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…
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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…
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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…
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Here's an excerpt from a feature on Carolina Bison from Sunday's Asheville Citizen-Times
"Buffalo once roamed North Carolina and…
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