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
What’s New in Business at BRCC
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
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
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
2014 Industrial Executives Forum
The 2014 Industrial Executives Forum will take place on Tuesday, April 29th at Blue Ridge Community College’s Technology Education & Development Center. The full agenda and details for the forum are below. If you would like to attend, and have not already responded, please RSVP now to [email protected] or (828) 692-6373. Networking Breakfast: 8:00 – ...read more
Made in Henderson County Video
We have worked with our friends in local industry and the Henderson County Public Schools to produce a short video that highlights some of the misconceptions and realities of today’s manufacturing career opportunities and work environment. Eighteen middle school students enrolled in Career Technical Education courses were interviewed about their perception of manufacturing as a ...read more