With more and more frequency I am being asked by potential Lake Norman home buyers about the future expectations and direction of our local economy. Are Lake Norman, Charlotte and even the State of North Carolina seen as a good place to invest in the long term? Where are our local and regional economies headed? The good news is that this is [...]
When I first started writing this blog in 2007 the Charlotte Observer used to have a regular column in the Lake Norman section called “Red Dirt Alert” which provided updates on the myriad and different types of developments in planning and under construction in the greater Lake Norman area. Today, not only is the “Red [...]
FOR THE LATEST UPDATE GO TO: Brawley School Road Update May 2011 Those of us who live down Lake Norman’s infamous Brawley School peninsula know only too well that construction is well under way on the two-year widening project. The large, orange sign “warning, expect delays” blinks at us daily although by now [...]
It has been a while since I have written any news related to our greater Lake Norman developments because, quite frankly, most of the exciting projects I have written about have been stalled for the past year due to the national economic downturn. However, some large and small developments are moving forward. Here is an update [...]
Lake Norman Area Wins Top Honors for Economic Development and Donald Trump wants to Make Lake Norman “Magical”!!
For the 6th time in 8 years, Mooresville-Statesville was named top Microplitan area by Site Magazine thanks to nearly doubling the number of economic development projects in 2011! And, Governor Perdue recently announced that our state of North Carolina has risen to 4th place for states based upon the number of new and expanded corporate facilities [...]