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Business execs describe taking the leap of faith in start-ups

NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | Mark Washburn May 16. Two dog bites and a game of pickleball were the unexpected sparks that led to two new local businesses, participants learned at the […]

Last call: RSVP for Newsmakers Breakfast Q&A, networking at The Peninsula Club

April 23. A Newsmakers Breakfast featuring two entrepreneurs–Robin Salzman and John Bradford–will be Thursday April 24 at The Peninsula Club.   Salzman was the long-time co-owner of Lake Norman Chrysler […]

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Entrepreneur Q&A at Newsmakers Breakfast April 24

April 21.A Newsmakers Breakfast featuring two entrepreneurs–Robin Salzman and John Bradford–will be Thursday April 24 at The Peninsula Club in Cornelius. Salzman was the long-time co-owner of Lake Norman Chrysler […]

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Seaboy expected to open in November on North Main

Sept. 5. Seaboy Restaurant and Bar will open on North Main in Cornelius, focusing on “good food, community and sustainability,” sometime in mid-November, according to owner-chef Jonathan Cox. The 10-table […]

Registix proposed headquarters on Chartown

No plans for Lake Pines-Chartown connection

Feb. 20. By Dave Yochum. It looks like there are no plans to extend Lake Pines Drive to Chartown Drive where there are a number of new businesses and more […]

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Food Truck Village officially opens in January

Jan. 9. A Cornelius entrepreneur-turned-carwash-owner and Realtor is turning some unused property on Catawba Avenue into a gathering spot complete with food trucks, a farmers market and entertainment. “My vision […]

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Artisan foods company in Cornelius lands national award

May 4. Can you say charcuterie? Pronounced shahr-KOO-tuh–ree, these artfully prepared boards full of artisinal meats, cheeses, bread, crackers, fruit, nuts, olives and tasty spreads are rising stars on restaurant […]

Madalyn Ziongas and her pop-up flower and tap truck \ Photos courtesy Madalyn Ziongas

Entrepreneurs: Beverages, flowers and a budding business

April 24. By TL Bernthal. Madalyn Ziongas wanted to open up a winery and name it after her beloved dog when she and her husband lived in Virginia. That desire […]

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Cornelius resident buying Statesville radio station

April 11. By Dave Yochum. A 2008 Hopewell High graduate who got a degree in communications from App State in 2011 and a law degree from Charlotte School of Law […]

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Cornelius father-son duo will launch brewery

Nov. 29. By TL Bernthal. The owners of 760 Craft Works, which was originally planned for Cornelius, expect to open their brewery and taproom on Gilead Road in downtown Huntersville […]