Time to RSVP! HCPED Forum on May 18th!
As we focus on innovation and adaption at this year’s Industrial Executives Forum, it is important to understand geopolitics and the impacts to our local industry. Didi Caldwell, founding Principal with Global Location Strategies, will lay the foundation for our event as she dives into the influence of technology, demographics and policy on our local ...read more
HCPED Industrial Executives Forum
We are pleased to announce that Brent Graves, President and CEO of Cane Creek Cycling Components, will be just one of our esteemed speakers for this year’s Industrial Executives Forum held on May 18th. Brent is no stranger to innovation. He has been in the bicycle industry since 1991 and has worked for manufacturers, distributors ...read more
Norafin Selects Second Home in Henderson County
Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH announced their plans to build their first North American manufacturing facility in Henderson County, NC. Norafin (Americas) Inc. will construct a 75,000 sf building in the Town of Mills River, invest $18,100,000 and create 46 new jobs. The establishment of a North American manufacturing facility will allow Norafin to better serve ...read more
Smart Products Relocates to Henderson County, NC
Smart Products, Inc. announced plans today to relocate their manufacturing business from the west coast, and create 26 new jobs in Henderson County, NC. The company is constructing a 30,000 sf building in Mills River that will house their manufacturing, research and design, and executive offices, resulting in a $3.2 million investment. The company uses ...read more
City Bakery Opens New Production Bakery
CITY BAKERY TO OPEN NEW PRODUCTION BAKERY City Bakery has started construction on a new production bakery in Fletcher, NC. In order to meet the needs and demands of its growing wholesale & retail business, City Bakery will move all of it’s bread production, presently baked in the 60 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC location, to the new facility. ...read more
2016 Industrial Executives Forum: What is an Unconference?
The 2016 Industrial Executives Forum will take place on Thursday, May 12th at Highland Lake Inn’s Grand Ole Hall and is free to all HCPED members and Henderson County manufacturers. Event registration will begin at 7:30am with the program beginning at 8:00am and concluding at 12noon. RSVP at [email protected] by May 5th. What’s the basic idea? Just like ...read more
Dirty Dancing Production HQ Sets Up in Hendersonville
The production team and crew for Dirty Dancing’s filming, set production, wardrobe, props and transportation will be based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The remake will be a three-hour TV movie special, based on the 1987 classic, and will air domestically on ABC. Principal filming locations will be across western North Carolina, taking place in April ...read more
Henderson County Welcomes GF Linamar
GF Linamar LLC, a joint venture between Georg Fischer AG and Linamar Corporation, announced plans today to create 350 jobs and construct a state-of-the-art aluminum die casting operation in Henderson County, North Carolina. Drawing from both partners’ expertise, the company will produce light-weight powertrain, driveline and structural components for the automotive industry. “We are very ...read more
Wingate University Singers: March 12
Wingate University Singers presents A Concert to Benefit The Free Clinics of Hendersonville Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 pm A concert in Hendersonville by the Wingate University Singers and Chamber Choir will benefit The Free Clinics of Hendersonville. The vocal ensemble will perform: Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church 208 7th Avenue ...read more
Amazing Students and Made in Henderson County
North Henderson High School’s tour of SMARTRAC on October 1, 2015 was like any other Made in Henderson County tour; students saw different aspects of the operation, and learned about diverse career opportunities. The students also learned how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used in retail applications, and how it might be leveraged ...read more