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Hendersonville Business

Chamber announces five nominees for Athena Award

The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce along with the Athena Committee and sponsors on Friday announced five nominees for the 15th annual Athena Award presented in memory of Vanessa W. Mintz.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

City Council OKs rezoning for senior apartments on Sixth Avenue

A divided Hendersonville City Council voted Thursday to grant a rezoning request that could result in 43 affordable senior apartments on Sixth Avenue West at North Oak Street.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

City and county offer $11.5M in tax breaks for proposed plant at Berkeley Park

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners and the Hendersonville City Council voted last week to authorize $11.5 million in tax incentives in an effort to lure a manufacturing company that would invest $185 million and bring 117 jobs paying at least $52,400 a year at a new plant at Berkeley Mills Park.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

'The heart of this place,' Harry's & Piggy's matriarch dies at age 87

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Polk County Business

New vehicle charging station in Saluda one of the first in the state

SALUDA — Electric vehicle enthusiast Joe Baum could hardly contain his excitement Friday as he marked Earth Day in Saluda by plugging his Chevy Bolt into one of the first fast charging stations in North Carolina.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Business

Help us celebrate the Lightning's 10th anniversary

When I told people I was starting an independent family-owned weekly newspaper — 25 years after various sages had written dozens of obituaries of the print news business — most people scoffed. You won’t make it 10 days, 10 weeks or 10 months, they said. This year, we celebrate 10 years in business. Hendersonvillelightning.com went live on Aug. 24, 2012. We debuted the print product on May 9. I’m writing today to ask you to help us celebrate and to support the Lightning as we embark on our second decade. I have written hundreds of news stories, columns and editorials over the past 10 years as a reporter, editor and publisher. For our 10th Anniversary Celebration I’m writing for the first time as the chairman and president of Lightning Media Inc. and Hendersonville Lightning LLC, the investor corporation and the operating company for the newspaper and website. We have lots of exciting plans for our birthday in the coming weeks. We’ll revisit some of our greatest hits in news stories, features, profiles, editorials and columns, publish some of our most memorable past front pages and more. Advertising Director Matt Mannine is selling full-page and half-page ads at a special discounted price. We’d love for individuals, companies and organizations to join us in the celebration. Whether you have been a friend of the Lightning from the start or you’ve recently discovered us and gotten on board, we thank you. Let’s celebrate the power and importance of local news! Contact Matt at ads@hendersonvillelightning.com or 828-279-5740 to find out more or to buy a celebration ad. 10th Anniversary Offer Full-Page Ad: $425 Half-Page Ad: $195 While supplies last. Advertisements subject to approval. Ads may be published in any Wednesday publication through June 2022. Website options are also available.   Read Story »

Mills River Business

Raflatac steps up its climate-friendly innovations

UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of innovative and sustainable labeling materials with two plant in Western North Carolina, is  accelerating its journey towards becoming the world's first label materials company beyond fossils.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

How Moffitt, Edwards salvaged relief for '21 apple crop loss

During a breakfast with state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler before the opening of the WNC Mountain State Fair last September, state Rep. Tim Moffitt seized the moment.   Read Story »

Henderson County Business

CLEAR VISION: Leadership program turns 25

Nearsighted, farsighted or 20-20, vision is different for everyone.   Read Story »

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