Business
Fast-growing app design studio Tapity moves to Cornelius
By Dave Yochum. Jeremy Olson faced a choice in 2012 while he was still a student at UNC-Charlotte: He could continue with his studies and graduate or devote himself full time to the app design studio he had started three years earlier. Olson, the lead designer at Tapity, which he incorporated in 2011, said it was […]
Aug. 24 workshop to help job-seekers navigate NC Works
Aug. 23. Lori Carlson of the NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services will present a workshop Wednesday, Aug. 24, on how to navigate the online job search resource NC Works. The workshop, sponsored by Helping Other Help Themselves, will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Lake Norman Chamber Conference Room, 19900 W. Catawba Ave., […]
Tapity, an app design studio, moves to Cornelius
By Dave Yochum. A nationally recognized app design studio has moved into 3,500 square feet of space in a historic brick building in downtown Cornelius. Tapity—a word play on ‘tap into the possibility’—has six full-time employees and between three and five part-timers working at any given time, says founder Jeremy Olson. He is the lead designer […]
Go around the world without leaving 28031
By Dave Vieser. Sampling worldwide cuisines is easier than it used to be in Cornelius. From Japan to Ireland to Cuba, there’s something sure to please the adventuresome diner. It’s a far cry from the days when the old Ham and Eggs restaurant—it’s mentioned in Chuck McShane’s “A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps to Ferraris”—was […]
New projects planned for Antiquity, Kunkleman Drive
Aug. 9. Look for still more growth to come in Cornelius. Even as officials and residents begin to digest the possibility of a 12-story hotel on West Catawba Avenue, two other projects are on the drawing boards: Antiquity Woods on the Davidson-Cornelius border, and Watermark on Kunkleman Drive near Goodwill. According to Senior Planner Will Washam, […]
Community meeting on hotel Wednesday
Aug. 8. A community meeting on the hotel and convention center proposed for West Catawba Avenue and Waterview Drive in Cornelius will be held at 6:30 pm Wednesday Aug. 10 at Town Hall. As proposed, the hotel would have 14 stories and 302 rooms. While planning board chair Brian Simmons said the project “would be […]
CPCC, LKN Chamber host law enforcement forum
Central Piedmont Community College’s Public Safety Division, together with the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce’s Diversity Council, will host a Community Forum Aug. 11 at the Huntersville campus. The goal is to stress the importance of maintaining a positive relationship between law enforcement and community members. Representatives from CPCC, CMPD, Huntersville Police, Davidson Police and […]
W. Catawba landmark on market at $4.75 million
Aug. 4. A landmark commercial project on West Catawba Avenue for two decades is for sale for $4.75 million. Lakeshore Marketplace, the multi-color retail and office complex at 19501 W. Catawba, is listed with G Brokerage, a Cornelius-based commercial real estate brokerage. The 3.17-acre property is the home of businesses like Bayne Brewing, The Pearl, […]
Town agrees to buy land for Arts Center
Aug. 1. By Dave Yochum. The Town of Cornelius has signed an agreement to buy a 1.85 acre parcel downtown for a new arts center that has been approved by voters. The price tag is $1.495 million, according to Commissioner Jim Duke. The property was assessed at $1.1 million during the 2011 revaluation, according to […]
Rogers cleaners presses for August opening
July 29. By Dave Yochum. It looks like Rogers Cleaners will finally open in an Antiquity storefront in August. Formerly New Method Laundry—a name that dates back to the early 1900s—Rogers’ 1,000 square foot space is nearly complete, according to owner Aaron Rogers. “We’re 90 percent done. The walls are up, the drop ceiling is. […]
