Asheville's Brandi Hillman, co-owner of Hillman's Beer and Josh Dorfman, CEO of the nonprofit climate business incubator The Collider are among the sixteen members of governor Roy Cooper's new entrepreneurial council. The group is charged with helping design policies that encourage entrepreneurship, foster economic development and support sustainable high quality jobs. Josh Dorfman says an important part of the council's mission is helping shape the state's entrepreunial brand. "What is our

Asheville’s Brandi Hillman, co-owner of Hillman’s Beer and Josh Dorfman, CEO of the nonprofit climate business incubator The Collider are among the sixteen members of governor Roy Cooper’s new entrepreneurial council. The group is charged with helping design policies that encourage entrepreneurship, foster economic development and support sustainable high quality jobs. Josh Dorfman says an important part of the council’s mission is helping shape the state’s entrepreunial brand. “What is our

A little-known provision in the Trump tax cut bill has the potential to bring economic investment in some of the poorest areas of the country, including all across Western North Carolina. Many local governments have economic incentive policies designed to lure new businesses, but an overlooked provision halfway through President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 gave poverty-stricken census tracts a new tool for their economic development toolboxes, called "opportunity zones."

A little-known provision in the Trump tax cut bill has the potential to bring economic investment in some of the poorest areas of the country, including all across Western North Carolina. Many local governments have economic incentive policies designed to lure new businesses, but an overlooked provision halfway through President Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 gave poverty-stricken census tracts a new tool for their economic development toolboxes, called “opportunity zones.”

Western North Carolina's two most populous counties have differing policies when it comes to working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Western North Carolina’s two most populous counties have differing policies when it comes to working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Jackson County NAACP believes that a local law is a violation of their constitutional rights so they met with Sylva town leaders to make their case. Activists protested at the bottom of the courthouse steps in Sylva almost every Wednesday last year. Their most recent protest was against President Trump's executive order for a state of emergency to deal with the crisis at the border - and to appropriate his requested $5 billion from Congress to build a wall. Betsy Swift is a member of

The Jackson County NAACP believes that a local law is a violation of their constitutional rights so they met with Sylva town leaders to make their case. Activists protested at the bottom of the courthouse steps in Sylva almost every Wednesday last year. Their most recent protest was against President Trump’s executive order for a state of emergency to deal with the crisis at the border - and to appropriate his requested $5 billion from Congress to build a wall. Betsy Swift is a member of

Earlier this decade, Buncombe County voters narrowly approved a quarter-cent sales tax hike to further fund A-B Tech. Years later, it was revealed the revenue raised by that tax hike wasn't totally going to the school, but was instead being used to balance the county budget.

Earlier this decade, Buncombe County voters narrowly approved a quarter-cent sales tax hike to further fund A-B Tech. Years later, it was revealed the revenue raised by that tax hike wasn’t totally going to the school, but was instead being used to balance the county budget.