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		<title>Industrial Executives Forum: April 19, 2012</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2012/03/industrial-executives-forum-thursday-april-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Tate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henderson County Industrial Representatives and Members of the Partnership are invited to attend the 2012 Industrial Executives Forum scheduled for Thursday, April 19th at Blue Ridge Community College’s Technology, Education and Development Center from 8:30-11:30 am. The forum is offered at no cost to industry and members thanks to sponsorship support provided by Find Great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMARTRAC and UPM Join Forces, Create 22 New Positions</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2012/03/smartrac-and-upm-join-forces-create-22-new-positions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Tate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fletcher, NC &#8211; UPM RFID, part of UPM’s Engineered Materials business group, has announced the sale of its RFID business to SMARTRAC N.V. SMARTRAC is a leading developer of high-quality RFID inlays for electronic passports and contactless credit cards, as well as RFID transponders. While the transaction is still subject to certain customary conditions, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Nevada Brewing Locates to Henderson County, NC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Brady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search for East Coast Operation Site Concludes
Henderson County, NC—Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced their plans today to locate their east coast brewing, bottling and distribution operation in Mills River, NC. The Chico, CA based company, and family-owned pioneer in craft brewing, will break ground on their facility in the coming year.
The company plans to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legacy Paddlesports Relocation to Fletcher, NC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Tate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fletcher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kayak]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[outdoor industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henderson County, NC - Legacy Paddlesports is moving to Fletcher, NC, bringing $4.5 million in new capital investment and 72 jobs paying in excess of the average wage in Henderson County.  The move will place Legacy right in the middle of the growing outdoor industry cluster that is developing in Western NC.  More importantly it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPM Raflatac Announces Expanded Operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Tate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henderson County, NC – UPM Raflatac announced plans today to expand their Henderson County, North Carolina operations.  The Finnish-based company cited new technology and product development opportunities that will lead to the addition of at least 51 new employees and an investment of $11.5 million.  The average wage associated with the project is in excess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Henderson County Be The Next Silicon Valley?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Tate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broadband connectivity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[population growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article below was written by Zac Northup of NiSi, presented on Business Insider &#8211; read the full article here.
Where will the Internet’s next greatest business be born?
While most people immediately associate the phrase “start-up” with  Silicon Valley, or New York, the fact is that there are millions of  budding entrepreneurs outside of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Member Profile: National Technical Honor Society</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2011/11/member-profile-national-technical-honor-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Brady</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[career technical education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to recognize and promote members of the Partnership, we will be featuring a member each month on this blog, and also in the Membership Minute newsletter. The profile highlights the assets of the business and civic community in Henderson County and is a way of saying &#8216;thank you&#8217; for investing in economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Profile: BorgWarner</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2011/10/industry-profile-borgwarner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Hallingse</dc:creator>
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BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. While the company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 19 countries worldwide, Western North Carolina continues to play a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Call for the Annual Dinner</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2011/10/last-call-for-the-annual-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Brady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 27th, over 150 manufacturing, business and government leaders will take part in the eighth annual Industrial Appreciation Banquet. The dinner will be held at the Virginia Boone Building at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, with a pre-dinner reception held at the Davis Event Center. The Partnership will honor outgoing Board members, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automotive Industry: A Driving Force</title>
		<link>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2011/10/automotive-industry-a-driving-force/</link>
		<comments>http://gohendersoncountync.org/blog/2011/10/automotive-industry-a-driving-force/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Brady</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Ridge Community College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clemson ICAR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lockwood Greene Master Economic Development Plan for Henderson County was completed in 2002, providing guidance to the organization and a plan for public and private partners. As previously reported, the plan included a labor study, marketing plan, target industry analysis and competitive assessment.  The target market analysis identified business sectors likely to flourish in our [...]]]></description>
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