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Printpack to close Hendersonville plant next year

Henderson County Business

Pardee board welcomes UNC's peace pact

Pardee Hospital leaders welcomed the news from Raleigh that state legislators had forced Pardee partner UNC Hospitals and its Raleigh competitor WakeMed to settle their differences and end their public feud.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

WCQS Morning Edition host leaving for Charlotte

Duncan McFadyen, WCQS morning news host and reporter, is leaving his position with WCQS to become morning host and reporter at public radio station WFAE in Charlotte.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

City blocks ICE from opening intake office

Local government and Pardee Hospital officials are stepping up efforts to block federal immigration officials from opening an intake facility across the road from the hospital and next to a women's medical office.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Business

Citing 'urgent cash need,' Playhouse launches fundraising blitz

FLAT ROCK — Citing an "an urgent need for cash to support its operations," the Flat Rock Playhouse has launched a 30-day fundraising blitz to raise $300,000.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Easy to be green at Garden Jubilee

Gardeners, vendors and shop owners pronounced Garden Jubilee 2012 one of the best ever, with large crowds, good weather and a bountiful selection of flowers, herbs and garden accessories.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Business

Playhouse defends economic impact figures

FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Playhouse officials are defending the economic impact data they have been using in their appeal to local governments for funding in the upcoming budget year.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Signs point to improved tourism

The forecast for Henderson County tourism is sunnier this year than it has been for the past four years, tourism officials and downtown promoters say.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Business

Young rejects hotel tax for Playhouse

Henderson County Commissioner Larry Young, who also chairs the county Travel and Tourism agency, opposes adding a penny to the county's current 5 percent hotel tax.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Chamber honors Athena Award winner

FLAT ROCK — Myra Grant, the first director of the Pardee Hospital Foundation and a mentor to many women at her workplace and in the community, on Thursday was named the 2012 recipient of the Athena Award, which is given in the memory of longtime community activist and businesswoman Vanessa Mintz.   Read Story »