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Wingate MBA Information Session

March 6, 2015

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

February 24, 2015

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

February 20, 2015

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

February 5, 2015

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

December 31, 2014

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

October 6, 2014

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

What’s New in Business at BRCC

September 16, 2014

On Wednesday October 1, 2014 from 8:30am-12:15pm SCORE, Sam’s Club, Blue Ridge Community College Small Business Center and the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will provide small business owners with new tools to help their business thrive and grow.  The seminars will be led by SCORE volunteers, SBC staff and business professionals whose mission is ...read more

Country Malt Group relocates SE operations to Fletcher

July 28, 2014

The Country Malt Group announced today that it will be moving its Southeastern US base of operations from Hickory, North Carolina to Fletcher, North Carolina, just outside of Asheville. “Our brewery customers in North Carolina and the surrounding states have experienced tremendous growth over the last three years since we set up our Hickory distribution ...read more

Kyocera Precision Tools, Inc. Announces Hendersonville Headquarters

July 16, 2014

On July 16, 2014 Kyocera celebrated the creation of a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, Kyocera Precision Tools, Incorporated (KPTI). The creation of the new company follows a consolidation of Kyocera’s North American cutting tool operations in the indexable, micro-tool, and printed circuit board (PCB) cutting tool markets. The recently formed company will be headquartered in Hendersonville, ...read more