Business roundup: Advanced Machining of Salisbury sold to Atlanta company

Prince

Bost

Advanced Machining of Salisbury has been sold to ZP Enterprises of Atlanta.

Established in 1985, Advanced Machining provides high-precision machining and tool making services. The company at 802 Corporate Circle specializes in prototype and short-run production for industries such as power generation, aerospace, medical and automotive.

Precision machining and high-tech coating are core sectors for ZP Enterprises.

Details of the sale were not disclosed.

VR Business Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions Charlotte, represented the sellers in the transaction.

Two new agents join B&R Realty

Wanda Prince and Tom Bost are new agents for B&R Realty in Salisbury.

Prince, a Rowan County native, has experience with foreclosures and short sales. She has five children and four grandchildren, and a wonderful husband of 21 years of marriage. She enjoys motorcycles and doing event rides. Call her at 704-232-3605 or 704-633-2394.

A lifetime resident of Rowan County, Bost has been active in construction, building and property development for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of East Rowan High School and East Carolina University. He is past chairman of the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce and serves on its board. He is also on the board of Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Habitat for Humanity of Rowan County and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

He is a past elder and member of First Presbyterian Church. He is married to Rochelle Leonard Bost and they have five children and five grandchildren. Call him at 704-202-4676.

Brown to speak at real estate meeting

William Brown of Rowan Properties Inc. will be guest speaker at the Rowan Real Estate Investors and Associates meeting Tuesday.

Brown has been active in residential and light commercial real estate since 1994. In 2004, he and a partner opened Rowan Properties and they manage a portfolio of investment properties. He is a licensed Realtor and engages exclusively in property management.

He will be discussing acquiring and screening prospective tenants, how to keep good tenants, rent collection, property upkeep, leases and evictions. There will be time for questions and answers.

The group meets regularly at China Buffet in Salisbury at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend. China Buffet is on Arlington Street behind O’Charleys near Interstate 85 exit 76.

The group provides information regarding real estate investing in Rowan County.

28 new jobs at yogurt maker in Statesville

STATESVILLE — Origin Food Group LLC will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. at its new facility in Iredell County, where it will produce a new line of food products, beginning with früsh Yogurt & Fruit Shakes.

The company is investing more than $7 million to build and upfit its state-of-the-art food processing facility off of Interstate 40. Origin Food Group expects to create 28 jobs initially, and employ as many as 40-50 people by 2014.

Gov. Bev Perdue is scheduled to attend and speak at the ribbon cutting, as is former Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr.

Früsh will be available in strawberry, blueberry, peach and strawberry banana. It will come in two sizes, 8.4 ounces and 32 ounces.

“The milk used in früsh will come from neighboring Stamey Farms, making the trip from farm to factory less than one mile,” said Don Greenlee, general manager of Origin Food Group.

Origin Food Group is headquartered in Statesville. A partnership, the company combines 33 years of experience in yogurt and beverages by the Alarcón family of Ecuador with the Stameys of Iredell County, where they have spent more than 60 years in the dairy farming and cattle business. Visit www.originfoodgroup.com and www.gofrush.com for more information

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