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Henderson County Business

Gentrification warning sinks zoning change for mixed use on Seventh Avenue

An effort by an investor to turn buildings he owns on Seventh Avenue into higher end residential-commercial projects was struck down by the Hendersonville City Council last week amid warnings about gentrification in the historic district and repeating urban renewal sins of the past.   Read Story »

Edneyville Business

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (326)

Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Counties, nonprofits may apply for farmland preservation grants

County governments and nonprofit groups may now apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects. Applicants have until Dec. 19 to apply.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Leaders celebrate commerce park as ‘blank slate for good'

Heralding the area’s newest industrial park as a “blank slate for good,” Hendersonville and Henderson County leaders last week praised the McMurray Road site as a catalyst for job creation, an exemplary public-private partnership and a welcome addition to the inventory of marketable space for manufacturing and distribution.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Elkamet announces $4.6 million expansion

Elkamet has announced plans for a $4.6 million expansion of its East Flat Rock plant that will make the facility its U.S. headquarters.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Minnesota investors to break ground on $80M warehouse project on McMurray Road

A Minnesota investment company plans to break ground this week on the Blue Ridge Commerce Center, an $80 million industrial/warehouse development made up of four buildings and 654,216 square feet of Class A space on a 65-acre site on McMurray Road.   Read Story »

Fletcher Business

$40 million Meritor expansion will add 40 jobs

Meritor, a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, announced plans to expand its Fletcher plant by investing $40 million in machinery and equipment and adding 40 new jobs.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

Partnership welcomes first leaders, honors WGLA engineers

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Henderson County Business

Economic development team will study workforce talent

Two economic development specialists from Henderson County have been chosen to participate in a training program aimed at improving workforce talent.   Read Story »

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