Business
Aquesta reports lower net as portfolio of loans increases
Aquesta Financial Holdings, the parent company of Aquesta Bank, reports third-quarter net income fell from $757,000 (19 cents per share) last year to $702,000 (17 cents per share) for the […]
Burn Boot Camp buys office in Cornelius for headquarters
June 3. By Dave Vieser. Burn Boot Camp, a nationwide exercise franchise designed specifically for women, has purchased a 20,000 square foot building at 17036 Kenton Drive for $3.15 million. The […]
Pike expects to blossom in Cornelius
April 19. UPDATED. Pike Nursery will open April 26 on the rapidly developing stretch of Statesville Road/Highway 21 in Cornelius just north of Bailey Road. This is Pike’s third location […]
Where will the firefighters, police and teachers live?
By Erica Batten. A sense of home is foundational to quality of life, according to Chris Ahearn, the new director of Our Towns Habitat for Humanity. She was a panelist […]
Salzman wins national TIME Dealer of the Year
March 23. Jack Salzman, owner of Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Cornelius, has been named the 2018 TIME Dealer of the Year at the National Automobile Dealers Association Show […]
Fitness Connection in Cornelius merging with Gold’s gym
March 21. The Fitness Connection gym on Sefton Park Road near Liverpool will close in a matter of months after its merger with the regional Gold’s Gym franchise owner, Carolina Fitness Group. […]
Team effort: New ‘business alliance’ aims to help
March 15. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Business Alliance, which evolved last year from a local Facebook page, continues to expand efforts to help businesses in Cornelius thrive, grow and connect. […]
Lake Norman Realty honors top producers as firm hits 40 years
Lake Norman Realty held its 2017 Awards Breakfast and kick-off to its 40th anniversary year at River Run Country Club. Abigail Jennings, president, began by recognizing the 34 new associates […]
Sexual harassment in the workplace — When is a hug a good thing? When is it bad?
By Kate Stevens. A hug between two co-workers can be interpreted quite differently if the work environment is rife with crude jokes and sexual innuendos or if it is an open […]
Affordable housing: What’s the impact of rising property values
Affordable housing—better 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 […]
