Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Millions more invested in Concord including $77M at Lilly Mark Plemmons Mar 6, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 Updated Mar 6, 2026 0 1 of 2 Laurel View Apartments, off George Liles Parkway, recently sold for $41.39 million. It is 174 units. From Northmarq's Carolinas Investment Sales Miss A is a retail makeup store that is coming to Concord Mills Mall. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Builders keep building, and investors keep investing. The Cabarrus County market continues to be strong for industrial and commercial projects.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmr@?4@C5 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I D@=5] }@CE9>2CB’D r2C@=:?2D x?G6DE>6?E $2=6D E62> =65 3J p?5C62 w@H2C5[ y@9? rFCC:?[ pFDE:? y24<D@?[ y677 v=6?? 2?5 y2>6D s@CD6EE DF446DD7F==J 4@>A=6E65 E96 Sc`]bh >:==:@? 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Friday Five New flights, new homes, pancakes and art Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Avelo's new flights to Cleveland and Indianapolis; a few numbers about the Cabarrus Boys & Girls Club…
Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes Raising Cane's coming to Concord Mills; Sheetz is looking to open convenience stores in Cabarrus County; D…
Steve Davis: Like father like son The Rev. Steve Davis tells of the father and son duo at church and how fathers are to set good examples.
Mike Ruffin: Five labels the world uses to describe Christians Mike Ruffin outlines how the world describes some Christians.
Tom Campbell: North Carolina’s economic dean gives an update Tom Campbell looks at economist Michael Walden's report to the Raleigh Investors Club.
Iranian military statement mocks US for 'strategic failure', suggests no negotiations over 15-point plan
