Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy, Inc. have filed applications seeking regulatory approval of the merger the companies announced Jan. 10.
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Press Release: RiverLink offering informational bus tour of French Broad, Swannanoa river districts
RiverLink will offer its next bus tour of Asheville’s French Broad and Swannanoa river districts April 14. The tour will give participants an opportunity to see improvements that have been made along the rivers and to learn what’s next for these areas.
Posted inEconomy
Press release: Second Home Development Symposium addresses changing landscape of WNC
The Asheville Graduate Center will host a Second Home Development Symposium, a program designed for planners, policy-makers, Realtors, developers, bankers, academics, community leaders, non-profit organizations and citizens interested in the policies and issues surrounding second home development.
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Press release: Grants available for growing specialty crops in North Carolina
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering grants to fund new projects to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the marketplace. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is managed by NCDA&CS and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the 2008 farm bill.
Posted inEconomy, Education, Environment
Press release: Cherokee Preservation Foundation awards $2.7 million in grants for Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians initiatives
Cherokee Preservation Foundation has awarded 24 new grants totaling more than $2.7 million that support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation and environmental preservation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.