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Playhouse hires financial manager, fills other posts

Henderson County Business

Banker moves to Forest Commercial

Ragan Ward of Hendersonville has joined Forest Commercial Bank as Vice President, Commercial Banker for the Hendersonville market, according to Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer Jeff Covington.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Business

Treadway returns to Playhouse in 'Odd Couple'

Scott Treadway returns to the Flat Rock Playhouse in "The Odd Couple" as the theater opens its 2013 mainstage season on April 3.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Posey blossoms in mid-day radio gig

After years of directing and acting at Flat Rock Playhouse, Paige Posey can now be found on the airwaves of local radio station WTZQ AM-1600.   Read Story »

North Carolina Business

NC lands 2,600 MetLife jobs

MetLife Inc. intends to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary by the end of 2015, Gov. Pat McCrory announced.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

BB&T to make $6 million loan for fire station, Main Street work

BB&T won a contract to finance Hendersonville's fire station construction and other city projects.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Lightning sponsors this week's Business AM Update

Business leaders will hear about the upcoming celebration of the Historic Seventh Avenue train depot during Business Morning Update on Wednesday.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Creditor fight blocks restaurant plan for Neill's Flight property

A Miami architect and builder wants to open an upscale Italian restaurant in the former Flight Wood Grill property if a sale of the property is approved in bankruptcy court.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Technology company wants to turn sludge to energy

A company that produces energy from waste products hopes to partner with Hendersonville's utility system on technology that uses sewage plant sludge to make fuel.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

PRINT EXCLUSIVE: A look back at the Blizzard of '93

Twenty years ago the Storm of the Century formed in the Gulf of Mexico, mixed with cold air, marched up the entire length of the Eastern Seaboard and caused death and destruction not equaled since by a winter storm. Read our lookback at the storm to find out how emergency crews responded to dangerous whiteout conditions and how regular folks coped with high snowdrifts and power outages. You got get a print copy because it's only in the Lightning and it's only in print!   Read Story »

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