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TDA hires development coordinator

Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor has begun a new job as development coordinator with the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority.

Taylor, who had been a manager with the McKibbon Hotel in Asheville, has a degree in hospitality and tourism management from Western Carolina University.
"Right now I'm getting introduced to the community," he said. "I need to hear what their expectations are, what their ideas are."
He wants to find ways to help tourism businesses work together to expand the number of visitors and showcase the area's assets, he said.