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Rinehart Racing, the world leader in performance exhaust systems for Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles, announced the acquisition of a 60-acre industrial complex facility and campus from BorgWarner Thermal Systems in Fletcher. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | automotive | manufacturing jobs | manufacturing
The city of Hendersonville and Henderson County, at loggerheads in the past over who controls utilities, annexation and other development issues, have scored successes for the community when they worked together. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | 2017 water war | water wars | Garrison property | Jabil | Jabil Inc. | Garrison Industrial Park | Jabil Healthcare
Jabil Inc., a worldwide company with more than 100 manufacturing plants in 30 countries, will invest $38 million in a factory that will employ 150 people in fulltime jobs with benefits in Hendersonville, the company and the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development announced on Monday night during a meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Brittany Jones Brady | Garrison property | factories | Jabil Inc.
The vote to allow tax incentives to attract the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., the five-party agreement to build the health sciences building and cancer center on the Pardee Hospital campus, and the final vote — after years of conflict and rancor — to fund the Hendersonville High School construction-renovation plan come to mind as milestones of smart decision-making that produce long-ranging benefits. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | 2017 water war | water wars | manufacturing | Garrison property
The city of Hendersonville joined the hunt to land a company that could invest $38 million and create 150 jobs at a new manufacturing plant on 18½ acres between Upward and Crest roads near the I-26 interchange. Along with the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, the City Council on Wednesday adopted a three-party agreement designed to transform the site into an industrial park with the potential to lure two more employers. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Garrison property
New employers could invest a total of $43 million and create 210 jobs if the Henderson County Board of Commissioners authorizes economic development incentives totaling $1,096,000 over five years later this month. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | economic development incentives
Henderson County’s manufacturing sector grew this summer as R&D Plastics and Mavidon both located to the East Flat Rock area after identifying buildings to accommodate their expanding businesses. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | manufacturing jobs | manufacturing
Some Henderson County manufacturers are pivoting to meet the most critical supply needs during the Covid-19 response, including hand sanitizer, hospital gowns and face shields. Read Story »
Smartrac Technology Fletcher Inc., which won economic development incentives from Henderson County and the town of Fletcher in January, is adding nearly 70 more employees as part of a major expansion. Read Story »
Tags: Fletcher | industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Smartrac
A company that is considering locating in Henderson County would make a $19.6 million investment in plant construction and equipment and bring 54 new jobs paying an average wage of $41,693, according to a public hearing notice for an economic incentives request. Read Story »
Tags: industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | manufacturing jobs | Partnership for Economic Development
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Ask Matt
The Partnership for Economic Development on Thursday night recognized Blue Ridge Community College and Henderson County Public Schools as the 2017-18 Partners of The Year for their innovative collaboration to support workforce development. Read Story »
Tags: economy | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Brittany Jones Brady
When Publix holds a jobs fair this weekend, the Florida-based supermarket chain will find that it’s hunting in a sparse field. Read Story »
Tags: economy | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Brittany Jones Brady
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | manufacturing jobs | Gaia Farms
Some people criticized the Henderson County commissioners seven years ago when they agreed to tax incentives of more than a quarter-million dollars a year to recruit a prospect with the code name of Big Forest. Read Story »
Tags: Sierra Nevada | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
The Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development has named Brittany Jones Brady, the jobs-creating agency's second-in-command, as president of the organization effective today. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Andrew Tate
Two manufacturers are considering adding a total of 71 new jobs in exchange for economic development incentives over seven years. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
Henderson County may be getting a new manufacturing plant that would employ 26 people after investing $3.2 million in construction and equipment. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
MILLS RIVER — The Henderson County Board of Commissioners and Mills River Town Council on Monday authorized tax incentives worth up to $7.26 million in hopes of landing a factory that would invest $217 million and hire 350 people. Read Story »
BorgWarner Thermal Systems Inc. is expected to move ahead with an $8.2 million expansion that would add 31 good-paying jobs at its Fletcher plant after the Henderson County Board of Commissioners authorized economic development incentives for the project. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | BorgWarner | Cane Creek Industrial Park
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners will take up a proposal next week to grant $365,940 in economic incentives for a $30 million expansion that would preserve jobs at Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of truck axles and braking systems in Fletcher. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
MILLS RIVER — A German company that makes polymer components for the medical industry plans to build a 60,0000-square-foot plant and bring 172 jobs to Broadpointe Industrial Park, the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development announced today. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Broadpointe Industrial Park | RAUMEDIC
The NC Justice Center's report, "Picking Losers: Why the majority of North Carolina's incentive projects end in failure," is, at best, incredibly biased. Read Story »
The Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development has hired Marcus R. Abernethy as director of industry relations. Abernethy assumes the lead role in managing the Partnership's existing industry program, focused on retaining and growing quality jobs in Henderson County. Read Story »
MOUNTAIN HOME — A little noticed factory unseen from Asheville Highway is setting new sales goals for its industrial cutting tools as it goes forward after a consolidation that put its headquarters in Hendersonville. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Kyocera | Mountain Home Industrial Park
MILLS RIVER — A Virginia-based hard cider maker with a regional distribution network and aggressive growth plan has optioned land and is in the final review stages for a plant in Broadpointe Industrial Park. Read Story »
Tags: Mills River | industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Broadpointe Industrial Park | Bold Rock Hard Cider
FLETCHER — Gov. Pat McCrory is scheduled to visit Fletcher Friday to celebrate the opening of an 80,000-square-foot expansion of the Continental Teves Inc. plant to manufacture its electronic parking brake. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Gov. Pat McCrory
Two Henderson County plants could receive tax incentives totaling $98,470 for expansions that would 27 new jobs. The Henderson County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings and take up the requests during a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17. Read Story »
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners launched the new year with two important commitments that will lead to new jobs. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | editorials
Henderson County's gain was Indiana's loss last week when ASG-Shorewood announced that it would expand its East Flat Rock plant. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Shorewood
EAST FLAT ROCK — ASG (AGI Shorewood), a global packaging company that specializes in consumer products packaging, announced Tuesday that it plans to expand the company's East Flat Rock plant and add 50 jobs. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Shorewood | East Flat Rock
Henderson County has won a $175,000 grant to grade the old Fairgrounds property and market it for industrial development. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Commissioners | industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners is looking at two proposed economic incentive agreements for new businesses or business expansions. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Commissioners | industry | economic development | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
A congregation of contractors, factory managers and developers seldom comes to the conclusion that the state Department of Transportation is a friend to economic development. Read Story »
Tags: NCDOT | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Nathan Kennedy | Chip Gould | Andrew Tate
FLETCHER — Continental Automotive Systems Inc. announced today a $35 million 88,000-square-foot plant expansion that will add 40 new jobs at its Fletcher plant. The average wage associated with the new jobs will exceed $40,000 a year, compared to the Henderson County average wage of $32,500 a year, the company said. Read Story »
Tags: industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | Nathan Kennedy | Continental Automotive Systems
FLETCHER — Contintental Teves is looking to add up to 40 jobs paying an average of $41,000 a year at its Broadpointe Industrial Park brake-caliper assembly plant. Read Story »
Tags: industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners in August 2011 considered making an offer of $1.5 million for the Highland Lake Golf Course and planned to share the cost with the Henderson County Soccer Association. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Commissioners | Sierra Nevada | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | parks and recreation | Hendersonville Christian School property | Tuxedo Community Park | Athletics and Activities Center
FLETCHER — A company that specializes in long-life battery and fuel-cell technology will invest $7 million and bring 116 jobs paying an average salary of $40,000 to Fletcher, the company announced. Read Story »
Tags: Fletcher | industry | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
On the front page of the July 4 Hendersonville Lightning we told the story of Jonathan Butler and his plans to build a business incubator on the Landmark property on Church Street at Sixth Avenue. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Jonathan Butler | Biz611 | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
Jonathan Butler sees sustainability in the simplest of devices. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Jonathan Butler | Biz611 | Ken Gaylord | Black Hawk Construction | Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development