Biz lightning round

🏆 Society Awards has moved into its second, 4,000-plus-square-foot office at The Line in South End.

🚗 Whistle Express Car Wash is now the largest express car wash brand in the U.S. after acquiring Take 5 Car Wash.

• Combined, the Charlotte-headquartered companies have 530 locations across 23 states.

🏗 The Huntersville Planning Board voted 4-3 to recommend that the town commissioners shoot down Birkdale Village's planned expansion for a 125-room hotel, 150 multi-family units and an office building. (Observer)

• Opponents say the proposal is out of character, while supporters cite the economic benefits.

🚛 A. Duie Pyle, a northeastern trucking company, has marked its first physical presence in North Carolina by opening an 186,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Gastonia near I-85.

👷‍♀️ Lowe's Foundation awarded a $600,000 grant to Hope Renovations in Carrboro, a nonprofit that helps train construction tradespeople in Raleigh and Durham.