Earth Fare Home Office Expands in New Fletcher Location
Fletcher, NC – Earth Fare, the most authentic organic and natural healthy grocery store, announces the relocation of their home office headquarters to a newly renovated, state-of-the art facility on Continuum Drive in the Fletcher Commerce Park. The company has been a proud member of the Fletcher community since 2007, and recently moved their office ...read more
Students Explore Career Opportunities at Henderson County Manufacturers
In observance of NC Advanced Manufacturing and STEM Careers Awareness Week, Henderson County Public Schools and the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development are partnering to introduce students to the successful manufacturing careers available in their own backyards. As part of HCPED’s ‘Made in Henderson County’ initiative, 411 middle and high school students and educators ...read more
Bold Rock Hard Cider finalizes their plans to move into Henderson County
NELLYSFORD, VA (PRWEB) March 18, 2015 Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced plans to begin producing its award-winning craft cider at a new facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, this spring. This marks a significant move in the expansion of the growing regional craft cidery that has steadily increased East Coast distribution and is ...read more
Wingate MBA Information Session
Wingate University MBA Program, Hendersonville Join Wingate University on Thursday, March 26th to learn more about their Hendersonville MBA Program and the application process for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. Location: Hendersonville Campus (220 5th Avenue East) Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015 Time: 6:30 pm Directions: Take exit 49B from I-26 and merge onto ...read more
RAUMEDIC AG Selects Henderson County, Creating 172 Jobs
Mills River, NC – Strong economic activity and a late 2014 spike in client visits to Henderson County, included the introduction of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED) to a new opportunity called Project Granite. The company was in search for a 60,000 sf building to locate their first US manufacturing facility, but ...read more
JDIG Imperative to Compete for Jobs
The NC Justice Center’s report, “Picking Losers: Why the majority of North Carolina’s incentive projects end in failure,” is, at best, incredibly biased. The following response is from Ben Teague, Executive Director of the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County and Andrew Tate, President & CEO of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development. THE ...read more
Project Sharp Site Selection Exercise Recap
Continuing on the theme of offering a behind the scenes look at economic development, the Investors Update Lunch on Friday, January 30th gave Presidential and Patron members a glimpse at the Request for Proposal process. Attendees were immersed in a condensed process of responding to a faux RFP called Project Sharp, including developing a proposal ...read more
Celebrating Place in Henderson County, North Carolina
Workforce, logistics, infrastructure, transportation and cost often frame the basis for location decisions. However, it is the qualitative measures, often difficult to define, that encourage a company’s final location commitment, instill a sense of pride and ownership, and build employee loyalty as people find passion in this place. Earlier this year Richard Florida explored the ...read more
Wingate University Hendersonville MBA Information Session
Join Wingate University on Wednesday, October 29th to learn more about their Hendersonville MBA Program and the application process for the upcoming Spring semester. Location: Hendersonville Campus at 220 5th Avenue East Date: Wednesday, October 29 Time: 6:30 pm RSVP: Not required Directions: – Take exit 49B from I-26 and merge onto US 64 West/4 ...read more
Cane Creek Cycling Components named one of OUTSIDE’s Best Places to Work 2014
FLETCHER (October 2, 2014) – Cane Creek Cycling Components has been selected as one of OUTSIDE’s Best Places to Work 2014. Each year, OUTSIDE recognizes the top 100 companies in the United States that help their employees strike the ideal balance between work and play. These companies encourage employees to lead an active lifestyle, are ...read more