Business Today - April 2015

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April 2015 Published monthly Business Intelligence for the Golden Crescent: Lake Norman • Cabarrus • University City

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Economic Development

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Eco-Devo Inquiries Numbers for the first two months of 2015 are down Page 3

Government

Rep. Robert Pittenger on terrorism, regulations and debt Page 5

Up Your Sales

By Dave Yochum The crash of the German jetliner in late March raises questions about mental illness and how employers should deal with troubled employees.

Authorities say the co-pilot had a mental illness that he hid from the airline and that he was treated for suicidal tendencies before he became an airline pilot.

“It is incredibly unusual hearing about anyone who is suicidal and to take 150 people with them,” said Dr. John Santopietro, chief clinical officer for behavioral health services at Carolinas Healthcare

Sandy Hook tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 20 schoolchildren. Under his leadership, a team SANTOPIETRO of professionals counseled more than 300 people affected by the tragedy.

Depression, anxiety and substance abuse are the most common forms of mental illness in the workplace—and at home—followed by bipolar and obsessive-compulsive See PSYCHIATRIST Page 14

First-class second-hand stores are booming

By Katie Piccirillo Sherman Call it a resale renaissance.

The National Association of Resale Professionals says the consignment store business—a $12 billion a year industr y—is netting entrepreneurs between 6 REEDER and 9 percent after rent, utilities, salaries and taxes.

A high-end feel, even for second-hand clothing, helps drive business. Indeed, the busiest consignment stores are outfitted like boutiques

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A psychiatrist, he was recruited by CHS when the nonprofit healthcare company opened a 66-bed, $36 million behavioral health facility in Davidson a year ago.

Santopietro said the warning signs of mental illness “can be subtle and on the other hand not so subtle. If you look at a national tragedy, people look, and go ‘there were lots of signs.’”

Santopietro knows about national tragedies first-hand. He was chief medical officer at Community Health Resources in Windsor, Conn., during the

431 Bay Harbor Rd, Mooresville for $1.175 million

with wooden hangers and clutter-free displays.

Kathleen Reeder, owner of The Bead Lady in Concord has opened Posh: A Designer Resigner Resale Store.

“We knew...that there wasn’t a shop like this in Concord and it was needed and wanted,” Reeder said. “People were traveling to Charlotte or Cornelius to buy and sell at consignment stores. There wasn’t a nice resale shop in the county but we could fill that void with space available in our building. With our clientele asking about it, it was a good fit.”

Then, too, entrepreneurs

can get into the consignment business without a lot of capital. They pay for their wares only when they’re sold.

Reeder changes out displays and relies on unique merchandise to keep her store fresh.

After all, these were things she learned as a regular consignment shopper herself.

AUSTIN Reeder says one of the biggest challenges is being selective. She explained that store owners See CONSIGNMENT Page 14

Kannapolis downtown to ‘snowball’ New city will emerge over next decade

By Dave Yochum Steve Morris is one of the people considering whether to buy a building in downtown Kannapolis. Of course it’s not just any building, it’s the historic Gem Theatre where movies have been shown in cinematic splendor since it opened on New Years’ Eve in 1936.

“I’m pleased with what the city is doing, it will help get us farther down the road in revitalizing downtown. We need the business,” says Morris, Gem Theatre’s general manager who is also chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners.

Members of the Kannapolis City Council officially signed a resolution to purchase 46 acres of property downtown for $5.55 million from billionaire David Murdock last month.

Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg calls the deal a “game-changer. Nobody has this kind of vacant property waiting to be redeveloped.”

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The dog breeding business includes vetting all buyers Jodie Strait with two of her dogs: Breeding really good dogs is expensive

By Cathryn Piccirillo Sherman Jodie Strait and Bayshore Stings Like A Bee — also known as Stinger — received a Westminster Kennel Club Award of Merit in February. The three year old Australian Shepherd comes from a long line of champions whose bloodline is being preserved by the Strait family.

Strait and her husband Steve run a small kennel in Huntersville where there’s more love than money. They’re particular about who buys their pups.

“People who are making money breeding dogs are doing it wrong,” Jodie Strait says, adding that profits go back into the dogs.

Stinger’s stud fee just just to $2,000 from $1,800 due to the Award of Merit.

She bought Stinger’s mother in 2010 from a top breeder and spent $10,000 to breed her, netting a litter of four puppies. The Straits kept two males, including Stinger, who has sired two litters; a

third and fourth liter any day.

“Breeding and showing dogs is a rich persons’ sport. You’ll invest $2,000 to $3,000 before any puppies come to prepare the dog that’s being bred. Then, I spend about $500 per puppy on their care from the time of their birth until their 8-week landmark. This includes everything from shots to microchips to organic food.”

The Straits keep a small list of interested parties for their dogs.

Their companion puppies are $1,500; show dogs are $2,000 to $2,500. Before she sells any, Strait examines buyers over the phone, email and even Facebook. The process can last anywhere from six to eight months.

“What’s most important is finding a dog with a temperament that suits the owner’s lifestyle. A good friend of mine recently bought a show dog from me and he joked that it was easier to get a mortgage,” she said.

Newmakers Breakfast with Clark, Lennon April 22 at Peninsula Club New Superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Ann Clark and Board Member Rhonda Lennon, a Cornelius resident, will speak at Cornelius Today’s Newsmakers CLARK Breakfast Wednesday April 22 at The Peninsula Club.

Clark was named superintendent in January after former Superintendent Heath Morrison resigned in November after an investigation into claims he bullied staff members. Lennon was elected to the CMS Board of Education in 2009 to represent District 1.

The Newsmakers Breakfast will begin

at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. for networking. The cost to attend, $12, includes a full country breakfast. The open forum Q&A begins at 8 a.m.

LENNON The Peninsula Club is on Peninsula Club Drive, at Jetton Road.

The presenting sponsor of the Newsmakers Breakfast is Duke Energy. The Breakfast Sponsor is Berkshire Signature Properties. The Coffee sponsors are Davidson Wealth Management and Donna Moffett Accountants and Consultants. Reservations are required. Call 704-895-1335 with Visa or MasterCard.

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April 2015

New corporation filings remain on the upswing

By Dave Vieser So how is the regional economic recovery doing? The number of new incorporations is climbing, but concerns remain that small business is running a distant second.

“While it's true that we've seen an increase in the number of incorporations and LLCs I'd call it stabilization rather than a fullblown recovery,” said MCINTOSH Bob McIntosh of The McIntosh Law Firm in Davidson. “I'm still concerned with the lack of new, solid middle-class jobs in our region,” he said.

The N.C. Secretary of State's office reports that new corporation filings in Mecklenburg County rose 18 percent to 15,510 last year, from 12,295 in 2013.

Cabarrus and Iredell County experienced smaller increases. Cabarrus' new incorporations rose 2 percent to 925 last year, from 911 in 2013. In Ire-

dell, there was a minuscule increase, from 1,012 in 2013 to 1,114 last year.

Michael Wolf, an economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, says there was “quite a difference” between Main Street businesses and the Fortune 500 companies which have more access to credit.

“But in the last 12 months, they have been WOLF reporting increased levels of optimism, hiring more, raising compensation and announcing plans to expand,” Wolf said. “We have seen an acceleration in the overall labor market and that has spilled over into small business.”

McIntosh said people shouldn't just look at the numbers by themselves.

“Taking everything into consideration, I'd have to say our region's economic future is still not quite as bright as it should be coming out of the recession.”

By Dave Vieser Economic development figures for the first two months of 2015 in Cabarrus, Mooresville, and Lake Norman are about the same or down from January and February of 2014.

The Lake Norman Economic Development Corp. reports a steady flow of inquiries and projects when compared to 2014.

But officials at all three economic development agencies in the Golden Crescent put some of the blame on the loss of state incentives.

In Lake Norman there has also been ongoing interest from companies overseas, according Ryan McDaniels, executive director of the Lake Norman EDC. He has logged 12 new projects during the first 60 days of this year, compared with 11 in January and February of 2013. The Lake Norman EDC coordinates economic development for Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson.

"Equally encouraging, we are seeing an

increase in projects that are approaching the final stage in the decision making process," McDaniels said.

He is currently working with eight international firms, including five from Europe, and one each from Asia, South and North America.

Meanwhile, Margie Bukowski, who heads up the Cabarrus EDC, said there were 11 new projects during January and February of this year compared to 17 during the first two months of 2013.

Inquiries were on the upswing in March, she said. "We're getting more calls from brokers and firms. I suspect that the removal of state incentives had an impact on the number of projects we handled early on," she said.

At Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development there were 19 new projects during the first two months of 2014, compared to eight in January and February of this year.

However, there are more active projects in the MSI pipeline now than there were last year: 21 vs. 16, Carney said.

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Kelly McCumber has opened Salon KRAZZ on Williamson Road in Mooresville. A stylist some 20 years, she anticipates hiring 10 people.

New assistant city manager

Susan Tillis on life after the $125 million election

Lloyd Payne Jr. has been appointed Concord's assistant city manager, a position that has been vacant since last summer. Payne comes to Concord from Payne jr.

Elkin, where he became manager in 2005.

Mortgage loan originator joins Peoples Bank Kerry Brown joined Newton-based Peoples Bank as a mortgage loan originator for the Denver region. brown

Notes Leigh Brown & Associates in RE/MAX Top 100 Leigh Brown and Associates has been named one of the Top 100 RE/ MAX teams in the world.

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Local staging company earns awards Cornelius-based Centerpiece Home Staging won “Best Vacant Staged Property” honors from the Charlotte regional chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals.

Centerpiece was founded in 2007 by owner Jamie McNeilis.

Susan Tillis, a former realtor, real estate manager and mother of two grown children, is no stranger to playing an active role in community service and politics.

The wife of U.S. Thom Tillis taught Sunday school, was an active PTA volunteer, Girl Scout Leader and volunteered in a variety of other organizations. In 2005, she began a successfulcareer at Allen Tate where she was nominated Rookie of the Year her first year.

Five years later she was managing two of their Lake Norman offices and dozens of agents.

During her husband’s successful campaign for U.S. Senate, she visited more than 65 small towns.

Speaking at Business Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast last month, she said the senator’s principal N.C. office will be near Exit 18 on I-77 in the University area.

Ms. Tillis will be an active political spouse, a newsmaker in her own right. She will continue to wave the Tillis flag by focusing on the military after a visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where she helped cook meals for wounded warriors.

“There is also a real need in North Carolina to do something, and I wanted to do something uniquely our own on our end,” she said, explaining that she is working on two or three projects or events to help military families and soldiers in North Carolina.

“You see these brave men and women, some who have been there for five years and it just breaks your heart. We’ve got to do more for them,” she said. She is also working on a Mother’s Day event for the wives “who are too often the forgotten heroes.”

Kurt Naas gets award from Open Gov’t Coalition Kurt Naas, owner of A-Line Corp. in Concord received the 2015 Citizen’s Award from the N.C. Open Government Coalition at an event in Durham.

NAAS He is the spokesman and founder of the citizens group WidenI77.

The N.C. Open Government Coalition works to unite organizations interested in ensuring and enhancing the public’s access to government activity, records and meetings.

The laws that require openness in government are called Sunshine Laws; the program is part of Sunshine Week, a national initiative spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. The four awards presented were in the categories of advocacy, government, journalism, and citizen.

Naas, a Cornelius resident made numerous public presentations on the results of independent research into the private toll lane project proposed for I-77. The stretch of interstate through the Lake Norman region is already one of the most congested roads in N.C. but has never been widened since it was constructed in the 1970’s. Naas predicted the project would ensure congestion and would result in tolls in the $6 to $10 range for a one-way trip.

As a citizen Naas requested information on the project from the N.C. Department of Transportation through the Freedom of Information Act. His request discovered a study that verified his research. The study estimated tolls on I-77 could be $20 or more for a round-trip during peak traffic and also projected commute times to nearly double by the year 2035.

Naas was nominated for the award by Doug Miller, Deputy City Editor of The Charlotte Observer.

“I’m honored, surprised and humbled by the recognition,” Naas said.

“I’ve been fortunate to work with a committed group of fellow citizens to help bring this wasteful project to light.”

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Rep. Pittenger urges everyone to prepare for acts of terrorism

By Dave Yochum Calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the Winston Churchill of our day,” U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger said business owners—and all Americans— should be prepared for acts of terrorism from countries like Iran and organizations like Isis.

“We have super cells and sleeper cells in the Rep. Robert Pittenger, Mike Russell, LKN Chamber Chair United States,” Pittenger said at a Lake Norman Chamber of of life.

Commerce lunch sponsored in part by In prepared material he said there Business Today. “Countless Americans could be significant numbers of caare going overseas…we have a threat.” sualties and damage to buildings and Pittenger was also comparing Presi- infrastructure in the event of a terrordent Barack Obama to British Prime ist attack. “Employers need up-to-date Minister Neville Chamberlain, who will information about medical needs…and forever be remembered as the man how to contact your designated benefiwhose appeasement policies allowed ciaries.”

Adolf Hitler to overrun Europe, leading Types of attacks include those on to the demise of at least 5.5 million Jews hazardous material storage, radiologiand others who were deemed inferior. cal dispersion, electromagnetic pulse, “We should be reaching out directly nuclear blast, explosions, biological to the people of Iran with the Voice of hazards and cyber attacks.

America, not striking deals with a leadThe timing and extent of cyber incier who hates us,” Pittenger said. dents are virtually impossible to preNetanyahu has taken the lead in dict. “There may or may not be any warning the West about Iran’s nuclear warning. Some cyber incidents take a arms ambitions. In 1938, Chamberlain long time—weeks, months or years— signed the Munich Agreement, conced- to be discovered,” he said. ing land in Czechoslovakia to Germany.

Pittenger also discussed the nation’s Emboldened by this appeasement, Hit- deteriorating financial condition. “The ler invaded Poland, drawing Great Brit- trajectory of our spending will cause ain and France into war. us to collapse,” he said, noting that the Pittenger says the parallels between national debt exceeds $18 trillion. “The then and now are troubling as the U.S. extraordinary welfare state will be our negotiates with Iran, and Iran pushes demise.” its own agenda in India, Africa and The first-term congressman said other Middle Eastern countries such hyper-regulation strangulates entrepreas Syria. neurialism and economic growth.

Of course, Pittenger is a Republican Lamenting “how off course we are,” and Obama is the head of the Demo- Pittenger said we are “in bondage” to cratic Party. regulation, particularly Dodd-Frank, “What the President has done with which in 2010 placed new regulations the refocus of our role in terms of na- on financial institutions. tional security has had repercussions,” “The financial requirements are not Pittenger stated. just a burden, the banks are hiring comThe 9th District congressman chairs pliance officers, not lenders,” he said. the Congressional Taskforce on TerMeanwhile, influence, at least on the rorism and Unconventional Warfare. White House, has “shifted to environPittenger said Isis, Iran, al Qaeda and mentalists from unions,” he said, pointother terrorist organizations would like ing to labor support for the Keystone nothing more than to destroy our way Pipeline.

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Cabarrus County

After cold winter, Lomax Farm coming back strong in Concord

By Dave Friedman In 1971 Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif. Over the past four decades the restaurant, which features almost entirely fresh local ingredients, has been recognized as among the best in the world. Waters has been lauded for being at the forefront of the farm-to-table movement. While local, organic, and fresh has become a hot trend in restaurants throughout the country, major hurdles faced the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm in Concord.

While still facing financial difficulties, the farm is persevering.

In the land of barbecue and hush puppies the air is thin.

“We could end up in a better spot than we were down the road,” said Lomax Farm Manager Aaron Newton.

“We may end up doing more training, but we're still dealing with the effects of having the carpet pulled out from under us. We're not out of the woods.

We're not fully funded for 2015. We're not NEWTON fully staffed. We are continuing to ask people to do a lot for little or no money.”

Last summer three lame duck members on the five-person Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners abruptly eliminated the farms $116,489 budget.

With no power or means to harvest crops that had been planted throughout the 31-acre facility, desperation set in.

Newton lost his job in the cuts, but led efforts to publicize the situation.

Between an initial $10,000 check from Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers, and a partnership with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Lomax is transitioning from being county funded to becoming self sufficient.

Newton, who has been hired by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association to run the farm, is cautiously optimistic about Lomax's future.

“After graduating five farmers last year, we have six in training now plus a beekeeper,” said Newton. “We have less production now than in the past because three of our six are brand new.

They are just getting started. We have onions, potatoes, lettuce, spinach, kale, and broccoli rabe growing.”

One of the major contributions CFSA assisted in was organizing a crowdfunding project on barnraiser.com. The farm netted over $25,000 from people who donated between $5 and $1,500 to help keep Lomax going. Between that money, Avett's donation, grant funding, $25,000 from the new Board of Commissioners and events, farmers are continuing to learn and grow at Lomax.

Newton says interest in the farm has blossomed since it nearly was forced to close. Volunteers are not only writing checks, but asking how they can help out and support the farmers. The Rotary Square & Market in Concord will have produce from three of the farmers available when it debuts in May. Lomax also has a presence at the Davidson Market, the Atherton Mills Market in Charlotte, the Cobblestone Farmer's Market in Winston-Salem, and at the Peachtree Market in Concord, which is owned by Newton's wife Jennifer.

On May 15, Avett will be present at the farm when many of the people who helped keep Lomax opened will be recognized. He'll be joined by Vivian Howard who runs Chef & The Farmer in Kinston, N.C. Howard and her “Progressive Eatery” are featured on the PBS Show A Chef's Life. The show details Howard's restaurant which has similar ideology as Chez Panisse.

There is no farm-to-table movement without farmers.

“What we are teaching is scale. Most anyone can grow tomatoes, but how you grow 500 of them, that’s the thing,” Newton said.

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April 2015

Cabarrus County

Cabarrus College of Health pumps $16.8M into economy

A new study from the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences says the institution generates some $16.8 million in economic impact around the region.

The study was conducted as part of a larger effort to assess the economic

value of North Carolina’s higher education institutions. The economic impact study measured payroll and operations spending as well as spending by visitors and alumni. It was the equivalent of 301 new jobs.

Cabarrus Jobs Now lunch will update local business Cabarrus Jobs Now will be hosting a “Lunch and Learn” with elected officials, including Cabarrus County Commission Chairman Steve Morris and the mayors of cities and towns at noon

on April 10. Each will be giving an update on business, infrastructure and development in their communities. The cost to attend is $20 per person. More info: www.cabarrusjobsnow.org

HR VP earns leadership award Follow on Twitter Tracie Brunt, vice president of human resources at Concord-based S&D Coffee & Tea, received the Strategic HR Leadership Award from The

Employers Association, an HR association ser ving greater Charlotte.

She is pictured with Kenny Colbert, SPHR president.

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Lake area express bus use declines as gas prices fall

By Dave Vieser While lower fuel prices may have have a positive impact on the economy, here's one thing that appears to have been impacted negatively: Ridership on CATS Express Buses.

“Some of our express routes have seen a decline in ridership, most likely due to lower gas prices,” said CATS spokeswoman Krystel Green. “The price of fuel seems to affect express ridership more than local ridership, which has actually increased.”

Ridership statistics provided by CATS prove the point. Annual passenger counts on the 44-X Huntersville Express dropped from 105,282 in 2013 to 95,617 last year. Similarly, the 77-X route to Davidson dropped 7.3 percent from 192,343 to 178, 577.

CATS officials feel the ridership trends will reverse as fuel prices go back up. To prove their point, efforts are underway to find a suitable location for a park and ride lot in Cornelius.

Although a healthy number of express bus riders live in Cornelius, the town has never had a park and ride facility within its borders where riders can leave their autos and access CATS Express Buses.

“CATS is working on developing a Park and Ride lot in the vicinity of the former Bi-Lo’s Shopping Center,” said Assistant Town Manager Andrew Grant. CATS is “doing some real estate analysis to determine the proper location,” Green said.

Still to be determined is whether that lot would encompass part of the unused space that served Bi-Lo's or the vacant

parcels nearby. Either would appear to be an ideal spot with easy and quick access to both West Catawba Avenue and I-77.

Either would eliminate some Cornelius bus riders from driving on highways from Cornelius to Huntersville for the closest Park and Ride Facility.

Nevertheless, there have been some bright spots for other express routes.

In June 2014 CATS introduced a new express service from Northlake Mall directly to the airport. That service has carried 28,783 riders in the last

New Park & Ride will be in Cornelius

six months. Although it travels I-485, it serves the Northlake area located near I-77. Also, CATS is in the planning stages of a route adjustment that would extend Route 53X-Northlake to Highland Creek, using a portion of I-77 and spanning both Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties.

In addition to fuel prices, another wild card for the future are the planned toll lanes on I-77. While it’s too soon for specifics, some route changes are likely in order for the express buses to traverse the express lanes on the interstate while also accessing the proper exits for park and ride facilities.

Business Today

10 April 2015

Small Business Toolbox Marketing unexpectedly:

Are you ready to shake things up?

Walking into a Main Street gallery gift shop, I was greeted by its associate who asked, “How may I help you?” My answer, the same answer most likely you have given on countless occasions, “No thank you. I’m just looking.” Instead of the usual, “Okay, just let me know if you have any questions,” this associate literally seemed to get excited! He leaped out from behind the counter and said, “I have just the thing for you!” He returned with a card that offered a “Just Looking” discount on my purchase. I did end up purchasing something, so this clever and unexpected tactic worked like a charm. I later learned the associate was the owner of the business.

Whether it was a savvy training program or inspired action, this business owner understood how to turn a discour-

aging answer into a promising sale. All too often, businesses approach marketing with a surface level mentality, resulting in only scratching the surface to what could ultimately be reaped.

Mind-Shifting Observations: When I relocated my business to the Carolinas, I was determined to land a general contractor as one of my first clients in this area. Over more than a decade, at the time, I observed an interesting trend.

These types of companies were marketing themselves more like a manufacturing company than a business that was building something substantial. They were also of the mentality “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I had an alternative solution and did my due diligence to find the company that would be open to listen. This ended up being my first client,

an upfitting contractor who liked what I current, you had better be willing to navihad to say. Sharing my observations for gate your way through the clutter into a true differentiation resulted in embrac- perfect storm of opportunity. Chances ing an entirely different way of present- are these competitors are battling it out ing the capabilities of on a commodity-level this company against of price wars and surits competitors, with the face-level schmoozing. outcome of negotiated Branding your company versus bid work and as a no-holds-barred growth in the millions. service and solutions Transforming Objecprovider, with a bit of an tions: The experience I edge to the experience, shared at the beginning will set you apart to be of this column is an exunlike any other and ample of transforming will capture attention. If an objection into a sale. done strategically and Another example is effectively, it will capture when Chobani yogurt customers’ hearts and experienced its first setwallets too. back with more orders Live & In Person: than its capacity could When conducting comhandle. It initiated what petitive intelligence on SHERRE DeMAO their management team its competitors, a paper called “Operation Bear rolls manufacturer deHug.” Instead of hiding behind email and termined that having a real person anvoicemail, they went face-to-face with swer the phone was going to be a way of their retailers to explain what they were differentiating the company. They were doing to resolve the issues. In addition, right. Their customer service representhey went in armed with additional so- tatives were poised and ready to answer lutions for these customers resulting in calls intelligently and expeditiously. The more sales, in spite of the initial situation company even took it up a notch with afthat brought them there to begin with. ter-hours accessibility, while competitors Planting & Harvesting Seeds: When were putting a barrier between them and dealing with seasonal businesses as po- the customer through voicemail hell. tential customers, it is easy to sit on your Consider what is happening with your laurels awaiting when their season kicks customers or in your industry that needs into high gear. However, when things are a bit of shaking up. Then devise a stratslow is exactly when you have momen- egy that makes it more about the experitum-building and preference-building op- ence than the sale, and you simply canportunity within your grasp. This is the not lose with much to gain. time to connect and build personal rapport when the decision maker actually Sherré DeMao is the author of nationhas time to talk. Most important, you are ally acclaimed books and is founder of doing it with a genuine interest in learn- SLD Unlimited Biz Growth Inc., a fulling about them, their challenges, their service operational strategy firm based frustrations and their motives. Follow in Denver, NC. Her column seeks to help this up with insight-filled solutions, and business owners build and grow susyou will find that priming is just as impor- tainable enterprises with economic value and preference in the marketplace. tant, if not more important, than timing.

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Small Business Toolbox

Technology Should Build Sales Not Barriers The highest performing sales professionals know they have to have acute sensory perception of what is going on around them at all times; what I say in this column will be of no surprise to them. But to sales professionals and sales managers who spend too much time correcting mistakes they created, trying to recall what a customer said in a recent conversation, or wondering why an order that seemed so close to closing went to a competitor for non-price reasons, the following points may be worth contemplating.

While technology has created much potential for efficiency, its intense use without controls, or the constraints it can create, can muddle one’s overall effectiveness. We need to be aware to be fully mindful of what we are doing and saying, to be fully engaged ‘in the moment’ with the people and activities we are a part of. Or what many of us call multi-tasking with technology is not productive at all in the long run.

• Eye contact. In the U.S. eye contact is a signal of respect toward the person who is the center of your attention-if you interact with another person in a side conversation or through an electronic device in your hand or on your desk-you are visibly pushing the first person out of the center of your attention.

• Body language. Basic body language sends a nonverbal message of how at-attention you are toward the person you are interacting with.

Leaning on things, slouching deeply in a chair, putting feet on a desk or chair as we listen, fidgeting with our hands or electronic devices say we are not attentive to the other person.

Despite our growing informality of dress codes, body language still speaks loudly.

• Word precision. Word selection and presentation reverberate with meaning. You may think you are creating a sense of ease with your customer when you fill time with ambiguous innuendo or repeated use of jargon or verbal fillers, due to lack of precise preparation of a sales pitch; but you are transparent and the customer sees through you.

• Thoughtful listening. Live conversations in person or facilitated by electronic mediums are often a rare chance to really ‘hear’ the primaryand the secondary messages that may be being sent. Only undivided attention will help you hear all the messages being sent-accurately.

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• Active listening. Being fully engaged in a live or written conversation means picking up cues and foraging for more clarity, data, and mutual understanding. Fractionalized listening and superficial reading both reduce the opportunity to completely understand what is being communicated.

• Pace of the message. Thirty seconds of patient silence can yield answers, comprehension, and critical questions that would otherwise have been missed. Ten seconds of silence before you speak can give you time to formulate the best words and message structure. Don’t rush to end conversations literally, or by giving cues you have something more important to do than being in the conversation you are in-which watching an electronic screen does.

• Message interpretation. Twenty seconds of thinking before you respond impetuously to a comment that surprises/annoys/angers you will assist you in seeing it in the whole context of the conversation

and setting-and give you a much needed chance to reflect carefully before speaking. Just because an electronic screen is at your fingertips does not mean you need to immediately reply to all messages.

• Empathy-Connecting with the person. Fifteen seconds of digesting your customer’s tone and body language in person, or re-reading their written words a second time-can identify their mood or an unspoken need or expectation.

• Message accuracy. Inaccuracy in recalling information they carefully gave you frustrates customers; fractionalized attention to them creates the probability you will miss or misinterpret them.

• Timely follow-up. Be clear about specifically what follow-up your customer expects. Ending an interaction too fast, with insufficient attention to this detail, or not documenting when they want to hear from you will ultimately demonstrate your lack of value for their relationship.

While we think we are being highly productive by attempting to pay attention to multiple forms of communication and conversations simultaneously—without paying full attention to those we are directly interacting with—one can become a weak listener, a mediocre communicator, a shallow thinker, and simply highly annoying and disregarding to those who we most need to ‘hear’ and interact with meaningfully.

By being fully mindful of the conversations at hand, one-at-atime we can use all our senses to reduce errors, identify opportunities more clearly, and build sales faster and more efficiently.

Cheryl Kane, MBA, is a strategic business consultant, sales trainer, and professional speaker specializing in service quality. Do you have a question you would like to see answered in this column, Cheryl welcomes your communication at (704) 795-5058 or through her web site, www.cherylkane.net.

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blueharbor sets course for Statesville; net income climbs 22.5 percent

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Ranked Among Top 10 Colleges and Universities in North Carolina

March 6. Judge Osmond Smith III denied a motion by the citizens group Widen I77 for a preliminary injunction to halt plans for toll lanes on I-77 from Lake Norman to Charlotte. “We are obviously disappointed, but respect the judge’s decision,” the group said on their website, wideni77.org. A preliminary injunction would have stopped the toll project entirely. “Our request for a permanent injunction remains active, and we will be meeting with counsel and as a group to discuss next steps,” the site says. Smith heard arguments Tuesday in Alamance County. Smith was appointed to hear the group’s complaint seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against the $655 million project. Led by businessman Kurt Naas, who testified for more than two hours, the group has seen support grow in recent months. “This would have been much worse if the judge had thrown our case out. Then I think we would basically be done,” one I77 member said.

WidenI77 statement on Judge Smith ruling “Judge Osmond Smith III denied our request to put a temporary halt to the I-77 toll project. We knew the odds were against us at this preliminary hearing because we were asking that the project be put on hold pending the actual trial.

However, we are very optimistic that the court will find that the North Carolina Constitution does not permit our Department of Transportation to lease our roads to a Spanish corporation to make a profit from our commuters. We look forward to the actual trial to determine the constitutionality of this project.

Mar 4. Carolinas HealthCare System’s Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has been ranked one of the top 10 colleges and universities in North Carolina by a national ranking system of more than 2,000 four-year institutions. College Factual ranked Cabarrus College No. 8 out of 51 total colleges and universities in the state.

Located on the campus of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, Cabarrus College has 450 full- and part-time students earning associate, bachelor and master’s degrees in programs such as nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy technology, medical assisting, medical imaging and surgical technology. The college offers courses on-campus and through distance education, as well as diplomas, certificates and

continuing education.

“We are honored to receive this recognition, an affirmation of our commitment to the success of our students,” said Dianne Snyder, DHA, RN, chancellor of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. “Our faculty and staff work closely together to ensure our students are well prepared to enter their chosen healthcare professions and provide excellent patient care.”

College Factual rankings are based on four categories: student body caliber, availability of educational resources, degree completion rates and post-graduation earnings.

Most of the data come from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

Charlotte Asian Festival comes to Ramsey Creek in May The Charlotte Asian Festival, which includes the popular Dragon Boat races on Lake Norman, will be held May 16 at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius. The Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce and the Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Department are organizing the event.

Dragon Boat racing, which promotes competition, fair play, community building, culture and histor y, features teams from the business

community, students and non-profits.

The Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce (CAACC) is a nonprofit, all volunteer based organization. Founded in 1999, CAACC ser ves as a bridge to connect Asia and the United States in general and the local 60,000 plus Asian-American residents to the Charlotte community at large.

More info: www.caacc.com or call 866-YES-ASIA.

Visit www.businesstodaync.com for daily news updates

March 19. Earnings last year at blueharbor bank rose 22.5 percent compared to 2013. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, the bank reported net income of $1,153,500, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared to $941,507, or $0.38 per diluted share, for 2013. For the fourth quarter, blueharbor reported net income of $255,232, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to $230,193, or $0.09 per diluted share, during the last quarter of 2013.

Jim Marshall, CEO, said blueharbor will open a full service office at 245 E. Front St. in Statesville.

“During 2014, we saw our gross loans increase 12.6 percent, from $99.7 million at Dec. 31, 2013, to $112.2 million at Dec. 31, 2014. We also achieved an increase in our total deposits of 3.8 percent, growing $3.9 million in 2014, to $107.1 million,” Marshall said.

Ed Marxen, who recently retired from Yadkin Bank, will head up blueharbor’s Statesville office. Doug Hendrix will be market executive, while Gerald Huffman and John Childress will be on the commercial loan side in Statesville.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has new mobile app March 16. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has launched a new mobile application that gives students more control of their education.

Students can view their entire course load along with detailed descriptions of each class, check their final grades onthe-go, access Blackboard, and also get personalized notifications regarding any holds on their student account.

“In this technology driven age, students want to stay connected with their smartphones and tablets. RowanCabarrus was eager to find a way to meet this growing need,” said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of RCCC. Of course, students can register for classes directly from their mobile device.

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disorder. Depression is often associated with substance abuse, a bona fide mental illness.

Substance abuse is indeed recognized as a mental illness, Santopietro said. “There is a genetic component that is clearly in the brain. There has been a false dichotomy in separating substance abuse from mental illness.

It should be one in the same,” he said.

Santopietro said employers can talk about mental illness with a troubled employee. It’s fair—and kind—to ask if something is wrong.

“You can say ‘I noticed you seem to be having a rough time, I just wanted to ask if you are OK,” Santopietro said.

And then follow up with, “I would hope you would do the same thing for me.”

It’s best to nurture an atmosphere where employees can come forward with problems, where there’s not a fear of retribution or job loss, Santopietro said.

Documents found in the co-pilot’s home indicate that he had mental illness but kept the diagnosis from his

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employer.

Depression can be a precursor of suicide. Santopietro said employers should be alert to a change in routine, mood and behavior, “not showing up or showing up late…there is a significant change in sleep, appetite up or down, more withdrawn, more anxious.”

Santopietro said it’s also OK to check in with family, and still comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. “HIPAA is not as restrictive as you might think.

There is HIPAA and there is over-interpretation of HIPAA,” he said.

Some mild forms of mental illness can be helpful in a work setting. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder might not be biologically based like OCD, and might not inhibit a successful career.

“Obsessive traits can be a huge advantage…like in a statistician,” Santopietro said.

Carolinas HealthCare System Behavioral Health Crisis Hot Line: 704-4442400

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Kannapolis is expected to catch the attention of developers and investors around the countr y if not around the world.

The quaint Williamsburg-like Kannapolis downtown has seen better days. About 60 percent is vacant and in need of repair or significant updating.

“Like any other city, it’s not like it was 40 years ago,” says Legg.

Kannapolis has been a company town since it was built for the use of employees by textile magnate Charles Cannon.

The city would purchase buildings that have a total of 653,395 square feet. At a minimum $100 a foot, the properties are worth in the tens of millions of dollars. At full build-out, a revitalized and expanded downtown in private hands — like if Morris buys the Gem Theatre building — could be valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.

More so than instant freeway access, the drawing card is Murdock’s billion-dollar North Carolina Research Campus just to the north of downtown. The NCRC at build-out will employ more than 5,000 people.

Key to revitalization is new residential that would attract young people, Legg said. Vacant parking lots are

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ideal sites for new apartments.

But it could be 10 years before there is dramatic change in a downtown that is also a gem. A new ballfield for the Intimidators would be part of the fabric of a downtown that was built as a textile town for thousands of workers. Phase I of a Baseball Stadium Study was presented to City Council last month.

A new master plan, however, comes first.

Much of what happens downtown will be steered by the Development Finance Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill.

The Development Finance Initiative is a non-profit arm of the university. It contracts with local governments and helps them establish community development goals, among other things.

DFI is working with the Town of Davidson on redeveloping and enlarging Town Hall site so it is closer to Main Street, to help weave the downtown

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can’t take any product. Attention to condition and brands are of the utmost importance.

“If you aren’t selective, your store can get very junky, very fast,” Reeder said..

Julia Austin, the owner of Fifi’s Fine Resale Apparel in Cornelius, said clear guidelines and popular brands are important.

Merchandise must be in mint or excellent condition—bonus points if it still has tags or the original packaging—and dry-cleaned prior to selling.

Both Austin and Reeder said they only accept brands that they know will sell quickly — typically within a 90day window. Popular brands include Lilly Pulitzer, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Gucci, St. John’s and Christian Louboutin.

Consignment stores cater to clients on the buying and the selling side.

“Our customers are bringing the merchandise to us. They must be able to trust us,” Austin said. “We have to be very upfront about whether a product will sell, how much it will sell for

and what our expectations are.”

This level of customer service includes ensuring all merchandise passing through the door is authentic.

“We decrease the likelihood of selling fraudulent merchandise through education and specialty training,” Austin said. “If we can’t authenticate something, we call the company.”

Online consignment shops don’t allow shoppers to see and touch merchandise, helping make brick and mortar consignment stores relevant.

“In the end, consignors on both the buying and selling side want us to be transparent. Dealing with both sides is a bit like walking a tightrope,” Austin said.

At Cornelius-based Consign on a Dime, owner Sandra Getts said customer relations gets tricky when merchandise is rejected.

Customer service on the buyer side is the same as any retailer. “But, with consignors, you have to politely and gently decline some items that are not desirable. Some people take it personally but most understand,” Getts said.

ambiance farther south.

Christy Raulli, interim associate director of DFI, said rebuilding, enhancing and renewing downtown can ultimately be a 10-year process. Once a plan is finalized, Kannapolis and DFI will work to attract developers who will purchase the property for a mix of residential apartments, offices, retail stores, restaurants and “people attractors” such as a baseball stadium or performing arts center.

“The real bottom line is we don’t want to be in the real estate business by any sense. We don’t want to be landlords,” Legg said.

It will take a year to master plan the redevelopment, and another year to plan infrastructure development and implement infrastructure improvements. Because of the size and scope of the project, selling to individual owners who are ready to open for business is problematic if important new infrastructure would require streets to be torn up and rebuilt.

“Our job is to figure out the public investments that are needed, to leverage the private sector and build some appropriate, new projects on the vacant land,” said Raulli, who holds a master’s degree in urban planning from UNC-Chapel Hill.

There will be a series of public

meetings as well as time given for residents and officials to react to DFI’s work.

Raulli said she was thrilled to see downtown Kannapolis when she visited the site last fall. “I thought this is going to be a beautiful place, these are going to be great buildings,” she said.

A possible comparison is Birkdale Village, a perky, new downtown laid out on a pasture less than 20 years ago. Downtown Kannapolis is rife with possibilities.

“This is so exciting it is my line of work; redeveloping downtowns is what we do. But I also think we are going in with our eyes wide open about how much work it’s going to be. It’s easy to see how these buildings will be able to go back to their former glor y, the beautiful and historic buildings, it’s a great location. The city of Kannapolis has a lot going for it,” Raulli said.

She said one of the agenda items is positioning downtown to be “most attractive” to private developers.

It could take two to four years before private development is ready.

“Significant work is several years out, but it will start to snowball. One successful project will generate more successful projects,” Raulli said.

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THIS MONTH REAL ESTATE TRANsACTIONS . . . 16 FORECLOSURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 NEW CORPORATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS These are recent property transactions over $200,000 as recorded by the county Register of Deeds in Cabarrus, Iredell and Mecklenburg.

Cabarrus County 2/23/15 $301,000 Newstyle Communities to Glenn & Susan Bailey, 6839 Market Way, Harrisburg 2/23/15 $264,000 US Bank to Keith Pickett Properties,1152 Ashford Green Ave., Concord 2/23/15 $400,000 HH Morrison Investments to Cantham LLC, Lots 65-72 Parkwood Lake 2/23/15 $358,000 Parker & Orleans Homebuilders to Lee & Heather Williams, 9667 Estridge Ln., Concord 2/23/15 $280,000 Benjamin & Shannon Schillinger to Jeffrey & Megan Drake, 10945 McCamie Hill Pl. , Concord 2/23/15 $265,000 Lennar Carolinas to Dhanush Kodi, 9297 Swimming Dr., Harrisburg 2/23/15 $230,500 MI Homes of Charlotte to Suresh Baranakunta & Sushma Manukonda, 10552 Skipping Rock Ln. NW, Concord 2/23/15 $286,500 Parker & Orleans to Jeetendra & Charlulata Parmar, 4407 Mill Landing Dr., Harrisburg 2/23/15 $901,500 Mary & Lawrence Windham to Richard & Deborah Pomeroy, 7200 Three Sisters Ln., Concord 2/24/15 $318,000 Bank of America to Jon Boice, 4616 Snow Dr., Harrisburg 2/24/15 $256,000 Lennar Carolinas to Victoria Pena & William Brigman, 9293 Swimming Dr., Harrisburg 2/24/15 $325,000 Lennar Carolinas to Rajani Brayini & Rao Motupalli, 4865 Pepper Dr., Harrisburg 2/24/15 $251,000 Richard & LIsa Glisson to Mary Huffman, 5535 Monticello Dr. NW, Concord 2/24/15 $315,000 Parker & Orleans Homebuilders to John & Tiffany Stewart, 2605Treeline Dr., Concord 2/24/15 $274,000 Donovan & Fay Ulett to William & Leslie Myrick, 2227 Elendil Ln., Charlotte 28269 2/24/15 $307,000 Michael Stevens to William & Nance Meeker, 564 Union St. S., Concord 2/24/15 $330,000 Jo Lynn Cloninger to Joshua & Kelsey Bassett, 1521 New York Ct.

NW, Concord 2/26/15 $435,000 Shea Real Estate to Mary Ballantine, 10659 Rippling Stream Dr. NW, Concord 2/26/15 $260,000 Lennar Carolinas to William & Emily Rouse, Lot 9 Waterford on the Rocky River 2/26/15 $271,000 Lennar Carolinas to Robert & Oleta Wiley, Lot 181 Fullerton Place 2/26/15 $424,000 Parker Orleans Homebuilders to Chrisopher & Arlene Moore, 9635 Estridge Ln., Concord 2/26/15 $270,000 David & Patricia Wilson to Thomas Jr. & Rebecca Herrick, 8212 Deer Dr., Harrisburg 2/26/15 $299,000 Lennar Carolinas to Renee & Byron Blackmore, Lot 115 Waterford on the Rocky River 2/27/15 $307,000 NVR to Prasanna Karunantithi, Lot 113 Cannon Crossing 2/27/15 $267,000 Lennar Carolinas s to Kumravel Thirunavukkarasu &Menaka Shaminathan, 4877 Horseback Ln., Harrisburg 2/27/15 $255,000 Lennar Carolinas to Stephen & Brianna Testa, 4878 Horseback Ln., Harrisburg 2/27/15 $307,000 Prasanna Karunanithi to Prasanna Karunanithi & Deepak Rajasekaran, 10010 Violet cannon Dr. NW, Concord 2/27/15 $257,500 Ruth Combs to Paul & Mary Ecton, 7650 Maple Bluff Ln., Concord 2/27/15 $261,000 Lennar Carolinas to Kevin & Sonia Overholt, Lot 24 Fullerton Place 2/27/15 $292,000 Lennar Carolinas to Quang & Bao-Huong, Lot 114 Waterford on the Rocky 2/27/15 $262,000 Lennar Carolinas to Thomas & Catherine Black, Lot 106 Fullerton Place 2/27/15 $412,000 Niblock Homes to Joseph & Wilanda Knapik, 539 Brightleaf Pl. NW, Concord 2/27/15 $265,000 Harold & Bernice Winkler to Cynthia Fertenbaugh, 5620 Village Dr. NW, Concord 2/27/15 $286,000 Gloria Hoffman to Robert & Jane Milne, 9508 Autumn Fire Ave. NW, Concord 2/27/15 $267,000 Lennar Carolinas to Ravi Pola, Lot 39 Brookdale Commons 2/27/15 $267,000 Blue Mountain Homes to Michael & Lynn Fortune, 1911 Briarcrest Dr., Charlotte 28269 2/27/15 $216,000 Robert & Alicia Gregg to Seth & Erin Edwards, 173 Spring St. SW, Concord 2/27/15 $360,000 Parker & Orleans Homebuilders to Roopa Gowda & Dinakara Doddagattiganabbe, 7244 Beech Grove Ln., Harrisburg 2/27/15 $234,000 NVR to Justin & Ashley Hall, 2147 Holden Ave., Concord 2/27/15 $425,000Paul & Judi Vogt to Matthew & Josette Wallerstedt, 9415 Kelly Ct., Harrisburn 2/27/15 $260,000 Parker & Orleans HomeSee TRANSACTIONS, Page 18

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builders to Stephanie & James Smith, 1109 Matchstick Pl. SW, Concord 3/2/15 $295,000 DR Horton Inc. to John & Leslie Gregory, 1216 Middlecrest Dr. NW, Concord 3/2/15 $339,500 Parker Orleans Homebuilders to Scott & Theresa O’Neill, 1113 Matchstick Pl. SW, Concord 3/2/15 $255,000 Lennar Carolinas to Gretchen Mann & Martin Helms, 9301 Swimming Dr., Harrisburg 3/2/15 $280,000 Lyle & Pamela Macik to Bruce & Jeri Goldinger, 1567 Morrison Rd., Concord 3/2/15 $335,000 Mattamy Carolina Corp. to Ryan & Dana Habersang, 3158 Helmsley Ct., Concord 3/2/15 $385,000 MI Homes of Charlotte to Kondala Addagarla & Sandyarani Kesavarapu, 1284 Reflection Ave. NW, Concord 3/2/15 $317,000 Jack & Susan Baumgardner to Melvin & Yvonne Siner, 9836 NW Shearwater Ave., Concord 3/3/15 $365,000 Bonterra Builders to Stephen & Rebecca Jackson, 11043 Thornbeck Ln., Midland 3/3/15 $349,000 Lennar Carolinas to Frank & Nancy Viscardi, 9222 Perseverance Dr., Harrisburg 3/3/15 $285,000 NVR Inc. to Louis & Anne Nemec, 2299 Drake Mill Ln. SW, Concord 3/3/15 $13,000,000 Apple Right Village SPE Concord Inc. to MCRT3 Concord LLC, Lot 103 Copperfield Pl. - 612 Dickens Pl. NE, Concord 3/5/15 $568,500 Vivian & Robert Ringer to David & Jessica Weston, 4520 Davidson Rd., Davidson 3/5/15 $323,500 Newstyle Communities Inc. to Dennis & Peggy O’Neill, 4511 Courtyard Blvd., Harrisburg 3/6/15 $258,000 Matthew & Ashley Hearn to Jared & Rebekah Coleman, 10017 Montrose Dr. NW, Charlotte 28269 3/9/15 $346,000 Sterling Real Estate Development of NC to Weekly Homes, Lots 29-32 and 67, Hawthorne subdivision 3/9/15 $445,500 Parker & Orleans Homebuilders to Signer Rush Kyle & Larry Lockard, 4496 Woody Glen Ct., Harrisburg 3/9/15 $278,000 Lennar Carolinas to Joseph & Ashley Smith, 9277 Swimming Dr., Harrisburg 3/10/15 $258,000 William & Marcella Hodges to Kenneth & Mary McCraw, 4461 Turnberry Ct. SW, Concord 3/10/15 $265,000 Stephen & Vivian James to Julie & Daniel Sykes, 7782 Windsor Forest Pl., Harrisburg 3/10/15 $273,000 Newcastle Communities to Rexford & Elizabeth Soety, Matthew & Laura Mumber, 4506 Courtyard Blvd., Harrisburg 3/10/15 $850,000 Redus NC Commercial to Harish Mirchanani, F-2A Marketplace @ Concord Mills 3/10/15 $1,400,000 Catawba Oil Co. to Shree Kamnatha Corp. & Quality Point, Lot 1

Catawba Oil Inc. 3/10/15 $424,000 Weekly Homes to Karla & William Shepard, 10573 Sweethaven Ln., Harrisburg 3/10/15 $346,000 NVR to David & Holliser Ward, 9984 Violet Cannon Dr. SW, Concord 3/11/15 $8,300,000 Longview Apartments LLC, Longview Meadow Apartments to CM Apartments, 9.018 acres - 1339 Winecoff School Rd., Concord 3/11/15 $394,500 NVR to Carlos & Luisa Santoyo, 5817 Penton Pl., Harrisburg 3/12/15 $312,500 MI Homes of Charlotte to Cleveland & Angela Davis, 1261 Reflection Ave. NW, Concord 3/12/15 $261,000 John Bergandine to Christopher & Mallory Gilbert, 4809 Sherborne Dr., Harrisburg 3/12/15 $570,000 Donald & Debra Spinks to Stanley & Sharon Ruppe, 825 Family Dr., Midland 3/12/15 $430,000 Kenneth & Fiona Lopez to Dilip Movva & Krishna Nagalla, 9607 Harvest Pond Dr. NW, Concord 3/12/15 $384,000 Weekly Homes to Linda Carpenter, 10548 Sweethaven Ln., Harrisburg 3/13/15 $335,000 Judith Coles to Jessica & Timothy Paul, 258 Charter Ct. SE, Concord 3/13/15 $1,075,000 RMP-Coddle Creek #3 to Coddle Creek Investors, Lot 3 Coddle Creek Market, George Liles Parkway & Poplar Tent Road, Concord 3/13/15 $405,000 Alan & Ann Sadowsky to Craig Aldebaran, 10446 Spring Tree Ln., Huntersville 3/13/15 $308,500 TC Partners to The Ryland Group, Lot 29-33 Trinity Crest 3/13/15 $294,000Robert & Lynda Cloninger to Mike & Christine Smedberg, 1007 Downpatrick Ln., Concord 3/17/15 $475,000 Brian & Melissa Thomason to Jaivan Patel & Panna Vyas, 4134 Burnage Hall Rd., Harrisburg 3/17/15 $401,500 Parker & Orleans Homebuilders to Tenika & Jermaine Glenn, 9668 Estridge Ln., Concord 3/17/15 $300,000 Lennar Carolinas to Aleksandar Vukojevic, 8892 Happiness Rd., Harrisburg 3/18/15 $1,650,000 Cross Brothers Realty to 7731 Gateway LLC, Lots 13 and 14 Kings Grant Northeast 3/18/15 $294,000 Lennar Carolinas to Samuel & Stephanie Macio, 10428 Hillsborough St. NW, Huntersville 3/18/15 $1,200,000 Best Locations To PHD@ Roxie, 2.064 acres Lot 14 Realticorp, Kannapolis 3/18/15 $4,325,000 Broymed Harrisburg LLC to 4.172 acres Rocky River Road 3/18/15 $253,500 NVR to Mindy & James Dougherty, 7450 Dover Mill Dr. SW, Concord

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2/25/15 $290,000 Anna Wicks to Dane & Vinca Russell, 21000 Harken Dr., Cornelius 2/25/15 $275,000 David & Jacquelyn Ragan to Benjamin & Lisa Hayes, 17424 Pennington Dr., Huntersville 2/25/15 $433,000 Keith Saunders & Aminah Saunders to Michael & Jennifer Mech, 12122 Willingdon Rd., Huntersville 2/26/15 $575,000 Classica Homes to David & Kerrie Adams, 18112 John Robbins Ln., Cornelius 2/26/15 $377,500 Stephen & Malia Kline to David & Jennifer Ziegler, 15923 Northstone Dr., Huntersville 2/26/15 $82,000 US Bank to Rodney Kiser, 17619 Trolley Crossing Way, Cornelius 2/26/15 $325,000 Jeffrey & Mary Johnson to Chang & Jacqueline Zhou, 11914 Ulsten Ln., Huntersville 2/26/15 $290,000 Matthew & Rebecca Fedewa to Lauren & Adam Eberle, 9529 Renick Dr., Cornelius 2/27/15 $380,000 Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to Deonea & Patrick Leach, 11904 Red Sorrell Ln., Huntersville 2/27/15 $178,500 Salvatore & Judity Patafio to Kayla Wyrick, 18816 Nautical Dr. Unit 2, Cornelius 2/27/15 $362,500 Brian Bachofner to Erika Neff, 7321 Chaddsley Dr. Huntersville 2/27/15 $197,500 Lisa Speas to Deborah & Everett Lutz, Jonathan Lutz, 18827 Silver Quay Dr., Cornelius 2/27/15 $848,000 Tom Palmer Homes to Edward & Robin Abramson, 17909 Nodghia Cir., Davidson 2/27/15 $480,000 Denisa Riley to Arnold & Vickie Fox, 17820 Sedona Way, Cornelius 2/27/15 $447,000 South Creek Homes to Eugene & Beverly Shapert, 18440 Neville Ave., Cornelius 3/2/15 $475,000 Jen Revocable Trust to Anthony & Tanya Tolley, 21615 Scottcrest Cir., Cornelius 3/2/15 $285,000 Amy & Brandon Morris to Derek & Elizabeth Morrell, 15417 Barnsbury Dr., Huntersville 3/2/15 $241,000 MS Antiquity to Brian Bachofner, 1424 South St., Cornelius 3/2/15 $660,500 KCK South Main LLC to 455 Main South LLC, Unit 400 Davidson @ South Main Condominium, Davidson 3/3/15 $525,000 Tower Inc. to John Rose, 1027 San Michelle Pl., Davidson 3/4/15 $440,000 Thomas & Sharon Barnes to Shannon Vandiver, 21536 Rio Oro Dr., Cornelius 3/4/15 $996,000 ARH Models to Walter II & Monica Pittman, 18130 Shearer Rd., Davidson 3/5/15 $444,000 South Creek Homes to Michael & Lynda Adler, 12510 Meetinghouse Dr., Cornelius 3/6/15 $360,000 Michael Knox to Exodus Capital, 106 S. Main St., Davidson 3/6/15 $299,500 Kristopher & Lauren Bauer to Amanda Gill & Jeffrey Zachariason, 14408 Old Dobbin Dr., Huntersville 3/6/15 $252,000 Jill & David Goodwin to Todd & Eleanor Caccamise, 18625 Clover-

stone Cir., Cornelius 3/6/15 $391,000 Mary Lee Barrow to Katherine Simpson, Lot 12 NorthStone, Huntersville 3/9/15 $505,000 William & Gayle Wellborn to Patrick & Cynthia Qualtire, 9943 Cole Dr., Huntersville 3/9/15 $360,000 DR Horton Inc. to Derek & Christine Smith, 6321 Alba Rose Ln., Huntersville 3/10/15 $521,500 Carl Johnson, Jimmie Johnson and spouse, Gary Johnson to Steven & Ronelle Smith, 15634 Aberfeld Rd., Huntersville 3/10/15 $307,000 Philip Jr. & Alice Constable to Christopher & Sarah Boyd, 15822 Bayshore Dr., Huntersville 3/12/15 $252,500 Matthew Cobb & Rachel Cobb to Laura DeAssis, 17616 Harbor Walk Dr., Cornelius 3/12/15 $334,000 South Creek Homes to Clara Bezek, 18318 Glenealy Dr., Cornelius 3/13/15 $318,500 David & Becky Ma to Scott & Denise Shockley, 14523 Northgreen Dr., Huntersville 3/13/15 $365,000 John & Kimberly Clements to Mark & Emily McAuley, 12733 Kane Alexander Dr., Huntersville 3/13/15 $440,000 Daniel & Sharon Hudson to Ryan & Faith Remley, Lot 46 NorthStone, Huntersville 3/16/15 $423,000 William & Sharon Manning to Ilber & Vjollca Gashi, 12012 Willingdon Rd., Huntersville 3/16/15 $497,000 JCB Urban Co. to Jennifer Hutchins & Antonio Regina, 1116 Samuel Spencer Pkwy., Davidson 3/16/15 $489,000 Cunnane Group to Anthony Mellor, 20114 Dowry Ct., Cornelius 3/17/15 $631,500 Bonterra Builders to Seamas Kenny, 10939 Brandie Meadow Ln., Huntersville 3/17/15 $282,000 Phillip & Pamela Marrett to John & Nancy Griffith, 241 N. Faulkner Way, Davidson 3/17/15 $307,000 Zachary & Lisa Gordon to James Hogan & Kyung Hui Campise, 14523 Gallant Ridge Pl. Huntersville 3/18/15 $453,000 Peter & Kelly Bailey to Matt & Emily McGlon, 13729 Bramborough Rd., Huntersville 3/19/15 $270,000 South Creek Homes to Karen Dunton, 18029 Coulter Pkwy., Cornelius 3/20/15 $427,000 Douglas Freeby Jr. to Anthony Scavo & Shelley Haithcock, 17031 Winged Thistle Ct., Davidson 3/23/15 $289,000 Kelli & Josh Williams to Steven & Catherine Royster, 14029 Holly Springs Dr., Huntersville 3/23/15 $720,000 Bryan & Rhonda Payne to Leonard Nemeth, 21314 Rio Oro Dr., Cornelius

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Mooresville 2/16/15 $400,000 Suntrust Mortgage to See TRANSACTIONS, Page 19

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Calvin & Amanada Teague, 107 Riverchase Ln. 28117 2/16/15 $442,000 Mackenzie & John Nesbitt to Nicky Lee Watts, 117 Rutan Ct. 28117 2/16/15 $421,000 True Homes to Jonathan & Allysen Billiard, 329 McCrary Rd. 28117 2/17/15 $486,000 American Escrow & Closing Company to William & Mary Liffers, 143 Timberside Dr., Davidson 2/18/15 $500,000 Carmen E. Parker to Wayne & Susanne Parker, 119 Delargy Cir. 28117 2/18/15 $1,250,000 Wayne & Susanne Parker to Erik & Michelle Dieckhoff, 136 Holt Ln. 28117 2/18/15 $418,000 Robert & Rhonda Sands to Steven & Karen Schwabe, 683 Beaten Path Rd. 28117 2/18/15 $1,420,000 Lisa K. Doyle to Charles & Brenda Cavallaro, 106 Milford Cir. 28117 2/19/15 $560,000 Land Holding to RJM Holdings, 325 Rolling Hills Dr. 28117 2/19/15 $278,000 Lennar Carolinas to Robert Toh & Judy Fong, 132 Cherry Bark Dr. 28117 2/19/15 $255,000 Stephen & Stephanie Wessel to ColFin AH-North Carolina 2, 140 Glastonbury Dr. 28115 2/19/15 $740,000 Kelly & Sandra Plemmons to Stephen Lomax, 187 Shinnville Rd. 28115 2/19/15 $308,000 James & Jessica Townsend to Dennis & Tracy Rippey, 159 Fellspoint Rd. 28115 2/19/15 $713,000 Paul & Kristen Carini to Michael P. Webb, 249 Bay Shore Loop 28117 2/19/15 $925,000 The Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Charlotte to Pine Lake Preparatory, 104 Yellow Wood Cir. 28117 2/20/15 $510,000 Deutsche Bank to Leslie & Wendy Holbert, 348 Riverwood Rd. 28117 2/20/15 $312,500 Adams Homes AEC to Steven & Stephanie Wessel, 137 Nesting Quail Ln. 28117 2/20/15 $635,000 Jeffrey R. Herman to James Cheek, 132 Hammersmith Farms Ln. 28117 2/20/15 $439,500 True Homes to Suzanne Read & Tanya Pretola, 323 McCrary Rd. 28117 2/20/15 $299,000 Lennar Carolinas to Sreenivasa Reddy Singalreddy & Nirmala Guda, 103 Serravista St. 28117 2/20/15 $950,000 NC 21 to T&T Properties of Denver, 2550 Charlotte Hwy. 28117 2/23/15 $643,000 Shea Investment Funds to Steven & Adele Liffers, 298 Walking Horse Trl., Davidson 2/23/15 $290,000 Lennars Carolina to Ke Wang, 104 Arcata Ct. 28117 2/23/15 $342,500 Ted & Kimberly Warlick to Andrew & Jamie Hart, 243 Tawny Bark Dr. 28117 2/23/15 $420,000 Patrick Moore & Virginia Blair to Brian & Judith Thompson, 114 Caraway Ln. 28117 2/23/15 $305,000 Robert & Elizabeth Brewington to Kristen & Eli Edelkind, 143 N. Wendover Trave Ave. 28117

2/23/15 $255,000 Richard & Linda Piraino to Dean & Theresa Kochalka, 1857 Brawley School Rd. 28117 2/24/15 $276,000 Lennar Carolinas to Lauren Brafford & Zachary Bowen, 108 Serravista St. 28117 2/24/15 $374,000 Jeffrey & Danielle Bulger to Eugene & Delores Houle, 103 Jib Ln. 28117 2/24/15 $438,000 Ronald & Diane Cambria to Joseph & Jennifer Talton, 108 Ringneck Trl. 28117 2/25/15 $550,000 Robert & Carolyn Hillegeist to Dustin Wagoner & Amanda Harper, 177 Hickory Hill Rd. 28117 2/25/15 $400,000 Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to James & Mary Schumacher, 137 Leaning Tower Dr. 28117 2/26/15 $383,000 Henderson Building Group to Jason & Melody Salter, 236 Tawny Bark Dr. 28117 2/26/15 $362,500 Standard Pacific of the Carolina to Douglas & Christy Bjornson, 196 Blossom Ridge Dr. 28117 2/27/15 $341,000 Carol Lamartina & Eleanor McCarthy to John & Maureen Russell, 145 Bluewing Ln. 28117 2/27/15 $1,175,000 Michael & Lori Wade to Richard & Pamela Leaman, 431 Bay Harbour Rd. 28117 2/27/15 $418,000 Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to James & Wende Goble, 119 Leaning Tower Dr. 28117 2/27/15 $507,000 Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to Shahriar & Sarah Khan, 234 Bells Crossing Dr. 28117 2/27/15 $250,000 Larry & Karen Cook to Kelly Spang, 194 Weeping Spring Dr. 28115 2/27/15 $375,000 Benjamin Carpenter Jr. to William & Lisa Wine, 130 Landings Dr., Ste. 411 28117 2/27/15 $558,000 Bradley Selleck & Christine Fischer to Michael & Robin Hauser, 140 Tuskarora Point Ln. 28117 2/27/15 $416,000 John & Josephine Buckley to Sascha Kunz, 120 Wynswept Dr. 28117 3/2/15 $409,000 Jenaper Loma Hill to John & Barbara Zayatz, 135 Spring Run Dr. 28117 3/2/15 $387,000 Amber Crawford to Brandy & Nathaniel Tunningley, 162 Castle’s Gate Dr. 28117 3/2/15 $705,000 Christopher & Robin Bitterlin to Kyle & Michaela Brewer, 155 Cape Cod Way 28117 3/2/15 $736,000 Jeffrey & Allison Cossar to Jeffrey & Danielle Bulger, 122 Stonewall Beach Ln. 28117 3/2/15 $288,000 Essex Homes Southeast to Kevin & Lori Smith, 139 Autumn Grove Ln. 28115 3/2/15 $287,000 Elizabeth Szostak to James & Heather Painter, 114 Breton Ct. 28117 3/2/15 $560,000 Perkins-Peabody to GBK Real Estate, 114 Gateway Blvd. 28117 3/2/15 $625,000 Ted & Shelley Laporte to Alice & Jefferu Schwartz, 1670 Brawley School Rd. 28117 3/3/15 $290,000 Thomas Boyd to Bryan & Kristin Phillips, 367 E. Waterlynn Rd. 28115 3/4/15 $300,000 Thomas Lorenzin to Angela

Tennell, 165 Crimson Orchard Dr. 28115 3/5/15 $455,000 Lindsay Lewis to Sally Roberts, 174 Shoreline Loop 28117 3/5/15 $395,000 Mark & Michele Jordan to Thomas & Vanna Sugar, 224 Castles Gate Dr. 28117 3/5/15 $680,000 Carolann Lemley to Andrew & Heather Miler, 469 Big Indian Loop 28117 3/6/15 $680,000 Edward & Renee Bailey to Michael & Karen Walker, 608 Barber Loop 28117 3/6/15 $635,000 Marion Fall to Thomas & Kathleen Hayes, 126 Cottage Grove Ln. 28117 3/6/15 $270,000 Janet L. Shoemaker to Barry K. Rigby, 234 Harbor Landing Dr. 28117 3/9/15 $550,000 Johnathan & Phoenisa Myers to John & Frank Myers, 107 N. Cove Key Ln. 28117 3/9/15 $642,500 Sharon Ruth to Stephen & Ellen Pratt, 131 Lynnbrook Ln. 28117 3/9/15 $250,000 Premier Real Estate Network to Scott T. Champion, 154 Plantation Dr. 28117 3/9/15 $324,000 Gabriel & Blanca Basualdo to Phillipp & Marnie Hauser, 130 Snow Fountain Ln. 28115 3/10/15 $298,000 William B. Curtis to Jonathan & Haley Hassler, 401 Sundown Rd. 28117 3/10/15 $260,000 Bank of America to Gregory S. Maddox, 104 Paseo St. 28117 3/10/15 $336,000 Sherry & Donnie Alexander to Charlie November Holdings, 107 Bluegrass Cir. 28117 3/11/15 $282,000 Lennar Carolinas to Stephen & Allyson Dixon, 132 Swamp Rose Dr. 28117 3/11/15 $1,455,000 Steven & Trisha Carpenter to Michael & Kelly Tummillo, 201 Gainswood Dr. 28117 3/11/15 $250,000 Claude & Julie Bumgardner to Zane & Amanda Teeter, 199 Chanelcur Dr. 28117

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FORECLOSURES

Foreclosure actions have been started on the following properties. Items show the date foreclosure documents became public, owners, property address, lien holder, lien amount. After required notices are published, the property is sent to auction. The property then can be sold, not sold (examples: bankruptcy files or action dismissed without prejudice) or the sale postponed.

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man Sr., 3033 Parade Ln., Concord, PNC Moretgage $89,750 2/10/15 Gregory Tarlton, 3806 Prestwick Ct. NW, Concord, Central Carolina Bank $90,000 2/11/15 Michael Fisher, 287 Collingswood Dr., Concord, PNC Mortgage $110,129 2/11/15 Alan & Helen Phillips, 1811 S. Ridge Ave., Kannapolis, Freedom Mortgage $132,436 2/11/15 Robet & Chrystal Smyly, 825 Masrgate Ave., Kannapolis, Wells Fargo $47,250 2/12/15 Gilbert Clark, 100 Lowe Ave., Concord, BAC Home Loans Servicing $90,937 2/12/15 Vesharn Glenn, 2821 Trestle Ct., Concord, MidFirst Bank $118,909 2/16/15 Stephen Caldwell, 2342 Jon Cris Dr., Harrisburgn, JPMorgan Chase Bank $124,100 2/18/15 Jeremy Hester, 57 36 Village Dr. NW, Concord, BAC Home Loans Servicing $159,286 2/18/15 Robin Shuler, 726 Cheswick Ave., Concord, Colonia Savings, 138,050 2/18/15 Lee Bates, 3319 Garrett Dr. SW, Concord, Encore Credit Corp. $194,000 2/19/15 Louie Coppock, 1015 Walnut St., Kannapolis, JPMorgan Chase Bank $101,506 2/19/15 David & Charlie Beth Satterfield, 8407 Dawson Ln., Locust, Bank of America $186,354 2/23/15 Christopher Woods, 140 Fairmount Cir., Kannapolis, JPMorgan Chase Bnak $129,369 2/23/15 Rhonda Baker, 931 Patricia Ave, Harrisburg, BB&T $143,275 2/23/15 Richard Monico, 387 Courtland Ct., Kannapolis, JPMorgan Chase Bank $127,550 2/24/15 Anthony Ray, 402 Chrylser St., Kannapolis, Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. $91,552 2/24/15 Steven Skinner, 51 Park Dr. SW, Concord, Wells Fargo $80,811 2/24/15 Lisa Ritchie, 179 Spring St. SW, Concord, Suntrust Mortgage $83,600 2/25/15 James Whitley, 3055 Beak Blvd., Concord, PHH Mortgage $84,235 2/25/15 Jennifer Bush, 10920 Kingsview Dr., Davidson 28036, JPMoregan Chase Bank $180,476 2/25/15 Larue Lesley, 664 Hyde Park Dr., Concord, Farmers & Merchants Bank $87,500 2/27/15 Harold Jones, 10691 Poplar Tent Rd., Huntersville 28078, BB&T $160,817 2/27/15 Keith Davis, 74 Suncrest Terrace NW, Concord, Fifth Third Bank $58,700 3/2/15 George Tilson, 6313 Weddington Rd., Concord, Green Tree Servicing $59,000 3/2/15 Tadd Stout, 323 Morning Dew Dr., Concord, American Mortgage Investment Partners, #139,111 3/2/15 Evelyn Gilmore, 59 Swink St., Concord, Wells Fargo $40,000 3/2315 Derrick Dalton, 11350 Jim Sossoman Rd., Midland, PHH Mortgage $99,600 3/4/15 Carlos Bernal, 1029 Meadowbrook Ln., Concord, Peoples Bank $130,150

3/4/15 Yolanda Dupont, 3032 SW Rockingham Ct., Concord, MidFirst Bank $102,586 3/5/15 Misty Robison, 8230 Malibu Rd., Mt Pleasant, BAC Home Loans Servicing $101,500 3/5/15 Maria Merryman, 1042 Wexford Pl. NW, Concord, US Bank $99,000 3/6/15 Nicole Scott, 1999 Clover Rd. NW, Concord, Nationstar Mortgage $177,900 3/9/15 Lavonne Rosbor, 1028 Sandy Point Dr., Concord, Hovnanian Mortgage $147,304 3/9/15 Scott Parks, 1521 Shadow Creek Dr. NW, Concord, Carrington Mortgage Services $183,000 3/10/15 Rodney Titus, 113 Oakwood Ave., Kannapolis, Nationstar Mortgage $205,006 3/10/15 Chad Joyner, 6615 Affirmed Ct., Harrisburg, Selene Finance $210,837 3/10/15 Keith Montross, 1719 Moreland Trl. NW, Concord, Fifth Third Bank $220,000 3/11/15 Richard Franklin Jr., 857 Kings Crossing, Concord, Wells Fargo $405,452 3/11/15 Nancy Frazier, 10575 Earnhardt Lake, Davidson 28036, BB&T $680,000 3/11/15 Savannah & Joseph Yates, 726 Deaton St., Kannapolis, Bank of America $106, 215 3/13/15 Mark Bonilla & Rebecca Lail, ,307 South Rose Ave., Annapolis, First Charter Bank $71,650 3/13/15 Jennifer & Donald Clawson Jr., 2302 Lomax Ct. SE, Concord, Carrington Mortgage Services $1320,643 3/13/15 Herman & Carla Black, 135 Todd, Concord, BB&T $79,650

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Mecklenburg County 2/16/15 Leonetta Fulton & Adrian Goodwin, 2419 McLean Rd., Charlotte 28213, Decision One Mortgage Company $128,000 2/19/15 Edwin & Rubidia Pineda, 10537 Barvas St., Charlotte 28262, Bank of America $180,000 2/20/15 Aissatou & Mohamed Bah, 13628 Purple Bloom Ln., Charlotte 28262, Carolina First Bank $182,000 2/20/15 Ronnie & Nita Holt, 7523 Eurostar Dr., Charlotte 28213, Wachovia Mortgage $127,435 2/23/15 Jocelyn & Raymond Rios, 15432 Hugh Torance Pkwy., Huntersville 28078, Ryland Mortgage $183,173 2/24/15 Sam & Ivette Marmol, 2131 Flint Glenn Ln., Charlotte 28262, New American Mortgage $138,887 2/24/15 Oscar, Ana & Idalia Banda, 4830 Springview Rd., Charlotte 28213, Crossroads Mortgage $88,812 2/25/15 Pamela McCullough, 10680 Hill Point Ct., Charlotte 28262, Bank of America $112,855 2/26/15 John & Cherie Kilmer, 20217 Colony Point Ln., Cornelius 28031, SunTrust Mortgage $136,000 2/27/15 Danielle, Joseph & Valerie Pierre,

13707 Hagers Ferry Rd., Huntersville 28078, Bank of America $194,750 2/27/15 Jandresa & Lorraine Solomon, 8505 Ridgleline Ln., Charlotte 28269, American Security Mortgage $186,558 2/27/15 Machon & Chad Forte, 6420 Goldenbush Cir., Charlotte 28269, Allied Home Mortgage $121,800 3/2/15 Michelle & Gustavo Alquiza, 12321 Hortulan Ct., Huntersville 28078, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage $174,694 3/3/15 Michele Bay, 4307 Brandie Glen Rd., Charlotte 28269, Bank of America $98,762 3/3/15 Valerie Memminger, 9135 Simonton Dr., Charlotte 28269, Bank of America $163,385 3/4/15 Rachel Waits, 16927 Greenlawn Hills Ct., Charlotte 28213, Bank of America $114,625 3/4/15 Rosalie Campusano, 5810 Graburns Ford Dr., Charlotte 28269, Option One Mortgage $236,250 3/4/15 Joyce & Ivan Mahatha, 5010 Autumn Oak Dr., Charlotte 28269, American Security Mortgage $165,366 3/5/15 Jesse, Raymond & Cynthia Olson, 10301 Garrett Grigg Rd., Charlotte 28269, NVR Mortgage $149,966 3/5/15 Ricky & Pamela Kiser, 13739 Rutherglen Ct., Charlotte 28213, Taylor, Ben & Whitaker Mortgage $148,187 3/5/15 Joyce Gregory, 4331 Springhaven Dr., Charlotte 28269, American Security Mortgage $141,775 3/6/15 Denise Abram, 4422 Rock Stream Dr., Charlotte 28269, Tucker Federal Bank $217,208 3/6/15 Vernon Douglas & Andre Bryson, 13812 Riding Hill Ave., Charlotte 28213, Countrywide Home Loans $147,600 3/9/15 Ricky J. Miller, 4124 Red Shed Ln., Charlotte 28269, Countrywide Home Loans $107,590 3/9/15 Philip & Deborah Beam, 5502 Racine Ave., Charlotte 28269, Greater Acceptance Mortgage $111,150 3/10/15 Paris & Frank Cherry, 5218 Cinderella Rd., Charlotte 28213, The Cit Group $89,300 3/10/15 Tarus & Teryl Dowell, 5600 Henderson Oaks Dr., Charlotte 28269, Bank of America $113,050 3/11/15 Tommy Dill, 7037 Flying Scotsman Dr., Charlotte 28213, Allen Tate Mortgage $107,065 3/11/15 Odell Afford, 1738 Forest Side Ln., Charlotte 28213, Freedom Mortgage $96,439 3/11/15 James W. Loy Jr., 13100 Windy Lea Ln., Huntersville 28078, Myers Park Mortgage $208,197 3/11/15 Deatric & Katrina Smith, 11624 Erwin Ridge Ave., Charlotte 28213, American Security Mortgage $158,512 3/11/15 Shonire & Keith Belton, 6918 Sweetfield Dr., Huntersville 28078, Bank of America $183,500

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Mooresville 2/24/15 Michael & Barbara Wilkie, 337 Fieldstone Rd. 28115, SunTrust Mortgage $94,000 3/5/15 Tammy G. Murray, 251 Crimson Orchard Dr. 28115, Bank of America $319,200 3/12/15 Shaun M. Allen, 137 Shephard Hill Dr. 28115, NVR Mortgage $140,000

NEW CORPORATIONS

These businesses have registered with the N.C. Secretary of State.

Cabarrus County 2/21/15 STMA Enterprises LLC, Stephen G. Skonieczy, 10906 Drystone Dr., Huntersville 2/23/15 Bubbajacks BBQ Inc., Susan T. Perry, 4207 Morris Burn Dr. SW, Concord 2/23/15 Carolina Synthetic Grass Inc., Baldassare Agro, 9881 Shearwater Ave. NW, Concord 2/23/15 CFM Real Estate Inc., Zachary M. Moretz, 37 Union South, Ste. B, Concord 2/23/15 Jnetwork704 LLC, Joel Zandrowicz, 8361 Burgundy Ridge Dr., Harrisburg 2/23/15 Joe McManus Asphalt Services LLC, Joseph McManus, 4444 Greystone Dr., Concord 2/23/15 Maria Russell LPC PC, Maria Russell, 1630 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis 2/23/15 Naveena M Reddy MD PLLC, Naveena M. Reddy, 1028 Hydrangea Cir. NW, Concord 2/23/15 Obsolescence Inc., Bryan Ray Mitchell, 517 Harris St. NW, Concord 2/23/15 Simply Southern Salon LLC, Amber McClure, 2206 North Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis 2/24/15 Welsch Landscaping LLC, William M. Welsch, 7028 Winding Cedar Trl., Harrisburg 2/25/15 Alpha Blue Construction LLC, Nicholas Kutsuflakis, 365 Silver Oak Terr. NE, Concord 2/25/15 Johnson & English Enterprises Inc., Rasheeda English, 2103 Springs Ct., Kannapolis 2/25/15 Mich Stone Inc., Ricardo Rodriguez, 1012 E. 10th St., Kannapolis 2/26/15 Deloatch Consulting & Testing LLC, Paul M Deloatch, 293 Elm Ave., Concord 2/27/15 Drew Photography & Events LLC, Stephanie Jackson Drew, 9060 Cub Run Dr., Concord 2/27/15 R&B Express LLC, Robert Hagopian, 213 Mahan St., Concord 3/2/15 Bad Mother Smokers LLC, Dennis C. Rhea Sr., 510 Dockside Ln. NW, Concord 3/2/15 Nextgen Solutions Inc., Sridhar Sarsan, 2288 Barrowcliffe Dr. NW, Concord 3/3/15 Caldwell & Gaither Detergent Shop LLC, Mayo Caldwell, 318 Central Ave., Kannapolis 3/3/15 Ralph Marius Photography LLC, Ralph M. Marius, 9592 Indian Beech Ave. NW, Concord See NEW CORPORATIONS, Page 21

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3/4/15 Ashley Capital Group LLC, Catherine T. Teeter, 3718 Amarillo Dr. SW, Concord 3/4/15 The Houston Surveillance Associates LLC, Willie Lee Houston, 4800 N. Hwy. 49, Harrisburg 3/5/15 CFL Hatley Road Farm LLC, Clarence Fenton Little, 4600 Annette Dr., Concord 3/5/15 Cosatron Inc., Eric Bratton, 40 Odell School Rd., Ste. 1, Concord 3/5/15 Elite Valet Trash Pick Up LLC, Jared Brawley, 1561 Kingston Dr., Kannapolis 3/5/15 Eury Properties LLC, Ray Von Eury, 2895 Poplar Tent Rd., Concord 3/5/15 Far-Fetched Inc., Jeffrey D. Jones, 2626 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis 3/5/15 Sethi LLC, Dharmesh Sethi, 358 Sycamore Ridge Rd., Concord 3/6/15 Brownstone Marketing & Publishing Group LLC, Johnny E. Brown II, 5690 Harrisburg Industrial Park Dr., Harrisburg 3/6/15 Hands Two Heart, Dorene Player, 1004 Rockland Cir. SW, Concord 3/6/15 Metrolina Realty LLC, Geoffrey L. Lamb, 5441 Village Dr. NW, Concord 3/6/15 WMV LLC, William Marshall Valentine, 6170 Miami Church Rd., Concord 3/9/15 Alfaro’s Royal Prestige LLC, Arturo Alfaro, 905 Chipola St., Kannapolis 3/9/15 Buy Black Mall of North Carolina LLC, Sharon R. Bowers, 708 Southampton Dr. NW, Concord 3/9/15 D Glass LLC, David Glass, 8727 Savannah Rd., Harrisburg 3/9/15 DSV LLC, Debra Swaringen Valentine, 6170 Miami Church Rd., Concord 3/9/15 Propel Church Inc., Nicholas Newman, 795A Louise Ave., Kannapolis 3/10/15 Carolina Duct & Crawl LLC, Paul Presutti, 258 Branchwood Cir. NE, Concord 3/10/15 CCM Future LLC, Christopher J. Earll, 165 Poplar Woods Dr., Concord 3/10/15 Global Tobacco LLC, Andrew Smith, 621 Peace Haven Dr., Kannapolis 3/10/15 Guevara Construction LLC, Cynthia E. Everson, 9280 Davidson Hwy., Concord 3/10/15 PTOO LLC, Robin A. Perrin, 277 Patrick Ave. SW, Concord 3/10/15 Silver Star Window Cleaning LLC, Rodney Alexander Reed, 921 Blue Sky Dr., Concord 3/10/15 Troy King Ministries, Troy King, 1124 Rosewood Ave., Kannapolis 3/11/15 Amazing Grace Advocacy, Gwendolyn M. Bartley, 9430 Pepperidge Ave. NW, Concord 3/11/15 Braxton Starnes Family LLC, Braxton L. Starnes, 106 Fellowship Ave., Kannapolis 3/11/15 Comiskey Properties LLC, Matthew T. Comiskey, 5325 Vining St., Ste. 203, Concord 3/11/15 Landers Property Holdings LLC, Antonio Landers, 8440 Pit Stop Ct., Ste. A & B, Concord 3/11/15 Preferred Professional Services LLC, Michael D. Graham, 1217 12th Fairway Dr.

NW, Concord 3/11/15 Professional Search Pros LLC, Catherine Price, 349 Copperfield Blvd., Ste. 316, Concord 3/11/15 W.M. Craig Insurance Services LLC, Zachary Moretz, 37 Union St. South, Ste. B, Concord 3/12/15 Bird Construction Services LLC, Nilson Arnaldo Guevara Galvan, 3525 Old Airport Rd., Concord 3/12/15 Chakal Inc., Manuel Flores, 8935 Happiness Rd., Harrisburg 3/13/15 FR Vaughn Properties LLC, Philip Reeves Vaughn Jr., 1580 Edenton St. NW, Concord 3/13/15 Northampton Place Owners Association Inc., Zachary M. Moretz, 37 S. Union St., Ste. B, Concord 3/16/15 Astratek Solutions LLC, Sudhakar Subramaniam, 10119 Legolas Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/16/15 A&W Investments of Concord LLC, Wendy G. Measimer, 6826 Kluttz Rd., Concord 3/16/15 Dan Tan LLC, John Norris, 10419 Montrose Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/16/15 Grindstaff’s Remodeling LLC, Jim C. Grindstaff, 360 Patience Dr., Concord 3/16/15 OK’s Vehicle Care System LLC, Osbourne Henriques, 705 Mooresville Rd., Ste. 101, Kannapolis 3/16/15 Park View Estates LLC, Robert W. Nixon, 19 Franklin Ave. NW, Concord

3/17/15 The Build for Good Foundation, Tara Vogelien, 3261 Keady Mill Loop, Kannapolis 3/17/15 Lemonsmith Inc., Emily Smith, 4464 Alexander Hill Ct., Harrisburg 3/17/15 LVGROUPS Inc., Lakshmi Reddy Yenireddy, 3485 Alister Ave. SW, Concord 3/17/15 MRSA LLC, Ashok Mudundi, 4463 Sour Wood Ct., Harrisburg 3/18/15 A Touch of Class Cleaning Service LLC, Lois Smith, 801 Sorrel Dr., Kannapolis 3/18/15 Blissful Bites LLC, Brian Bowman, 3208 Huntley Pl. SW, Concord 3/18/15 New Beginning’s Hair Inc., Aleshia Earle, 7603 Windsor Forest Pl., Harrisburg 3/18/15 Piedmont Professionals LLC, Monica Jones, 8616 Verbena Ct., Harrisburg 3/18/15 Producciones Morales LLC, Edilberto Cortes Morales, 1470 Village Park Rd., Kannapolis 3/18/15 Scarafino Trucking LLC, Charles R. Scarafino, 6226 Mountain Vine Ave., Kannapolis 3/19/15 Anna’s Bakery LLC, Ah Nah Yau, 810 Chastain Ave., Concord 3/19/15 The Hair Lounge Inc, Matthew Joyal, 4540 Motorsports Dr., Concord 3/19/15 MB Group Inc., Paula Beyer, 6103 Roseway Ct., Harrisburg

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Mecklenburg County 2/23/15 CJN Dance & Fitness LLC, Chrysta Jolly-Nestor, 19523 Sunnypoint Ct., Cornelius 2/23/15 Denise Wike Photography LLC, Denise Wike, 11101 Dogwood Ln., Huntersville 2/23/15 Flip-In Charlotte LLC, Michael Norman, 9519 Misty Arbor Way, Charlotte 28269 2/23/15 Greenteknology Electronics Recycling Foundation LTD., Ethan Gilbert, 5935 B Orr Rd., Charlotte 28213 2/23/15 JKS Property Management LLC, James Kevin Slaughter, 15850 Kiser Corner Ln., Davidson 2/23/15 The Sherman Levi Group LLC, Sherman Levi Howard Jr., 6037 Champions Crest Dr., Charlotte 28269 2/23/15 Stylist Where Magazine LLC, Meek Law Firm, 10130 Mallard Creek Rd., Ste. 300, Charlotte 28262 2/24/15 Kuthan Enterprises Inc., Clarence Kuthan Jr., 16834 Statesville Rd., Huntersville 2/24/15 Leger Enterprises Inc., Jhonat Leandro Leger Cedeno, 5327 Greenelefe Village Rd., Charlotte 28269 2/24/15 Queen City Opticians LLC, Elise D. Mauch, 4503 Panther Pl., Charlotte 28269 2/24/15 Select Resolutions Group LLC, Ronald M. Clark II, 5607 Falls Ridge Ln., Charlotte 28269 2/25/15 Block M Capital LLC, Steven T. MosSee NEW CORPORATIONS, Page 22

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cufo, 14108 Rhiannon Ln., Huntersville 2/25/15 FFD Holdings LLC, Amy Beal Crofoot, 20338 Colony Point Ln., Cornelius 2/25/15 The Lan E. Hardy Foundation, Lan E. Hardy, 18700 Bluff Point Rd., Cornelius 2/25/15 Outpour International Ministries, Mario Curry, 10938 Walking Path Ln., Charlotte 28213 2/25/15 Painted Oak Properties LLC, Erika M. Erlenbach, 209 Delburg St., Ste. 203, Davidson 2/25/15 Second Chance Remodeling Inc., Shawn M. Welfle, 14301 Ervin Cook Rd., Huntersville 2/26/15 Fight or Flight Fitness LLC, Derreck William Bradley Jr., 5721 Twin Brook Dr., Charlotte 28269 2/26/15 Special Operations Aid and Rescue LTD., Alan W. Elam Jr., 7328 Hounslow Ln., Charlotte 28213 2/27/15 4 Dogs Coding LLC, Lester E. Stroud, 8438 Bridgestone Dr., Huntersville 2/27/15 D.I.V.E. Properties LLC, Dean Bennett Williamson, 16315 A Northcross Dr., Huntersville 2/27/15 Exclusive Consulting LLC, Alexis Portlock, 4516 Trillium Fields Dr., Charlotte 28269 2/27/15 Marketset LLC, Craig Alan Gaitan, 13012 Long Common Pkwy., Huntersville 2/27/15 Properties at Lake Davidson Inc., Richard D. Enderby, 1031 San Michele Pl., Davidson 2/27/15 Rock Star Insurance Services Inc., Michael Almond, 9017 Stourbridge Dr., Huntersville 2/27/15 RWB Homes LLC, Beverly Peyton, 9614 Devonshire Dr., Huntersville 2/27/15 Stonbraker and Associates LLC, Matthew Blake Stonbraker, 10533 Samuels Way Dr., Huntersville 2/27/15 Townhomes at Lake Davidson, Richard D. Enderby, 1031 San Michele Pl., Davidson 2/27/15 Victorious Home Care Inc., Flavia Kwame, 3826 Green Pasture Rd., Charlotte 28269 2/27/15 Xebro Ventures LLC, Crystal BrooksFreeman, 4920 Chestnut Knoll Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/1/15 Compare Insurance & Services LLC, Eduardo Jose Mieses, 6301 N. Tryon St., Ste. 109, Charlotte 28213 3/1/15 Lake Norman Senior Assistance LLC, Claudia P. Hargis, 119 North Main St., Huntersville 3/1/15 Wisdom Integrative Counseling PLLC, Christine Wisdom, 21000 Torrence Chapel Rd., Unit 200A, Cornelius 3/2/15 3D Maternitees LLC, Heather M. Simica, 9101 Torrence Creek Ct., Huntersville 3/2/15 Anwyn Inc., Nam Nguyen, 4500 N. Tryon St., Ste. A, Charlotte 28213 3/2/15 Better Trucking Resources LLC, Christina Sharpe, 8615 Creek Trail Ln., Apt. 813, Cornelius

3/2/15 Castillo’s Framing Inc., Juan C. Castillo, 5409 Henderson Cir., Charlotte 28269 3/2/15 Friends of Jesus LLC, Richard Boughrum, 20102 Dowry Ct., Cornelius 3/2/15 Global Missions Department of the Ame Zion Church, Kermit Degraffenreidt, 3225 Sugar Creek Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/2/15 Van, Wyatt, and Schoch Inc., Tim Schoch, 18230 Delray Dr., Cornelius 3/2/15 Wray Law Firm PLLC, Tiasha Wray, 3515 David Cox Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/3/15 Bella Casa Real Estate LLC, Nicholas Casa, 1114 Torrence Cir., Davidson 3/3/15 Cranial Overdrive LLC, Philip M. Deppen, 2026 Wilburn Park Ln. NW, Charlotte 28269 3/3/15 Holmes Imperial Solution LLC, Travis Holmes, 14203 Bernardy Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/3/15 Jasmin Hejazi Photography LLC, Jasmin H. Desai, 10610 Pointed Leaf Ct., Charlotte 28213 3/3/15 Moonlight Pursuits Inc., William C. Balance, 1936 Decatur Ct., Charlotte 28213 3/3/15 Personal Catering LLC, Jarrell White, 3001 Westbury Lake Dr., Apt. M, Charlotte 28269 3/3/15 Rhino Components Inc., Osyris Uqoezwa, 301 McCullough Dr., 4th Floor, Charlotte 28262 3/3/15 Wildlife Acres Property Owners Association, Landsource LLC, 16325 North Cross Dr., Ste. F, Huntersville 3/4/15 Company Laboratories LLC, Andrew B. Hedrick, 9530 Robert Burns Ct., Charlotte 28213 3/4/15 Growcorp of N.C., Faizi Durland, 7045 Summer Pl., Charlotte 28213 3/4/15 HSP Holdings LLC, Hemant V. Phade, 1916 Arbor Vista Dr., Charlotte 28262 3/4/15 JHOA Enterprise Corp., Lorenzo Silva Rojas, 7811 Wiltshire Ridge Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/4/15 The Massive Hooligans Union of 1913 Inc., Mark Krehbiel, 11969 Ramah Church Rd., Ste. C, Huntersville 3/4/15 Mira’s Creations Inc., Mira Milcic, 9638 Blossom Hill Dr., Huntersville 3/4/15 Perfecta Wellness Inc., Robert B. Newkirk III, 19810 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius 3/4/15 Power Logistic Inc., Delroy H. Powell Jr., 6215 Leslie Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/4/15 Rosana Enterprise Corp., Lorenzo Silva Rojas, 7811 Wiltshire Ridge Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/4/15 Shannon’s Little Angels LLC, Shannon Wilson, 10140 Ballyclare Ct., Charlotte 28213 3/5/15 All Premier Investments LLC, Aushley Patterson, 6220 Hackberry Creek Trl., Apt. 133, Charlotte 28269 3/5/15 Clifton Bikes LLC, James Petrosky, 8721 Taybrook Dr., Huntersville 3/5/15 Dream Girls University, Ebony Scott, 5528 Bentgrass Run Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/5/15 Hopkins Consulting Company Inc., David L. Hopkins, 1217 Hudson Pl., Davidson 3/5/15 IHS Associates LLC, Thomas G. Nall Jr., 12614 Kemerton Ln., Huntersville 3/5/15 K&H Development Inc., Timothy M.

Kiernan, 445 Pine Rd., Davidson 3/5/15 Monrk LLC, Vikas Handa, 10909 Emerald Wood Dr., Huntersville 3/5/15 Quiet Winds LLC, Brianna Bedigian, 305 Walnut St., Davidson 3/5/15 The Will to Win Media Group LLC, Jeffrey Robert Dudan, 107 Parr Dr., Huntersville 3/6/15 Invest Properties LLC, Brian Hines, 400 Gilead Rd., #673, Huntersville 3/6/15 Lakeside Vista Partners LLC, Michael Blackmon, 12621 McGinnis Ln., Huntersville 3/6/15 Lizzy’s Food LLC, Natalie Wiliamson, 108806 Altliff Ct., Charlotte 28213 3/6/15 LKN Computer Pro Inc., Martin M. Brennan Jr., 13801 Reese Blvd. West, Ste. 110, Huntersville 3/6/15 Mims Transport LLC, David Mims, 10510 Huntersville Commons Dr., Apt. C, Huntersville 3/6/15 Policy Premium Finance Service Inc., Jack Shaw, 17303 Players Ridge Dr., Cornelius 3/6/15 The Shade Gallery LLC, Brad Bowen, 15905 Brookway Dr., Huntersville 3/6/15 Shadowrun LLC, Karen Furstenberg, 17205 Island View Dr., Cornelius 3/6/15 Taproot Ensemble LLC, Camerin Watson, 18012 Bluff Inlet Rd., Cornelius 3/6/15 Total Lines Carrier LLC, Carlo Marrone, 9625 Parma Dr., Ste. 202, Cornelius 3/9/15 Devoted Placement LLC, Ranasha Graham, 1001 E. WT Harris Blvd., Charlotte 28213 3/9/15 Espinoza Details LLC, Edgar De Jesus Espinoza Sanchez, 7214 Nada Park Cir., Charlotte 28269 3/9/15 Go Green Trucking Inc., Demetris Monse Johnson, 8720 Avebury Dr., Apt. C, Charlotte 28213 3/9/15 Green Heart Health Inc., Christen Jager, 610 Jetton St., Ste. 120-113, Davidson 3/9/15 Lake Norman Cake Studio LLC, Richard Asken, 12707 Windsor Crest Ct., Davidson 3/9/15 Lock Transport LLC, Anique Wilson, 10637 Claude Freeman Dr., Charlotte 28262 3/9/15 Mimacom USA Inc., Matthew J. Whitaker, 18137 West Catawba Ave., Ste. 5, Cornelius 3/9/15 Reaching Beyond Support, Kesha Leak, 9700 Research Dr., Ste. 139A, Charlotte 28262 3/9/15 Rosh Company Wares LLC, Shahrzad Hooshmand, 19310 Peninsula Shores Dr., Cornelius 3/9/15 Salabova LLC, Stephen Romeo, 8725 Creek Trail Ln., #407, Cornelius 3/9/15 Upside Write LLC, Chrishelle Micolucci, 21201 Baltic Dr., Cornelius 3/10/15 Cannaday & Son Incorporated, Michael L. Cannaday Jr., 9865 Legolas Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/10/15 Carlos Calles Concrete Corporation, Carlos Austin Calles Duenas, 5921 Martha Ellen Ln., Charlotte 28213 3/10/15 Computer Support Group LLC, Peter J. Stauner Jr., 10418 Conistan Pl., Cornelius 3/10/15 Davids Tile LLC, David Saligan, 513 Mary Charlotte Dr., Charlotte 28262 3/10/15 E Plus Trading LLC, Alerto C Del

Valle, 3815 Brownes Ferry Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/10/15 Extraordinary Marketing & Business Consulting Inc., Shavon Robinson, 10610 Gallowgate Ln., Charlotte 28213 3/10/15 Great Freight Inc., David Leeper III, 6107 Chavel Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/10/15 Inglesia Del Dios Vivo-Pentecostal Inc., Francisco Marquez, 11052 Wiltshire Ln., Charlotte 28262 3/10/15 JA & JS Cleaning Services LLC, Jahmar Adams, 9026 Arbor Creek Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/10/15 KCK Ventures LLC, Dennis R. Kazmierczak, 17538 Sail View Dr., Cornelius 3/10/15 Modtions11 LLC, Mark Hoogendorn, 9211 North Tryon St., Ste. 6, Charlotte 28262 3/10/15 Yoki Transport & Logistics LLC, Erica Osborne, 9757 Waltham Ct., Charlotte 28269 3/11/15 A Peace of Country Bed & Breakfast LLC, Jonathan M. Beigle, 1215 Mineral Springs Rd., Charlotte 28262 3/11/15 Covenant Management Services LLC, Andre D. Walker, 8320 Russell Rd., Charlotte 28262 3/11/15 Farmville Solar LLC, Adam Will Foodman, 17115 Kenton Dr., Ste. 206A, Cornelius 3/11/15 Michael Allen Realty LLC, Michael Allen Fluck, 13130 Heath Grove Dr., Huntersville 3/11/15 Mojo Leather LLC, Nathaniel Gandy, 9223 Ducati Ln., Cornelius 3/11/15 PHDSAT LLC, Francisco Ortiz, 7100 Toxaway Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/11/15 Steelo LLC, Kenneth Accetta, 8739 Westmoreland Lake Dr., Cornelius 3/11/15 Straight from the Heart Media LLC, Desi L. Campbell, 1600 Arlyn Cir., Unit H, Charlotte 28213 3/12/15 823 Entertainment LLC, Ilai OnajeJahath, 3710 W. W T Harris Blvd., Ste. A, Charlotte 28269 3/12/15 Abundant Love Home Care Services LLC, Rosalind Bland, 1981 J N Pease Pl., Ste. 204, Charlotte 28262 3/12/15 ARK Group of Puerto Rico LLC, Noah Lazes, 19401 Old Jetton Rd., Ste. 101, Cornelius 3/12/15 Aryn Keogh Inc., Aryn Keogh, 9009 J M Keynes Dr., Charlotte 28262 3/12/15 Atlas Energy Services LLC, Tamara Borter, 11732 Kennon Ridge Ln., Huntersville 3/12/15 Cam K Investment Group LLC, Bobby Mack, 5736 N. Tryon St., 101, Charlotte 28213 3/12/15 Destination Watersports of the Carolinas LLC, Travis Gordon, 8625 Acacia Ridge Ct., Charlotte 28269 3/12/15 Fargo Transport LLC, Onur Alpay, 14535 Cordial Ln., #311, Huntersville 3/12/15 Jazzy Cheesecakes LLC, Gerri Brown, 1841 Cagney St., Charlotte 28262 3/12/15 J-Evolution LLC, Julio E. Victoria, 5909 Cougar Ln., Charlotte 28269 3/12/15 LDC Lawn & Property Care LLC, Leigh Edwards, 9423 Oren Thompson Rd., Charlotte 28213 See NEW CORPORATIONS, Page 23

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3/12/15 PACS P.C., Holly Marie Layman, 8712 Lindholm Dr., Ste. 302, Huntersville 3/12/15 R.C. Smith Christian Academy LLC, Renata Clyburn, 6925 Sweetfield Dr., Huntersville 3/12/15 Spoked LLC, Caroline Westray, 20605 Cornelius St., Cornelius 3/12/15 Superb Lawn Services LLC, Mickell Antwon Fraizer, 1105 Morning Glory Dr., Charlotte 28262 3/12/15 Tolson Solar LLC, Adam Will Foodman, 17115 Kenton Dr., Ste. 206A, Cornelius 3/12/15 Wellness With Attitude LLC, Sandra Warren, 9538 Skybluff Cir., Huntersville 3/12/15 Yappy Hour Barkery LLC, Heather Elise McLean, 15405 Troubadour Ln., Huntersville 3/13/15 18110 Catawba LLC, John C. Blythe Jr., 16001 Beatties Ford Rd., Huntersville 3/13/15 Biloba Architecture PLLC, Ian William Patrick, 1901 Conifer Cir., Charlotte 28213 3/13/15 DZ Installs LLC, Diana Driscoll, 10324 Dominion Village Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/13/15 EADAH Properties LLC, Ellis L. Williams, 8529 Knollwood Cir., Charlotte 28213 3/13/15 EMS Abstracting Inc., Elizabeth M. Shento, 16404 Grassy Creek Dr., Huntersville 3/13/15 Keon’s Cleaning LLC, Keon Chambers, 14240 Rhiannon Ln., Huntersville 3/13/15 NC Sports Media LLC, Keith A. Calcagno, 18510 Town Harbour Rd., Cornelius 3/13/15 NPI Piedmont LLC, Gary Hudkins, 20212 Colony Point Ln., Cornelius 3/13/15 Park Drive Owners Association Inc., Craig Westmoreland, 10735 David Taylor Dr., Ste. 310, Charlotte 28262 3/13/15 Performance Labor Management LLC, Scott D. Campbell, 8306 Lynnewood Glen Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/16/15 Bob’s Fishing Guide Service LLC, Brennan M. Martin Jr., 13801 Reese Blvd. W, Ste. 110, Huntersville 3/16/15 Child Care Staffing Agency Inc., La Gina McClinton, 5736 N. Tryon St., Ste. 223A, Charlotte 28213 3/16/15 Cody Phillips Agency LLC, Anthony Cody Phillips, 20823 North Main St., Ste. C, Cornelius 3/16/15 Friday Afternoon LLC, Diana Marie Brush, 235 Hobbs St., Davidson 3/16/15 IGO LLC, Jeremy Igo, 16519 Amber Field Dr., Huntersville 3/16/15 Vision Building Group of the Southeast LLC, Adam G. Breeding, 9606 Bailey Rd., Ste. 260, Cornelius 3/16/15 Boswell Photography LLC, Julie Boswell, 9911 Rose Commons Dr., Ste. E-220, Huntersville 3/16/15 Mike Marks Michael Reimels & Joseph Reimels LLC, Michael O. Reimels, 12102 Willingdon Rd., Huntersville 3/16/15 RJM Resources LLC, Richard James Moon, 14820 Stonegreen Ln., Huntersville 3/16/15 R & R Tours Inc., Randolph McBride,

301 McCullough Dr. 4 FL., Charlotte 28262 3/16/15 Sweet Home Realty LLC, Julie Williams, 15317 Rush Lake Ln., Huntersville 3/17/15 Aqua Pure Solutions LLC, Meek Law Firm, 10130 Mallard Creek Rd., Ste. 300, Charlotte 28262 3/17/15 Charter Bus USA Inc., Bejay Barber, 301 McCullough Dr., Ste. 400, Charlotte 28262 3/17/15 Expansion Transport Inc., Domingo Cruz Figueroa, 3309 Sorrento Ct., Charlotte 28269 3/17/15 JRF Inc., Jose Fredy Ruiz, 6221 Rumple Rd., Charlotte 28262 3/17/15 Kuzynski’s Business Solutions Inc., Ronald Kuzynski, 16732 Macanthra Dr., Charlotte 28213 3/17/15 Marigold Land Investments LLC, Derek Jones, 416 Finn Ln., Apt. 1933, Charlotte 28262 3/17/15 P J Construction Inc., Omar Garcia, 1419 Clooney Ln., Charlotte 28262 3/17/15 RWE Internet Concepts LLC, Regina Williams-Evans, 9016 Cliff Cameron Dr., Apt. 202, Charlotte 28269 3/17/15 SEO Compass LLC, Shawn A. Copeland, 215 S. Main St., Ste. 301, Davidson 3/18/15 Blue Planet Residential Products Group LLC, Scott Butterfield, 21000 Torrence Chapel Rd., Ste. 202-1, Cornelius 3/18/15 Coldheart Entertainment LLC, Cameron Devon Henegan Jr., 601 Austin Dr., Charlotte 28213 3/18/15 Davidson Distributors LLC, Adrian Murrell, 610 Jetton St., Ste. 102, Davidson 3/18/15 Ephesus Saints Inc., Wadsworth T. Fyler Jr., 610 Jetton St., Ste. 120-144, Davidson 3/18/15 The Fit Chef Inc., Christine M. Matey, 16203 Lock Raven Rd., Huntersville 3/18/15 IMF Investment Group LLC, Mario Patrick Torrence, 9308 Foggy Meadow Rd., Charlotte 28269 3/18/15 Invisible Interface LLC, Joshua Mauldin, 12032 Brownestone View Dr., Charlotte 28269 3/18/15 The Kimchi Pot LLC, Jennifer Josette Hetrick, 544 Delburg St., Davidson 3/18/15 Pennoak Homes LLC, Daniel McCahan, 5610 Hartfield Downs Dr., Charlotte 28269

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Mooresville 2/23/15 Apollonian Publications LLC, Fadi E. Rahal, 125 Trade Ct., Ste. F #175 28117 2/23/15 Huntersville Music Academy, DawnMarie Colozzi, 113 Louden Dr. 28115 2/23/15 Interior Dream LLC, Damian Naporko, 110 Clear Springs Rd. 28115 2/25/15 Cestari Holding Co., Robert M. Chester, 117 Quincy Ct. 28117 2/25/15 Mechanical Advantage Marine LLC, James B. Anderson, 103 Lavender Bloom Loop 28115 2/25/15 Quickpacket Los Angeles LLC, Jef-

frey J. Kehe, 169 Pecan Hills Dr. 28115 2/25/15 Vellus Salon LLP, Cindy Burns, 111 Jack Pine Ct. 28117 2/27/15 Accentual Painting & Cleaning LLC, Marvin G. Work Jr., 174 Gabriel Dr. 28115 2/27/15 Agile Yogi LLC, Ramesh Kotamurthy, 109 Robin Aubrey Ln., Apt. 206 28117 2/27/15 Cherry Grove Gators Swim Team Inc., Shannon Brewer, 122 Winterbell Dr. 28115 2/27/15 Orthoyoda LLC, David E. Paquette, 105 Masthead Ct. 28117 3/2/15 ARC Energy Systems LLC, Ryan Roberts, 111 Sunrise Cir. 28117 3/2/15 Athena Exhibition Services LLC, Mark Coggins, 138 Red Tip Ln. 28117 3/2/15 Greenbriar Publishing LLC, Gregory Donald Berst, 134 Juniper Rd. 28115 3/2/15 RJCS LLC, Richard J. Lutzel, 542 Williamson Rd., Ste. A 28117 3/2/15 Salon 521 LLC, Elizabeth Ann Grindle, 142 Silverspring Pl., Apt. B 28117 3/3/15 Chilton Homes LLC, Richard J. Lutzel, 542 Williamson Rd., Ste. A 28117 3/3/15 GRP Companies Inc., Charles Barone, 570 Williamson Rd., Ste.A 28117 3/3/15 Lakewood Allied Partners LLC, Frederick William Lengemann, 813 Williamson Rd. 28117 3/3/15 Monarch Landscape Design LLC, Jesse M. Wilson, 265 Corriher Grange Rd. 28115 3/3/15 Red Carpet Marketing LLC, Megan M. Lynch, 137 Stonemason Ct. 28115 3/4/15 Gaither Real Estate Group LLC, Shari Gaither, 221 Wild Harbor Rd. 28117 3/4/15 K-9 Athletic Center LLC, Jennifer C. Greenly, 325 Glenwood Dr. 28115 3/4/15 Sandy Shores Profit Sharers LLC, Janet Moneese Faulk, 176 Ballycastle Rd. 28117 3/4/15 Sisters Cove Homeowners Association Inc., Todd Jason Farlow, 114 Morlake Dr., Ste. 203 28117 3/4/15 Techvision Global Resources LLC, Patel Ekta, 151 Waterlynn Ridge Rd., Unit 201 28117 3/4/15 Tina Sellers Consulting LLC, Tina Sellers, 129 Kelly Cove Ct. 28117 3/5/15 Crosby Farm LLC, Brian Manley, 816 Wiggins Rd. 28115 3/5/15 ETM Holdings, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, 349 Cayuga Dr. 28117 3/5/15 Main Street Interests LLC, Adah Fitzgerald, 411 W. Center Ave. 28115 3/6/15 Background Information Group LLC, Lori Benfield, 141 Yellow Jacket Cir. 28117 3/6/15 Charlotte Barks & Blooms LLC, Jamie Greci, 157 Branchview Dr. 28115 3/6/15 NCWD Direct LLC, Walter Sandoval, 123 E. Morehouse Ave. 28117 3/6/15 Richart Realty LLC, Stephanie Richart, 140 Secretariat Dr. 28117 3/9/15 LKN Capital Partners LLC, Tommy Leeander McClellan, 142 Cardigan Way, Ste. D 28117 3/9/15 Nervana Inc., Victoria C. Zwiener, 249 Marietta Rd. 28117 3/9/15 PVG Air LLC, Richard A. Omohundro,

1005 Muirfield Dr. 28115 3/9/15 SNW Promotions Inc., Scott P. Whitehead, 110 Brockway Dr. 28117 3/9/15 Stylist Christine Johnson LLC, Christine Johnson, 122 Brookfield Cir. 28115 3/10/15 668 Ideal Way LLC, Craig Bakstad, 103 Masthead Ct. 28117 3/10/15 After Hours Commercial Cleaning Services LLC, Steven Yanku, 129 Erie Rd., Unit E 28117 3/10/15 JR Group 2 Inc., James L. Johnson, 164 Teakwood Ln. 28117 3/10/15 Race City Cycling, R. Steven McGlothlin, 1073 Briarcliff Rd. 28115 3/11/15 Foresight Consulting Services LLC, Kent Greene, 144 Milroy Ln. 28115 3/11/15 Killian’s Engine Core Supply Inc., Leslie Kilian, 104 Golden Bell Ct. 28117 3/11/15 Smokey J’s BBQ & Ribs Inc., James Lowe, 115 Hedgewood Dr. 28115 3/12/15 Elite Property Solutions LLC, Richard Scott Hardwick, 1175 Country Stroll Ln. 28115 3/12/15 Jaccal Inc., Alessandra I. Cerza, 111 Catalina Place Dr. 28117 3/12/15 Level Up Sports Performance LLC, Amanda Rae Alison, 305 Heritage Pl. 28115 3/12/15 Pinkerton Properties LLC, Dan Pinkerton, 151 Savannah Crossing Dr. 28115 3/12/15 Three Cypress Properties LLC, Richard J. Lutzel, 542 Williamson Rd., Ste. A 28117 3/12/15 Whimsical Dog LLC, Donna C. Mallory, 307 Tuskarora Trl. 28117 3/13/15 Clarence Partners 4 LLC, Chris Bitterlin, 155 Cape Cod Way 28117 3/13/15 JD Lake Norman LLC, Sunil Jacob Nadakav, 181 Attleboro Pl. 28117 3/13/15 L.A. Insurance Agency NC1 LLC, Simon M. Weber, 114 Morlake Dr., Ste. 203 28117 3/13/15 L.A. Insurance Agency NC2 LLC, Simon M. Weber, 114 Morlake Dr., Ste. 203 28117 3/13/15 L.A. Insurance Agency NC3 LLC, Simon M. Weber, 114 Morlake Dr., Ste. 203 28117 3/13/15 Pelican’s Snoballs of Mooresville LLC, Jovan Henderson, 430 N. Main St. 28115 3/16/15 33 Brewing Company, Raymond E. Nash Jr., 595 Rebecca Jane Dr. 28115 3/16/15 Baby Boy Enterprise LLC, Dwayne Everett Patterson, 304 Williams St. 28115 3/16/15 JT Holdings LLC, John Tavares, 135 Wellfleet Ln. 28117 3/16/15 My Buggy Makeover LLC, Jessica Lynne Keyes, 517 Alcove Rd., Ste. 202 28117 3/16/15 Salon Couture NC Inc., Amber Cope, 126 Town Center Dr. 28117 3/16/15 Udupi Café LLC, Manjunatha Mogaveera, 119 Morrison Plantation Park 28117 3/17/15 Your Modern Family LLC, Rebecca Lynn Mansfield, 281 Forest Walk Way 28115 3/18/15 Apple Bite Toys Inc., Arthur H. Piervincenti P.A., 631 200B Brawley School Rd., #225 28117

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Hot Properties Q

“I am a Realtor in the LKN region and we have been hearing a lot about CFPB (Consumer Finance Protection Bureau).

What exactly is this and how is it going to affect residential real estate transactions?”

Market over $2 million is as hot as it was back in 2006-07

A

CFPB is a US government agency created out of the financial reforms of the DoddFrank legislation enacted in 2010. This agency is responsible for consumer protection in mortgage lending, securities, and other financial transactions.

The CFPB rules will apply to a typical residential transaction that involves a mortgage lender and will be in effect August 1st 2015.

Many changes will take place that will significantly affect how we do real estate closings. Some examples are a new “Closing Disclosure Form” (formerly the HUD-1) with a new format, a mandatory review period (3 days) for the new closing form, as well as other changes like encrypted emails and privacy security.

Closing attorney Cheri Thebeau of Thebeau and Associates has been gearing up for these changes since late 2014.

According to Thebeau, “The changes being made by the CFPB will affect the entire closing process. Real Estate agents should consider these changes when scheduling closing dates and allow more time to comply with the new notice requirements. The closing disclosure is going to look entirely different from the current settlement statement and is going to require comprehensive understanding by the agent in order to answer the client’s questions and concerns.”

Contact Patrick M. Jackson President, Master Title Agency 8640 University Executive Park Dr., Charlotte

704-348-2866 www.mastertitleagency.com

431 Bay Harbour Rd, Mooresville for $1.175 milion

Not that everybody can participate, but it looks like the market for homes priced over $2 million is about as hot as it was before the Great Recession.

Last year there were 21 deals valued at $2 million-plus in Lake Norman, compared to only nine such big deals in 2012, according to Reed Jackson, managing partner at Ivester Jackson Distinctive Properties in Cornelius.

“There was basically a doubling of the sell-through at this price point in the last two years,” he said. In The Point in Mooresville, there were seven ultra-luxury transactions last year, compared to two the year before.

On an annualized basis, the sellthrough rate is about double what it was before the real estate market started to revive. Jackson said inventory stands at around a year, not bad in this price range, where buyers are few, far between and picky.

“We’re actually back to the way conditions where in 2006 and 2007 at the peak,” Jackson said. Of course those were the glory days of real estate, when the words over-supply, inflated, real estate bubble and over-built were not part of the everyday lexicon.

“During the bottom of the recession so many people didn’t put their

houses on the market,” Jackson said, explaining the uptick in listings at a lot of price points. Demand, especially in the $500,000 to $1 million price point, is strong.

There are about 45 homes on the market now over $2 million, Jackson said, explaining that most buyers in the ultra-luxury price range are not local.

“Most are from out of state,” he said.

Among buyers at $3 million to $4 million, 75 percent are out of state or out of the country,” Jackson said. In the $1 million to $2 million range, only 50 percent of the buyers are from out of state.

A major Chinese developer, complete with an entourage that includes interpreters, is shopping for a home on Lake Norman in the $3 million range, Jackson said.

A deal on Woods Hole Court in The Point in the $3 million range has a Florida party on the buyer’s side. On Westward Reach in The Peninsula, in the $2.5 million range, the buyer is from New Jersey.

“At least 50 percent of these deals are all cash,” Jackson said, noting that the buyer demographic at this level is highly entrepreneurial, an owner class

that can live virtually anywhere. In many cases, these buyers are looking at second and third homes.

On the agent side of the equation, there are 19 different agents with buyers looking in the $2 million-plus range.

Newer is easier to sell than older.

Of the $2 million homes sold last year in Cornelius, nine were built in 2005 or later. The average days on market, Jackson said, was about 250 days. “If you had a house built in 2005 or newer it would sell in six months or less.”

The market between $500,000 and $1 million is booming. Robbins Park, being developed by Classica Homes in Cornelius, is particularly hot. “That development is steaming,” Jackson said. New homes in the $500,000 to $750,000 range are selling in 30 days.

Older homes in all the luxury price ranges are taking longer to sell. “Newer sells much faster than the average, but updated will sell similar to new construction.”

Charlotte vs. national trends

The S&P Dow Jones Indices CaseShiller Home Price Indices show that home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months. But monthly data reveal slowing increases.

The National index declined slightly in January. But among only nine cities that reported increases, Charlotte, Miami and San Diego led the pack with a nearly 1 percent increase. Of course, submarkets like Lake Norman fare better.

San Francisco reported the largest decrease of all 20 cities, with a monthover-month decrease of -0.9 percent.

Seattle and Washington D.C. reported decreases of -0.5 percent.

Unusually cold and wet weather may have weakened activity in some cities.

“The combination of low interest rates and strong consumer confidence based on solid job growth, cheap oil and low inflation continue to support further increases in home prices,” said David M. Blitzer, of Dow Jones.

Despite price gains last year on a national level, the housing market could face some difficulty, Blitzer said.

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Hot Properties

352 Tuscarora Trail, Mooresville for $625,000

“Home prices are rising roughly twice as fast as wages, putting pressure on potential homebuyers and heightening the risk that any uptick in interest rates could be a major setback. Moreover, the new home sector is weak; residential construction is still below its pre-crisis peak. Any time before 2008 that housing starts were as low as the current rate of one million, the economy was in a recession,” he said.

Doris Nash and Jessica Simpson of Ivester Jackson Properties. The 5,545 square foot house has an all new kitchen with a glass island, a stone fireplace, a library and pocket doors leading to a separate office on the main floor. The house has a tax value of $1.02 million.

On the market two months, J.C. Brady of Allen Tate represented the buyers.

In Mooresville

A short sale at 352 Tuscarora Trail off Brawley School Road has sold for $625,000 after being listed at $643,000 by Tammi Juengst and Bruce Juengst at Keller Williams in Mooresville. The 5,000 square foot house, which was built in 2006, has waterviews, a pool and stone tile floors on the main floor. Cr ystal Fr y of Lake Norman Realty represented the buyers. The tax value on this property was $650,000.

A recently renovated lakefront house at 431 Bay Harbour Road in the The Harbor has sold for $1.175 million after being listed at $1.275 million by

Percentage change Jan. 2015 vs. Jan. 2014 home prices Source: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

Atlanta 4.9 Boston 4.7 Charlotte 4.3 Chicago 2.5 Cleveland 1.6 Dallas 8.1

Denver 8.4 Detroit 2.9 Las Vegas 5.9 Los Angeles 5.7

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Hot Properties

Hot Properties is all about the deal.

If you’re an agent with a high-end, closed deal, usually $750,000 and above, let us know. Email the editor, Dave Yochum, at nebiztoday@gmail. com or call 704-895-1335.

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Business Today

26 April 2015

Opinion

With this issue, and luck, we’re 13 years old This edition of Business Today marks our 13th anniversary covering small business in Lake Norman and Cabarrus County.

We coined the term Editor’s “Golden Crescent” to describe our mar- Notebook ket footprint—the Dave Yochum motorsports region from Mooresville, Cornelius and Huntersville to Kannapolis and Concord.

Here are 13 things I’ve learned since April of 2002: • Lake Norman and Cabarrus are different. In broad terms Lake Norman is more entrepreneurial and seat of the pants than Cabarrus.

• I can’t recall a no-pay in Cabarrus in 13 years.

• Newspapers are not dead. Delivery channels, of course, are changing, but there’s always going to be a place for print. I think.

• Our formula, print complements the internet, and vice versa, seems to be working.

• That said, I wouldn’t want to start a career in newsprint sales right now.

• Doing what you enjoy is good for you and the people around you.

• Visit shut-ins and people in the hospital.

• Go out of your way to do business with customers.

• Do good for your community but don’t reinvent the wheel. There are

plenty of good charities that already exist.

• Don’t manufacture charitable events for the sole purpose of putting out a press release.

• Listen as hard as you can. If you dominate a conversation, you’re not learning.

• Turn off your cell phone if you’re having a personal lunch, or you’re with family and friends.

• Even if you are a genius, realize that you can’t do it alone. Teamwork is everything.

A big thank you to employees past and present, customers new and old, and our loyal readers.

Public relations run amok

This public relations pitch got off on the wrong foot right away.

Hi Rob, I wanted to share some information with you about why new payments processes should remain a top initiative for all organizations, especially small businesses.

(From fama PR in Boston) Most journalists scorn PR people for prostituting themselves. This one does so literally. It’s really shameful.

Hello Dave, Ask a woman what her favorite position is, she’s likely to say CEO. While a man in uniform used to make women weak in the knees, now the only uniform necessary is a well-tailored suit.

Date-auction website WhatsYourPrice.

com pulled data from approximately 145,000 men to find out which career makes women swoon. Professions of men that scored the most dates, make up “America’s Sexiest Jobs.”

“Doctors and lawyers are successful, no doubt,” said Brandon Wade, CEO and founder of WhatsYourPrice.com.

“But women find it sexier when a man takes great risks to successfully build his own business from the ground up.”

WhatsYourPrice.com is a patent-pending “Dating-for-Dollars” website. The dating site allows “Generous” members to bid and pay for first dates with other users, revealing not just how much they are willing to spend on a first date, but on a chance at love. Money is exchanged during the date, and second dates may be arranged either online or off.

Rank - Profession - Acceptance Rate 1. CEO / Entrepreneur - 98% 2. Financial Advisor - 96% 3. Software Developer - 93% 4. Lawyer - 90% 5. Business Consultant - 88% 6. Physician - 87% 7. Real Estate Developer - 85% 8. Marketing/Advertising - 83% 9. Architect - 78% 10. Engineer - 72% (From someone named Hannahmae Dela Cruz) I noticed journalists are not on the list of “America’s Sexiest Jobs.”

Considering the decline of the daily newspaper industry, it’s well known most don’t do it daily any more.

Book Review: Refire! Don’t Retire Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, and geriatric psychologist Morton Shaevitz combine their impressive talents and admirable ideas to explain how older people can use the principles of “refiring” to infuse their senior years with zest. This accessible parable offers sensible,

helpful ideas for readers, old and young, who want to get more out of life. The story may seem somewhat saccharine in places, but perhaps that’s unavoidable fallout from its stated mission: to share ideas that can bring positive change into people’s lives, organizations and society. getAbstract recommends the authors’ practical, spiritual and easily ap-

plicable approach to anyone seeking a richer, more engaged existence.

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