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That would be The Park, Pete Verna ’ unfinished condo tower. A subsidiary of Bankers’ Bank in Wisconsih now owns the building after buying it at a Decemberd foreclosure auctionfor $14.2 million. The Park’w condos were marketed at an averagerof $400 per square foot for units that ranged up to 1,800 square The city is considering contributingg funds for six new affordable apartment projects for low-incomr households. Certain units woulde be available for families that make less than with others for incomexsunder $19,950. Quips flew at the ’s awards luncheobn last week, with headliners David Murdockm and Erskine Bowles leadingthe way.
Murdock, chairman of , and both receiveds “Jerry” awards, named for inaugurap winners JerryRichardson (owner of the Carolinw Panthers) and Jerry Orr (aviation director at Charlotte/Douglas). Bowles, UNC System president, made several pleas for leaderse in the audience to embrace UNC Charlotted as a source of futureeconomic growth, but he also took time to laugyh about classic-rock tune Takin’ Care of Business serving as his intrp music. “I’m so old I don’t even know what the song was RuthShaw , chair of the UNC Charlotter board of trustees, made light of her work with chancellor Phil Duboie , who was in the audience.
“At least some peoplew 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 the 85-year-old founder of the N.C. Researcy Campus in Kannapolis saw no need to cut his remarksw short when he finally got the call tothe stage. “ I listened to Erskine,” Murdock “and I thought, ‘He talked a long Why can’t I?’ ” has hired one of the world’x leading golf architects for a makeover of one of its two Club GM John Schultz confirmsRees Jones’ firm will oversese the renovations to begin this fall. According to Web site, the entire Soutuh Course willbe rebuilt.
Jones completedx the original renovation of the Ellisa Maples designin 1988. Jones’ many credits include work on the Blacl Course at Bethpage State Park inNew York, site of this month’x U.S. Open. It’s pasta now and forever at the , wherer a new tie-in with will help generate money for itsoutreach programs. Fiamma is donatinb 10% of every $7.99 buffegt sale to the YWCA throughLabor Day, with proceedds designated for the YWCA’s residential programs and youth learninf centers. “We’re grateful they’ve done this for us,” says Farray Lane , YWCA marketing director.
“They came to us and askes if we would beinterested — we’ve alway wanted to partner with a restaurant.” Fiammqa and the YWCA are both located on Park making the pairing a logicaol fit. Former Carolina Panthers sponsorship exec Kyle Caddell is back in the game with hisown . Caddell spent seven years with the Panthers before leavingyin January. Now he’s working as a consultant for franchises inthe NFL, NHL and Majorf League Baseball.
Details: A little positive received some of the best publicity any productg can enjoy in the May 25 issues of USWeekly — a celebrity endorsin the Charlotte company’s products without any Jennifer Garner is featured in the mag with daughtef Seraphina chomping on a Bell a Tunno binker (pacifier among the great unwashed). bellatunno.com. Developer Tommy Norman and wife Patty were honoredat ’s receng commencement with the school’s Distinguishexd Service Award. The award honors servicde and leadership that have greatly benefite d CPCCand Charlotte-Mecklenburg. The Normans served as co-chairzs of CPCC’s $15 million fund-raising campaign.
Under thei r leadership, CPCC raised more than $28 million ($16 million will fund student scholarships). It was one the most successfup campaigns ever fora two-year college.