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Cabarrus Conversations: Concord Bill Dusch's involvement with the City of Concord has come full circle over the last three decades –from alderman's son to mayor. His father, Frank, paved the political way when he joined the city's planning and zoning committee and later become an alderman. Years later, Dusch began serving on the planning and zoning committee and co-founded the company Technologies Edge, which was hired to build the city's IT infrastructure. Transition from Business Owner to Mayor "It was quite a change to go from a contracted director to mayor of the city, but at the same time, I know all the departments and how they operate," Dusch said. "The city is like 25 different companies rolled up into one and I've been involved with nearly all of them." The transition was about "95 percent seamless," Dusch said. While things like budget and financial statements are "second nature" to him, there was still a learning curve. "The city got a new mayor and two new council members at the same time; it was 72 years of seniority that either retired or changed." Search for a New City Manager Mayor Bill Dusch One of those retirements is Brian Hiatt, who is leaving his City Manager position in April after nearly 20 years. During the first two months of his mayoral role, Dusch said his number one priority was selecting Hiatt's replacement. The national search process began last fall, before Dusch took office. In February, the Concord City Council announced Lloyd Payne will take the helm as City Manager, after serving as Assistant City Manager since May 2015. "We really wanted the new city manager to be in place by early March, so the person could shadow Brian before he retires," he said. "Brian even offered to delay his retirement by a month, which shows you how well we worked together to get this critical position filled." Click here to read more. INDUSTRY VISITS (8 FOLLOW-UPS) • • Governor Launches Initiative toSupport Economicnn PARTNER ProscerltyinRural Communities " MEETINGS Checkout and follow Go Bold's Facebookto stav uo-to-date—/+ /� SOLUTIONS on all the latest news and iob fairs in Cabarrus Countv ) V( PROVIDED Cabarrus Economic Development Team Robert Carney, Jr., Executive Director, marney@cabarrus.biz Samantha Grass, Recruitment Project Manager, sgrass@cabarrus.biz LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Project Manager, Inixon@cabarrus.biz Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Coordinator, jfernandez@cabarrus.biz 3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 1 (704) 782-4000 1 www.cabarrusedc.com © ® Page 284t number 1 \n Page 284