Top Story Spotlight DOWNTOWN CONCORD Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape From staff reports Apr 19, 2026 Apr 19, 2026 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 The center features co-working spaces ideal for small businesses and individuals who need work space. Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From staff reports CONCORD — Five years ago, starting a business in Cabarrus County often meant navigating a maze of disconnected resources.kAm%@52J[ >2?J 6?EC6AC6?6FCD DE2CE :? @?6 A=246i E96 r232CCFD r6?E6C 7@C x??@G2E:@? 2?5 t?EC6AC6?6FCD9:A]k^AmkAm%96 5@H?E@H? r@?4@C5 9F3 :D >2C<:?8 :ED 7:7E9 2??:G6CD2CJ E9:D DAC:?8[ 46=63C2E:?8 :ED C@=6 :? 96=A:?8 =2F?49 2?5 8C@H =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D H9:=6 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ E96 4:EJ’D 3C@256C C6G:E2=:K2E:@?]k^AmkAm$:?46 @A6?:?8 :? a_a`[ E96 r232CCFD r6?E6C 92D 364@>6 2 7@42= A@:?E 7@C D>2== 3FD:?6DD 24E:G:EJ — 5C2H:?8 6?EC6AC6?6FCD[ 9@DE:?8 H@C<D9@AD 2?5 4@??64E:?8 DE2CEFAD H:E9 >6?E@CD 2?5 7F?5:?8] qFE =@42= =6256CD D2J :ED 3:886DE :>A24E >2J 36 D:>A=:7J:?8 2 @?46\4@?7FD:?8 DJDE6>]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Concerts return to Concord, a mall business closes and more Kannapolis Police: Teenager shot and killed Monday Kannapolis will host document shredding event Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Cabarrus Health Alliance opens office at Brown Mill Around town: New office for health care, document shredding and 'Toast of the Town' TMSA charter schools celebrate new Concord campuses Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape Historical marker in Rowan County honors nation’s first Black credit union A ‘Sweet’ way to close Old Courthouse Theatre’s Fiftieth Golden Season: Sweet Charity UPDATE: US military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship WSACC advances Muddy Creek plant expansion; Rocky River upgrades continue Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds kAm“(6 925 C62==J 8C62E C6D@FC46D :? r232CCFD r@F?EJ[ 3FE E96J H6C6?’E 4@??64E65[” D2:5 7@C>6C r232CCFD t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E r@CA@C2E:@? tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C !286 r2DEC@52=6] “x7 J@F H6C6 D@>6@?6 H9@ H2?E65 E@ DE2CE 2 3FD:?6DD[ E96C6 H2D 4@?7FD:@? 23@FE H96C6 E@ 8@]”k^AmkAm%96 D@=FE:@? 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