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Matt Raker's Blog – December 2011 Archive (4)
New McKinsey report Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs
The new McKinsey report Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs shows that the resource challenge can be met through a combination of expanding the supply of resources and a step change in the way they are extracted, converted, and used. Such resource productivity improvements, using existing technology, could satisfy…
Added by Matt Raker on December 9, 2011 at 12:11pm — No Comments
Join us at ribbon cutting of WNC's first solar powered EV charging station!
Asheville-based, BioWheels RTS will celebrate our first Brightfield™ Charging Station at the City of Asheville’s Public Works Building with a press event and formal ribbon cutting on December 12 at 10:00. Speakers will include US Congressman Heath Shuler, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy, AdvantageWest CEO Scott Hamilton and Deputy Secretary of NC Department of Commerce Dale Carrol. There will be a Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt and a Tesla Roadster to check out, all…
ContinueAdded by Matt Raker on December 9, 2011 at 11:54am — No Comments
Job Opening: Director of Entrepreneurship
AdvantageWest, Western North Carolina’s regional economic development partnership, is seeking qualified applicants for the Director of Entrepreneurship Program. This position will work closely with the Vice President of Entrepreneurship & AdvantageGreen and other staff, to promote and expand entrepreneurial opportunities across the 23-county AdvantageWest region. Two of the Director’s primary responsibilities will include managing the Certified Entrepreneurial Community (CEC) Program and…
ContinueAdded by Matt Raker on December 6, 2011 at 4:15pm — No Comments
Buffalo roam again near Asheville
Carolina Bison boasts largest herd in Southeast
Here's an excerpt from a feature on Carolina Bison from Sunday's Asheville Citizen-Times
"Buffalo once roamed North Carolina and…
ContinueAdded by Matt Raker on December 5, 2011 at 10:39am — No Comments
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