November 20, 2012 – mountainx.com

Commissioners approve millions in economic incentives, rename building after Stanley

November 20, 2012 by Jake Frankel

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 20, approving a pair of economic development incentive packages and a transportation grant application. They also decided to rename the big county building at 35 Woodfin Street in downtown Asheville after Vice Chair Bill Stanley, who’s retiring after serving for 24 years on the board.

Economic summit focuses on innovation

November 20, 2012 by Jake Frankel

Asheville’s creative culture fosters a lot of good business ideas, but big challenges remain to making many of those ideas come to life. That was one of the thoughts from Mark Erwin, president of Erwin Capital and a former U.S. Ambassador, as he spoke to about 375 attendees at AdvantageWest’s Nov. 19 Economic Summit. He joined a panel of three other experts in a discussion that focused on defining and cultivating business innovation. Here’s some of the highlights of what each of the panelists had to say.

LIVE: Updates from the Nov. 20 Buncombe Commissioners meeting

November 20, 2012 by Jake Frankel

The incumbent Buncombe County commissioners will meet for the last time Nov. 20 to consider a pair of economic development incentive packages and a transportation grant application, among other actions. This post features live missives from the meeting via Twitter.

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