of the Davidson Farmers Market, has opened a bakery called Bonjour Y’all next door to the Kindred restaurant where he was previously executive pastry chef. Bonjour Y’all replaces Gateau on Main Bakery and Dessert Bar in 700 square feet downtown. Gateau on Main closed in early August. The menu and environment […]
Duke’s foundation supports NC workforce development
Duke Energy is investing more than $3.6 million to help create a diverse workforce. It has announced grants to support 54 innovative workforce development programs including one in Mecklenburg that exposes disadvantaged students to career opportunities in the energy sector. “Our goal is to build a diverse workforce equipped to help the energy industry transform […]
