More time for family - Carolina Weekly Newspapers

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Standing rib roast Panettone Italian cookies torrone Panforte Memory Foam at 30-50% Less than National Name Brands Celebrating 26 years of providing enduring design, style and value for every room in the home. American Made Mattresses • Space Certified Cooling Layers promote proper temperature for deeper sleep • Specially Designed Foam that Reduces Motion Transfer • Maintains Blood Flow, Reduces Pain Buon Natale! iFoam Twin Mattress Set $ 599 Queen Mattress Set $ 999 King Mattress Set $ 1299 Adjustable Beds Your Choice: Latex • Memory Foam Innerspring Page 8 • Mooresville Weekly • Dec. 10-16, 2010 Pain Free Sleep That’s Our Goal Tyndall Pedic Mattress is recommended by many leading medical professionals in the Charlotte area. Restonic Imperial Bronze Award Mattress $ 499 Twin Set $ 599 Full Set $ 699 Queen Set 7 Time Best Buy Award Winner Foam Encasement Marvelous Middle 10 Year Non-prorated MOORESVILLE, NC (704) 662-6288 484 RIVER HIGHWAY PINEVILLE, NC (704) 889-4393 208 N. POLK ST. RESTONIC $99.50 Twin (ea. pc.) $124.50 Full (ea. pc.) $149.50 Queen (ea. pc.) 390 Coil No Flip WWW. TYNDALLPEDIC.COM WWW.TYNDALLFURNITURE.COM Seafood salad baccala holiday catering cavAtelli smelts 20910 Torrence Chapel Rd., Cornelius, NC 28031 Hours: Tues-Fri, 10am to 6pm, Sat, 10am to 4pm Closed Sun & Mon FORT MILL, SC (803) 802-7710 9741 HARRISBURG RD. BEHIND SHOWMARS CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 847-6288 9941 REA ROAD • SUITE D News MI-Connection mum on BVU agreement, monthly financials by Justin Vick editor@mooresvilleweekly.com MOORESVILLE – During his Dec. 6 report to town commissioners, MI- Connection General Manager Alan Hall didn’t acknowledge the announcement his company made four days prior that it was seeking more control from its Virginia-based operator. MI-Connection signed a memorandum of understanding with Bristol Virginia Utilities on Dec. 1 that would shift BVU from operator to service vendor. The transition, expected to be completed in the second half of 2011, would reduce MI-Connection’s annual fee owed to BVU by $1.2 million and move departments like finance and human resources in-house. But instead of talking about what this means for the town, Hall spent much of his monthly report telling commissioners about the company’s recent audit and ongoing marketing efforts. Commissioner Miles Atkins said he appreciated hearing those updates, but the message leaders wanted to convey to the public was how the agreement with BVU gives MI-Connection more control of the town’s cable and telecommunications system. “The progress that we can make with this system being locally operated is going to be significant,” Atkins said. The only other acknowledgement during Monday’s meeting came when Commissioner Rhett Dusenbury commended colleagues Chris Carney and Atkins for their work on the agreement. The previous month’s financial numbers, which are typically discussed at Davidson and Mooresville town board meetings, were absent, as well. Hall told commissioners that the company recently hired a new program manager who is helping the reconciliation between old and new billing systems. As a result, Hall wasn’t able to show financial 1/16 numbers (v) to his board of directors at their recent meeting, and Do you have an interesting story idea? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Send story ideas to news@mooresvilleweekly.com and include your name, the idea with a few details, and an e-mail address or phone number. If it’s a story we can use, we’ll contact you. And keep reading – Mooresville Weekly is your community newspaper! Correction A story in the Nov. 26-Dec. 2 edition of Mooresville Weekly incorrectly stated MI-Connection’s net assets (deficit) as its net loss. MI-Connection reported a net loss of $6.17 million and net assets (deficit) of $15 million in 2010. he didn’t want to present those numbers to the public before his board saw them. Hall did review highlights from an audit conducted by accounting firm Dixon Hughes, pointing to a “very little adjustment” from the unaudited numbers he presented to commissioners in July. Those numbers were just $28,000 off from the audit. While MI-Connection reported a $6.17 million net loss, Hall pointed to an increase in earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (known as EBIDA) from $312,000 in 2009 to $1.2 million in 2010. EBIDA also increased by $407,000, or 166.1 percent, when comparing the first quarters of 2010 and 2011. “We’re definitely trending in the right direction, and we need to keep that going forward,” Hall said. On the marketing front, MI-Connection has sent out letters signed by Hall and Mayor Chris Montgomery to customers explaining how the company is an important part of the community. And 15 groups have enrolled in the Connect My (Blank) campaign, which enables new subscribers to earn up to $75 for community organizations of their choice. Hall told commissioners that MI- Connection lost two apartment complexes to competition: Marina Shores in Cornelius and Talbert Woods in Mooresville. That prompted Montgomery to request a breakdown of contracts with apartment complexes among MI-Connection and its competitors. When asked by Commissioner Mac Herring if he had any positive news to share, Hall told them what he told Mooresville Weekly last month – that the company had signed up 52 commercial revenue-generating units in the first quarter of the fiscal year. That’s the equivalent of 162 residential customers. He also shared customer service and technical support data for November: • MI-Connection answered 5,140 customer service calls in an average time of 1 minute and 33 seconds. Response time was 1 second slower than October’s average, but 69 seconds faster than September’s average. • MI-Connection answered 2,534 tech support calls in an average time of 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Response time was 1 second slower than October’s average, but 50 seconds faster than September’s average and 105 seconds faster than August’s average. q Do you have an interesting story idea? www.mooresvilleweekly.com 1 I s c f n t W
www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com EMPLOYEE PRICING! FOR EVERYONE! THROUGH 12/31/10 Starting At 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU $ 19,925 10 TO CHOOSE FROM! 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT Starting at $ 21,988 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LT SUV Power to pass and best in class Driving range most powerful in class Style leader Smart slide seats everyday special! The ONLY GM Service Dept. Open till 8PM WEEKNIGHTS & 4PM ON SATURDAYS No Appointment Necessary New Shipment! Just Arrived! OVER 20 TO CHOOSE FROM! 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE $11,988 TR37563B All New 2011 CHevy Cruze is here! CH6500 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X $23,988 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT $19,988 CH6406A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SRS $23,988 2010 CHEROLET IMPALA LTZ $20,988 20587X Starting At $ 15,988 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LT 4X4 CREW CABS 0% Months UP TO $5,000 REBATE Consumer Guide Recommended Buy for 2010! MSRP $36,480 Discount $3,502 BU6679 oil change • All Weather • 10K mi/yr • $1,983 Due At Signing • O.A.C. 2004 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE! $23,988 $ 283/mo 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE $ 32,988 $ 9 95 2010 Subaru FORESTER PREMIUM 42 month lease $ 169 month* *36 months, with $1899 down plus your tax, tag and fees OAC. 2011 Subaru OUTBACK PREMIUM • All Weather Pkg • Heated Seats stk# SU463 20729X 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ $33,988 TR38439A TR37654B 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI $37,988 TR37564B 20447X 2008 GMC YUKON XL DENALI $42,988 TR38715C 70K • 20691S 2007 LEXUS GS350 $29,988 1 Owner, 49K 20565S 74K SU455A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HSE $30,988 65K TR37377B Sale Price $25,788 2010 Subaru IMPREZA OUTBACK Spt 2.5i AWD MSRP $21,979 stk# SU376 Sale Price $19,988 Rebates include Buick ownership loyalty. Any additional equipment or add-ons extra, plus tax, tag and $599 administrative fees. *0% on select models for 72 months. Discounts include eligible rebates. May qualify for other bonuses and direct mailers. ***5 year/100K Mile Warranty on all 07 and newer models is on Power Train, Roadside Asst. and Courtesy Transportation. Photos not representative of all models. (Trade Asst. for 1999 or Newer Trade In) • *All payments based on tax, tag & fees money down, OAC for 84 mo. purchase. “The King Of Price!” ® Since 1990 704-664-3303 1-800-73-CHEVY I-77 EXIT 36, HWY 150 220 WEST PLAZA DRIVE NEW SATURDAY SERVICE HOURS: 8:00AM - 4:00PM www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com • www.RandyMarion.com www.mooresvilleweekly.com Mooresville Weekly • Dec. 10-16, 2010 • Page 9
Page 1 and 2: CAROLINA WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS Ads insi
Page 3 and 4: z Mooresville leaders concerned ove
Page 5 and 6: How restaurants fared in health ins
Page 7: Buy a car and you’ll get a $500 V
Page 11 and 12: Crime scene (continued from page 10
Page 13 and 14: A Christmas Miracle... is just a gi
Page 15 and 16: No one reaches Lake Norman better t
Page 17 and 18: Mooresville Weekly business notes I
Page 19 and 20: At home in Mooresville All home sal
Page 21 and 22: Faith Organ transplant keeps reside
Page 23 and 24: Full Service Organic Salon REdEEM t
Page 25 and 26: Education Planning board wants to l
Page 27 and 28: Arts & EntErtAinMEnt Holiday cheer
Page 29 and 30: SportS Denny Seitz/MW photo BOYS CR
Page 31 and 32: Lineman Fundamental Academy 3 DAY M
Page 33 and 34: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Vo
Page 35 and 36: Service Directory IN THE MOORESVILL
Page 37 and 38: Classified Marketplace CIRCULATION
Page 39: PLUS Parks is Giving More... 15 T

More time for family - Carolina Weekly Newspapers

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?