Cornelius News
Tech execs mixed on when economy will improve
April 10. Nearly half of North Carolina’s technology leaders predict business and social activity—including in-person meetings—might start to return to pre-shutdown levels in June. Another quarter said July. Only 2 percent predicted later than September, according to a poll conducted by the North Carolina Technology Association focusing on the business effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
ElectriCities budget shocks town board
April 9. By Dave Vieser. As the Cornelius Town Board considered the possibility of an ElectriCities rate hike at their April 6 meeting, one point was driven home: Doing so could really hurt some of the town’s residents. The proposals under review by the board Monday included one scenario where rates could be increased by […]
LKN Lucky Cats at 20 years has new board
April 10. Two decades ago, Abigail Jennings contacted local authorities for help managing wild feral cats at her Lake Norman Realty office on West Catawba. When she was told animal control would trap and remove them—and they would be euthanized because they were feral—Jennings tried a different approach. Every cat can be lucky She established […]
More local farms could help ensure food supply
April 9. By Dave Yochum. As supermarket chains report their first coronavirus-related employee deaths—leading to growing anxiety among grocery workers—and farmers report critical shortages of workers, supply chain experts are looking at the nation’s food and how it gets from farm to market. “The system was fragile in the normal state. The entire physical system […]
Managing through COVID-19
A crisis may slow, halt, or even generate sales depending upon your industry and business model. We cannot control the cause of the crisis, but we can control how we react to it. The word crisis refers to circumstances we are not familiar with, problems we don’t have experience solving, and significant disruption in our […]
First responders at risk during pandemic
April 9. By Dave Yochum. Even though several Charlotte first responders tested positive for COVID-19, Cornelius firefighters and police are continuing to go in where others might flee—but armed with an understanding of the new health risks. Fire Chief Guerry Barbee said procedures are updated frequently. Among them: +Medic is screening people on the phone […]
Dragon Boat Festival moved to October
April 9. The 2020 Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival and Asian Festival planned for May 16 at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius, is being moved to Oct. 17, due to the Coronavirus crisis. PHOTO BY JENNIFER SPENCE
Thursday COVID case update
April 9. COVID-19 diagnoses reported by Mecklenburg County: 848 cases, up from 805 yesterday. There are 10 COVID-related deaths up from eight total as of yesterday, as per Meck Department of Health. Getting back to normal is not a light switch off and on, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute […]
Upheaval among doctors at Holston Medical
April 8. UPDATE 7:30 am April 9. By Dave Yochum. Twenty-one physicians who requested to leave HMG to form an independent group have been suddenly furloughed by the Tennessee-based medical group which launched here a year ago. A decline in patient visits due to COVID-19 may be part of the reason. The situation has left […]
Smaller ask for hospital beds reflects improved COVID-19 morbidity forecast
April 8. By Dave Yochum. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research organization at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is now forecasting COVID-19-related deaths in North Carolina will peak in seven days at the rate of 27 deaths statewide per day. It’s an improvement from last week […]
