Tyler Hampton has opened Davidson Cycle Center on Main Street, supplying motorcycle, personal watercraft and ATV parts and accessories. Meanwhile, Market Properties of Davidson has merged with Lake Norman Realty, adding a Davidson location to its existing offices covering the Lake Norman region. Meanwhile, And if you head downtown Friday afternoon, you can grab a free hot dog at a celebration behind the Fifth Third Bank. Read on for the details.
Brett Weatherman of Queen City Paint and Wall Covering repairs wooden benches behind the Fifth Third Bank on Main Street Thursday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Fifth Third Bank is hosting a Fifth Third One Bank celebration Friday, April 30, from 10:30 to 3, behind its offices at 124 S. Main St.
Branch manager Blaine Stein said they’ll have hot dogs, sodas, prizes, and “fun in the sun.” It’s free and open to the public.
In preparation for the event, and this weekend’s Town Day and Davidson Farmers Market opening, Fifth Third has been sprucing up the area behind its branch, including repairing and repainting the wooden benches in the Knox Court courtyard. Queen City Paint and Wall Covering of Sherrill’s Ford has been doing the work.
Friday’s gathering will also be a fund-raiser for the Davidson Cornelius Day Care center. If you grab a hot dog, put a bit in the kitty for the day care.
Tyler Hampton in front of his Davidson Cycle Center. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Tyler Hampton recently open his doors at 109 N. Main St. as Davidson Cycle Center. The shop is a labor of love for the 20-year-old, who is a semiprofessional motocross racer and a big fan of bikes.
Mr. Hampton offers parts, accessories and service on ATVs, personal watercraft and motorcycles. He also plans to ship and mail parts as well as sell items in the store. His goal is to provide a level of customer service not available elsewhere.
“That’s my primary focus,” he said recently. “I can get anything you need. I can pretty much order anything you need in a few days.”
He said he was motivated to start the business in part because there are few motorcycle shops between Charlotte and Statesville.
Mr. Hampton will be an authorized dealer for FTI Racing of Thomasville. That means he can accept drop-offs and pickups of racing motors at the shop.
“As it grows, I’ll get a lot more in stock.
Mr. Hampton is the son of Mike Hampton of Mooresville, who is a top professional motorcycle rider.
The Davidson Cycle Center is in a building owned by Mr. Hampton’s grandfather, Don Copeland. It formerly housed Ink to Go, which closed in December. (See Feb. 16, 2010, “Closings: Ink to Go, Amity & Bailey; plans for Copeland sites.” )
MARKET PROPERTIES BECOMES LAKE NORMAN REALTY
Market Properties of Davidson has merged with Lake Norman Realty, adding a new Davidson location to its existing offices covering the Lake Norman region.
The deal means Lake Norman Realty will take over Market Properties 310 S. Main St. offices. Former Market Properties broker/owner Celeste Colcord joins Lake Norman Realty as broker-in-charge at the Davidson location. The company also has office in Cornelius, Mooresville, Denver and Statesville.
“We are so excited to have a new presence in the Davidson community,” Abigail Jennings, president of Lake Norman Realty, said in a press release. “Our new office not only provides added convenience for our clients, but its highly visible location on Main Street is also a magnet for visitors interested in purchasing property in the Davidson area.”
Also joining the Lake Norman Realty family are all of the former Market Properties Sales Associates Julie Robinson, Dawn Lassiter, Stacie Lustig, Cammie McCollum and Doug Bean.
“The friendly merger between the two firms will strengthen both and Market Properties is equally excited to be a part of the Lake Norman Realty family,” Ms. Colcord said in the press release.
Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold a Coffee Connections at the Davidson Lake Norman Realty office on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., with a formal ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m.
Celeste Colcord (left) is the new broker-in-charge for Lake Norman Realty in Davidson. She's with the firm's president, Abigail Jennings, in front of the former Market Properties office at 301 S. Main St.
