iredell county – NC Business Desk

Government & Business

Statesville enacts 180-day moratorium on new data center applications

STATESVILLE - City Council enacted a 180-day pause on accepting, processing or approving new data center applications while officials review local development rules.

September 16, 2026

Companies & People

Kewaunee backlog rises to $169 million as quarterly sales decline 6.7%

STATESVILLE - Kewaunee Scientific's order backlog rose to $169 million during its fiscal first quarter as sales declined 6.7% from a year earlier.

September 13, 2026

Companies & People

Lowe’s reshuffles five executive roles around Pro, stores and AI

MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Lowe’s shifted five executive roles, swapping leaders over stores and Pro while giving artificial intelligence explicit billing in its top technology post.

September 6, 2026

Economy & Workforce

Lowe’s Foundation launches coalition targeting 1 million skilled-trades workers

MOORESVILLE - Lowe's Foundation launched a national coalition with more than 75 organizations aimed at helping train and develop 1 million people for skilled-trades careers by 2035.

September 1, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Compass data-center plan calls for five 270,000-square-foot buildings in Iredell

STATESVILLE - North Carolina environmental regulators will hold a Sept. 28 public hearing on a water-quality certification sought for a Compass Datacenters project planned for a 331-acre site…