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Flat Rock Business

Village Council urges county to reject asphalt plant

FLAT ROCK — The Flat Rock Village Council voted unanimously on Thursday to urge the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to deny a rezoning request that would allow an asphalt plant on Spartanburg Highway at U.S. 25 Connector in East Flat Rock.   Read Story »

Fletcher Business

Ask Matt ... about hanger plant, plant 'hangar'

Q. There are a number of major construction projects going on in the county right now. Can you give us an update?   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Fight against East Flat Rock asphalt plant gains momentum

 EAST FLAT ROCK — Homeowners who live near a proposed asphalt plant on Spartanburg Highway have set up a website and Facebook page, begun to organize into an array of committees for the fight, contacted more than a dozen attorneys and collected more than 3,000 signatures on a petition opposing the land-use change.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Chamber launching Shop & Dine promotion

A partnership of business organizations will soon launch a marketing campaign to boost local restaurants and shops as the economy struggles to ramp up from the coronavirus shutdown.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Council endorses four more 'Open Streets' weekends

The first "Open Streets Weekend" was popular enough to keep going, Hendersonville City Council members said Thursday night as they agreed to close Main Street to motor vehicles at least four more times over the next 10 weeks.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

April jobless rate spikes in Henderson and Buncombe counties

The unemployment rate for the Asheville metro area, the lowest in the state for 61 straight months, spiked to 15.8 percent in April as the coronavirus shutdown ground the economy to a crawl.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Neighbors organize to oppose asphalt plant

EAST FLAT ROCK —Neighbors have organized to block a proposed asphalt plant on Spartaburg Highway at the U.S. 25 connector, saying that the manufacturing use could release harmful toxins into the air, depreciate surrounding property values and endanger the health of residents.   Read Story »

Mills River Business

Mills River plant makes the glue for emergency ventilator order

MILLS RIVER — In the midst of the current pandemic, time is of the essence. So, when the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services tapped Hamilton Medical Inc. to aid the national effort by producing 25,000 ventilators in record time, the company turned to its long-term partner Raumedic for a specialist silicone adhesive in short order.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Closing Main Street is an idea worth trying

Revitalizing downtown Hendersonville is writ small the fundamental challenge of the pandemic crisis itself: How do government and business work together to emerge from lockdown in a way that successfully stands business back up while protecting the health and safety of the public?   Read Story »

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