Business
Tonya Rivens: Education and hard work are keys to success
Tonya Rivens is one of the most well-known products of Smithville and Cornelius. The former on-air traffic reporter for WBT-TV also gives back to the community through the Ausie Rivens Scholarship Foundation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and recently received Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Citizens Award, as […]
Arts Center meeting Monday at Town Hall
Jan. 29. An important joint planning session takes place Monday evening in Cornelius Town Hall when the PARC Commission, Planning Board, Architectural Review Board, Historic Preservation Committee and Land Development Code Advisory Board meet to discuss the Arts Center planned in downtown Cornelius. Town officials say planning Cornelius’ future Arts Center/Arts District is one of the most important efforts the town […]
John Kepner is chamber’s business person of the year
John Kepner of Raymer Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Huntersville received the Business Person of the Year award at the Lake Norman Chamber’s annual gala at The Peninsula Club. Louise Cashion was on hand to help make the presentation which is named in honor of her late husband. About 200 people attended the […]
Susan Tillis will run Davidson real estate office for Allen Tate
Jan. 19. Susan Tillis, an accomplished residential real estate executive in her own right and the wife of US Sen. Thom Tillis, will head up Allen Tate’s Davidson office at 103 N. Main Street. In her new role, she will manage branch operations for 13 Allen Tate agents and staff. Davidson is a prized real […]
That old house on Zion: Step back in Cornelius history at Susan Irvin’s new office
By Dave Yochum. New-attorney-in-town Susan Irvin and her husband Bob have transformed a 113-year-old Queen Anne style house on Zion Avenue into an eminently practical law office. But the old Sherrill-Robbins House retains all its charm, wide wood trim, wooden floors and a distinctive wooden cross design in the front gable. The left front room is […]
Economic outlook Q&A with top economist Jan. 19
Sarah House, a vice president and economist with Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, will be the featured speaker at the Cornelius Today and Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 19 at The Peninsula Club. Frequently quoted on Bloomberg News and National Public Radio, the Huntersville resident was a research associate for the Federal Reserve Bank before […]
Mama’s Pizza plans new building for 2018
Jan. 13. By Dave Vieser. If all goes as planned, there’ll be a brand new home for the popular Cornelius eatery Mama’s Pizza Express on South Main Street by Labor Day of next year. Owner Frank Manis outlined his plans to the town’s pre development review committee and the initial reaction was overwhelmingly positive. The […]
Pennies for Progress gets another look from Chamber
By Dave Vieser. Pennies for Progress, the one-cent transportation sales tax implemented by officials in York County to fund highway projects around the Rock Hill, Clover, Fort Mill and Hickory Grove area in South Carolina, is getting a closer look from Lake Norman business leaders. The question is whether this kind of a road funding program […]
CPA Lesemann will be installed LKN Chamber chair
Star accountant Jay Lesemann, the incoming 2017 chairman of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, wants the 1,000-member chamber to be the most powerful resource for small business owners. “Having been in small business myself for 15-plus years, as well as the majority of my clients being small businesses owners, I want our chamber to […]
For the birds: $11.6 million facility planned for Raptor Center
Dec. 14. Following nearly a decade of discussion and visioning, the Carolina Raptor Center is partnering with Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to create an $11.6 million Quest Adventure Center at the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve. The projected economic impact is $3.88 million a year. The state-of-the-art environmental education center will serve as the gateway […]
