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Mills River Business

Mills River may get more business on NC 280

MILLS RIVER — Mills River could see more development in an area of N.C. 280 that has already seen the farm community's most robust retail growth.   Read Story »

Mills River Business

Neighbors rip proposed rehab facility in Mills River

MILLS RIVER — Emotional and angry residents on Thursday night exhorted the Mills River Town Council to reject a zoning permit for a residential substance abuse treatment program in a large house on Old Turnpike Road during a contentious zoning war that will continue next week. After more than three hours of testimony and comments, council members called a timeout, saying they had too many unanswered questions and would resume the case next Tuesday.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Clifton Shipman award winner named

Jeff Miller, a smalltown drycleaner who founded the veteran-honoring effort that has flown 170,000 World War II veterans to Washington to see the National World War II Memorial, was honored Wednesday as the 2015 recipient of the Clifton Shipman Award. Representing the Hendersonville Business and Merchants Association, Don Holder presented the award after Miller had spoken about HonorAir, the organization he founded in 2006. Miller described he made common cause with early supporters around his age who also had fathers who were WWII veterans. One was Chuck Allen, a US Airways executive who agreed to the first charter flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Washington. The first flight was on Sept. 23, 2005. Last April, an Honor Flight Network group invited Miller to Washington to greet the 400th flight. "Now we're up to about 450," he said. Miller and Earl Morse, a former U.S. Air Force pilot who first flew three or four World War II veterans at a time to Washington in a small plane, formed the Honor Flight Network. The network has chapters in 43 states and 133 cities. Miller estimated HonorAir and the Honor Flight Network have spent $23 million just on charter flights. That doesn't count chartered buses, food and other costs. Honor Flight Networks also have flown Korean and Vietnam veterans and will always fly terminally ill veterans from any era, he said. Named for the longtime business owner, the Clifton Shipman Award honors someone who has demonstrated qualities and achievements in the community. Miller's family-owned drycleaning business is celebrating in its 100th anniversary. Past winners of the Shipman Award are Doris Eklund, Steve Easler, Carson Calton, Boyd Hyder, Sammy Williams, Sandra Walker, Don Holder, Pat Shepherd, Doc Moore, Chat Jones, Danny Williams and Melissa Maurer.     Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Friday Staffing holding career fair

Friday Staffing is holding a Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Pack Memorial Library in Downtown Asheville, 67 Haywood Street.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Todd Thompson, a friendly restaurateur and antique collector, dies

Stephen Todd Thompson, a sociable front-of-the-house host and storyteller and avid collector of classic signs and other relics of the Old South, died on Saturday of a heart attack after several weeks of poor health, family members said. He was 59.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Pardee Home Health, upscale gun range, commercial zoning

Pardee Home Health a 'best practice' agency Pardee Home Health received a Patient Satisfaction Award of Distinction from Fazzi Associates and was named a national best practice agency for the second time, Pardee Hospital announced. The award is presented to home health organizations that demonstrated superior performance in patient satisfaction in 2014. Recipients are determined based on a comparative analysis of agencies involved in Fazzi Associates' HHCAHPS system. Pardee Home Health ranked in the database's top 25 percent based on Overall Satisfaction and Likelihood of Recommending survey questions. “I am proud of our Home Health Department because our team members bring excellent care into the home," Denise Lucas, Pardee's chief nursing officer, said in a news release. "This recognition shows that the care delivered through Pardee Home Health meets a very high standard and the registered nurses, rehab professionals, nursing assistants, and social workers make a positive difference in the lives of many patients and families. Behind the scenes, we are fortunate to have a great team in the office supporting this work.” "Once again, Pardee Home Health is continuing its longstanding tradition of quality care and outstanding patient outcomes," added Pardee Home Health Director Bryan Brandon. "Our experienced staff and the quality of care we provide to each of our patients are the keys to our high patient satisfaction scores." Bright’s Creek to open upscale Beretta Gun Club MILL SPRING — Bright’s Creek, the upscale residential golf and sporting resort community overlooking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, has begun the development of its 200-acre indoor and outdoor luxury shooting grounds, The Beretta Gun Club and Shooting Grounds at Bright’s Creek. The Beretta Gun Club, which is expected to open in the spring of 2016, will feature a variety of ammunition sporting activities designed by championship shooters such as Anthony I. Matarese Jr. and will include two fully-automated 20-plus-station championship sporting clay fields; FITASC fields; Five Stand, five-person steel plate challenge courses; a tactical shoot house; skeet, trap and wobble stations; archery range; and multiple shooting ranges varying from 25 to 500 yards.The club will offer exclusive services VIP members including access to an on-site gun valet, secure gun vault, camo-cart for clay course usage and firearm rentals. It will also offer firearm education and safety courses for first-time shooters as well as tactical and defense training.The Beretta Gun Club is the culmination of a strategic partnership between Bright’s Creek developer Alianza Trinity Holdings and Beretta, the oldest and one of the most recognized firearms makers in the world.Bright’s Creek has been undergoing expansion since 2013 when the mountain resort was acquired by Alianza Trinity Holdings. In addition to the gun club, the family-friendly community features a top-rated Tom Fazio golf course, an equestrian center, a lodging community and clubhouse with future plans for a swim and fitness club, wine tasting room, children’s activity center and multiple outdoor entertainment areas. To find out more about Bright’s Creek visit, www.brightscreek.com/. HVAC company clears zoning hurdle A heating and air conditioning company’s plans to move from Fletcher to Hendersonville advanced when the Henderson County Planning Board voted unanimously for a zoning change that would allow a new building on property currently zoning for houses.Jeffrey Lemons of Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning asked for the rezoning of a 2.9-acre parcel of land on Hyder Farm Road, off Clear Creek Road just west of I-26. The change from R1 residential to industrial conditional use would allow the company to build its new office and shop at 619 Hyder Farm Road. Current owner of the property is Delinda Pressley. The Board of Commissioners will take up the request at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Local UCB team honored for Q3 The Hendersonville branch of United Community Bank was recognized as one ofthe top six bank teams among UCB’s 133 offices throughout the Southeast for its third quarter performance.UCB, a Blairsville, Ga.,-based holding company with $9.4 billion in assets, honored the top performing employees and bank teams last month at an awards luncheon. Additionally, the bank chose the Hendersonville branch as a Champion, receiving $500 to donate to charity. The Hendersonville team selected Meals on Wheels and Blue Ridge Humane Society as recipients of the donation. John Goins represented the Hendersonville team.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Home sales tilting toward seller's market

A sizzle in real estate sales is moving Henderson County into a seller’s market for the first time in nine years, real estate agents say.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Cooper honored, Pardee sets job fair on Monday

Cooper honored for winery construction Cooper Construction Company Inc. was recognized as one of 56 winners for the Varco Pruden 2015 Hall of Fame for its construction of the winery facility at Burntshirt Vineyards. The 10,500-square-foot building completed in the fall of 2013 includes a crush pad where grapes are brought after harvest, fermentation tanks and a laboratory to conduct tests on grapes. There is also a storage room, a hermetically sealed space for bottling and a 1,700-square-foot barrel room. The project won in the category of best agriculture-related building. The annual Varco Pruden competition recognizes top projects that display innovation and excellence through the integration of VP building systems, products, architectural appearance, end use and design. Founded in 1967, Cooper Construction Company is a third generation family-owned general contractor that serves the building, utility and HVAC needs of public and private clients in the Carolinas and Tennessee.   Pardee Hospital hosts job fair Pardee Hospital will host a job fair from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Jamison conference room at the hospital at 800 N. Justice St.The job fair will provide information on a wide array of clinical and non-clinical positions available at Pardee Hospital and affiliated practices. Managers will be on site to answer questions and discuss open positions. Computer stations will be available in order to complete online applications for positions. Pardee Hospital offers competitive salary and benefits packages. Some key clinical positions offer sign-on bonuses. For more information, please contact Pardee Human Resources at 828-696-4209.   Richards Dental Care welcomes Dr. Frost Richards Dental Care will introduce its new associate Angela Frost, during an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 101-A Chadwick Square Court. Hot apple cider, coffee and cookies will be served. The public is invited. No reservation is needed.After observing dental oncology while working as a research data manager in a cancer center, Dr. Frost decided she wanted to become a dentist. She earned her DDS from the University of Texas School of Dentistry. Imoco announces management hires Imoco Inc., a Western North Carolina based industrial and mechanical contractor, has announced two new hires.Kent Jolly has joined the company in food grade process piping. He has traveled coast-to-coast working on projects for companies such as Sierra Nevada, Chobani, Yee-Haw Brewing Company, Coca Cola and Nestle. His skills include leading crews, blueprint reading, fitting pipe and assembling pipe using a variety of assembly methods.Philip Sechler has joined the company as a project manager. Sechler is an experienced manager with demonstrated expertise in project engineering and managing construction for mechanical facilities, manufacturing plants, telecommunication hubs, large shop buildings, laboratory buildings, bridge components and offshore platforms.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Bull takes sports project by the horns

Chris Bull is wasting no time making good on his pledge to upgrade the Hendersonville Racquet Club.   Read Story »

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