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The contractor that was working on a retaining wall that collapsed on Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring three others, did not pull a building permit for the job, Henderson County Attorney Russ Burrell said in a statement. Read Story »
Tags: construction | labor | retaining wall collapse | OSHA
Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
ASHEVILLE — Pratt & Whitney announced plans last week to invest $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility that will create 800 new jobs in Buncombe County. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | labor | Pratt & Whitney
In what the union hailed as a landslide vote, nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville voted this week to approve a union — the first in North Carolina to do so and the largest hospital union win in the South since 1975. Read Story »
Tags: Mission Health | labor | nursing | nurses | labor unions
North Carolina is home to one of the biggest union battles in the South. Read Story »
Tags: Mission Hospitals | Mission Health | labor | labor unions
Pardee UNC Health Carewill host a job fair from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the First Citizens community room, 539 N. Main St. in downtown Hendersonville. Read Story »
Tags: Pardee | physicians | labor | nurses | joblessness
Henderson County employees will see a bonus in their paychecks if the county commissioners as expected approve the year-end reward on Monday. Read Story »
The Mountain Area Workforce Region region of the state made up of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 3.5%. Read Story »
Tags: economy | labor | unemployment | joblessness
Buncombe County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state and Henderson County the second lowest, labor statistics showed. Read Story »