Doug Ehmann hopes a gas station ignites projects at his business park 

When Doug Ehmann, president of Charlotte-based DPE Investments, bought about 100 acres in 2006 along the banks of Lake Fisher in northern Cabarrus County, he envisioned a high-end mixed-use development with condos, townhomes, offices, shops and hotels. Ehmann figured his development would benefit from being next to the lake, which sits on the border of [...]