March 24. Ross Mortgage Corp. will open a full-service mortgage loan operation with three employees at 9606 Bailey Road. Michael Fischer will serve as branch manager. Local loan officers include Arielle Best and Rosalie Petrone, as well loan officer assistant Nathan Ramsay.

Ross, headquartered in Troy, Mich., operates in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky and Maryland as well as Michigan.

Tim Ross, CEO, said Cornelius is part of the company’s “strategic expansion across the Eastern US seeking the best residential markets.”