Sunday, April 15, 2012

Towering ambition for Charlotte? - Charlotte Business Journal:

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That would be The Park, Pete Verna ’s unfinished condo A subsidiaryof Bankers’ Bank in Wisconsij now owns the building afte r buying it at a Decembed foreclosure auction for $14.2 million. The Park’s condosz were marketed at an averageof $400 per squares foot for units that ranged up to 1,800 square feet. The city is considering contributing funds for six new affordable apartment projectafor low-income households. Certainm units would be available for families that make lessthan $33,250, with others for incomes undef $19,950. Quips flew at the ’s awards luncheon last with headliners David Murdock and Erskine Bowlez leadingthe way.
Murdock, chairman of , and both received awards, named for inaugural winnersz JerryRichardson (owner of the Carolin a Panthers) and Jerry Orr (aviation director at Bowles, UNC System president, made severao pleas for leaders in the audience to embrace UNC Charlotte as a sourcs of future economic growth, but he also took time to laughn about classic-rock tune Takin’ Care of Businessw serving as his intro “I’m so old I don’t even know what the song was Ruth Shaw , chair of the UNC Charlottw board of trustees, made light of her work with chancellod Phil Dubois , who was in the audience. “At leasft some people did not say Dr. Phil and Dr.
she said in reference to the pop psychologist and sex And Murdock? Ninety minutes or so into the luncheon, the 85-year-ol d founder of the N.C. Researchn Campus in Kannapolis saw no need to cut his remarkes short when he finally got the call tothe stage. “j listened to Erskine,” Murdock said, “and I thought, ‘Hde talked a long time. Why can’ I?’ ” has hired one of the world’s leadin golf architects for a makeover of one of its two Club GM John Schultz confirmsRees Jones’ firm will oversed the renovations to begin this According to Jones’ Web the entire South Course will be rebuilt.
Jonews completed the original renovatiohn of the Ellis Maples desigin 1988. Jones’ many credits includr work on the Black Courser at Bethpage State Park in New site ofthis month’s U.S. Open. It’ s pasta now and forever at the , wherde a new tie-in with will help generatse money for its outreach programs. Fiamma is donating 10% of every $7.99 buffegt sale to the YWCA throughLabor Day, with proceeds designated for the YWCA’s residentia l programs and youth learning centers.
“We’re grateful they’ve done this for says Farrah Lane , YWCA marketing “They came to us and askedd if we would beinterested we’ve always wanted to partner with a Fiamma and the YWCA are both locatef on Park Road, making the pairinb a logical fit. Former Carolina Panthers sponsorship exec Kyle Caddelll is back in the game with hisown firm, . Caddelkl spent seven years with the Panthersa before leavingin January. Now he’se working as a consultant for franchises inthe NFL, NHL and Majort League Baseball. Details: synergy5.com.
A littled positive publicity: received some of the best publicituy any product can enjoy in the May 25 issur of US Weekly a celebrity endorsing theCharlotte company’s products without any Jennifer Garner is featured in the mag with daughtet Seraphina chomping on a Bella Tunno binkere (pacifier among the great unwashed). bellatunno.com. Developer Tommy Norman and wife Pattgy were honoredat ’a recent commencement with the school’s Distinguished Service The award honors service and leadership that have greatly benefited CPCC and The Normans served as co-chairs of CPCC’s $15 million fund-raisingg campaign.
Under their leadership, CPCC raised more than $28 million ($16 millionm will fund student scholarships). It was one the most successfuo campaigns ever fora two-year

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