Justin from Asheville Now takes a spin over to the grand opening of the Wine Studio of Asheville and interviews Jessica Gualano. The Wine Studio celebrated its grand opening in early January. Jessica has a great space on Charlotte Street. The Wine Studio of Asheville and Jessica were also featured in the Citizen-Times over the weekend, check out the story here.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Asheville's Funny Business
Justin From Asheville Now shows us the funny side of doing business in Asheville with Asheville's Funny Business:
The HomeTrust Banking Partnership Finalizes Combination With Industrial Federal Savings Bank Combined Partnership Effective January 31, 2010
Industrial Federal Savings Bank’s name, all its employees, directors, and officers remain unchanged. The HomeTrust Banking Partnership is a unique strategic alternative for mutual savings banks, where each partner maintains their identity while benefiting from the combined strength of all the partners.
Industrial Federal will be able to provide customers additional products and services available across other partner banks by June 1, 2010; after the bank’s systems have been combined with the HomeTrust Bank Partnership systems and operations.
Ed Broadwell, Chairman and CEO of HomeTrust Bank commented, “We are honored to welcome the employees and customers of Industrial Federal to the Partnership. As we’ve worked together to bring this partnership into reality, we have discovered that our people and organizations share a great passion for serving our communities. We are looking forward to helping Industrial Federal become the hometown bank of choice by supporting new and innovative banking services to their customers in Davidson County.”
Dana Stonestreet, President and COO of HomeTrust Bank noted, “The strong capital of Industrial Federal will further strengthen HomeTrust Partnership’s capital position. With over $170 million of core capital, HomeTrust will have over 200% of the capital regulators require to be well capitalized which further strengthens our ability to serve the financial needs of our customers. Industrial Federal is a great fit with the partnership and will enable us to continue to grow market share while maintaining our community banking focus.”
Sidney Biesecker, President of Industrial Federal commented, “We are enthusiastic about joining other partner banks that share our community banking philosophy. Over the next few months our employees will be making the preparations necessary to be able to offer our customers a variety of new products and services such as online banking and bill pay. For 80 years, we have been dedicated to preserving hometown banking and plan to be the full-service hometown bank of choice for Davidson County for many years to come.”
About The HomeTrust Banking Partnership
HomeTrust Bank is an FDIC-insured, mutually owned bank with an 83-year history of serving families and businesses in Western North Carolina. HomeTrust Bank (www.hometrustbanking.com ) along with Tryon Federal Bank, Shelby Savings Bank, Home Savings Bank and Rutherford County Bank, comprise the HomeTrust Banking Partnership. HomeTrust Banking Partnership has assets of over $1.6 billion and is the largest mutual bank headquartered in North Carolina and the 2nd largest in the Southeast.
With the addition of Industrial Federal Savings Bank, the HomeTrust Banking Partnership will have 19 offices: Industrial Federal Savings Bank in Davidson County (3); HomeTrust Bank in Haywood County (2), Buncombe County (5), and Henderson County (1), Home Savings Bank in Rockingham County (3), Shelby Savings Bank in Cleveland County (2), Tryon Federal Bank in Polk County (2), and Rutherford County Bank (1). The Partnership’s combined assets will exceed $1.6 billion, making it the 13th largest banking organization headquartered in North Carolina.
Union Transfer Recognized for 55 Years as United Van Lines Agent
Union Transfer & Storage of Arden is celebrating its 55th anniversary as a United Van Lines agent.
United Van Lines began its tradition of quality customer service in the moving industry sixty years ago. As the Asheville area’s longest running United Van Lines agency, Union Transfer & Storage has helped thousands of families move from across the street to around the globe.
Over the years, Union Transfer & Storage has built a solid reputation for quality moves. Businesses of all sizes have relied on them as well. Mission Hospitals, The Grove Park Inn, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce and Arvato Digital Services (formerly Sonopress) are just a sampling of the satisfied customers.
“We are proud of the United Van Lines’ reputation for quality service,” said agency owner Wayne Campbell. “We are thankful to the many families and businesses who have moved with us over the years and pledge to continue to uphold our high standards.”
Owner Wayne Campbell started in the moving industry as a packer and loader over 38 years ago. Wayne’s wife, Sue Campbell and son, Robie Campbell work side by side with him to ensure the highest level of quality on every move.
Union Transfer & Storage features a 30,000 square foot, climate controlled warehouse located at their office site at 6 Trident Drive in the Vista Industrial Center. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone number is (828) 209-0171.
United Van Lines began its tradition of quality customer service in the moving industry sixty years ago. As the Asheville area’s longest running United Van Lines agency, Union Transfer & Storage has helped thousands of families move from across the street to around the globe.
Over the years, Union Transfer & Storage has built a solid reputation for quality moves. Businesses of all sizes have relied on them as well. Mission Hospitals, The Grove Park Inn, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce and Arvato Digital Services (formerly Sonopress) are just a sampling of the satisfied customers.
“We are proud of the United Van Lines’ reputation for quality service,” said agency owner Wayne Campbell. “We are thankful to the many families and businesses who have moved with us over the years and pledge to continue to uphold our high standards.”
Owner Wayne Campbell started in the moving industry as a packer and loader over 38 years ago. Wayne’s wife, Sue Campbell and son, Robie Campbell work side by side with him to ensure the highest level of quality on every move.
Union Transfer & Storage features a 30,000 square foot, climate controlled warehouse located at their office site at 6 Trident Drive in the Vista Industrial Center. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone number is (828) 209-0171.
Kid’s Editions of Popular Local Food Guide and Bumper Sticker Launched
In spring 2010, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) will launch new kid’s versions of its popular materials: the Local Food Guide and Local Food -Thousands of Miles Fresher bumper sticker. The sticker will be scaled down for a bike, and the kid sized guide will feature special contents and activities. “We want to give kids positive experiences with local food so they’ll form healthy eating habits,” says Emily Jackson of ASAP. “These fun materials—designed just for kids—make good choices appealing.”
Publication of the local food bumper sticker and Local Food Guide for kids is made possible by funding from the Community Benefits Program of Mission Hospital.
The new, ninth annual edition of ASAP’s Local Food Guide, listing hundreds of family farms and businesses that use local ingredients, will also be available around the region in spring 2010. Both guides are free. The kid’s Local Food Guide is unique in its focus on Buncombe County—and kids.
The kid’s guide will highlight ways children can access local food: in school cafeterias—including the Asheville City and Buncombe County public schools’— as well as at school gardens, farmers markets, and farms offering tours and other kid friendly experiences. The guide will profile regional farmers and their children, so kids can see who grows their food—and that kids like them play a role in the local food system. The kid’s Local Food Guide will also include activities, such as farmers market scavenger hunts and recipes kids can make themselves, to encourage them to become the next generation of local farm supporters.
To help teachers use information about local food and farms in the classroom, ASAP will offer free lesson plans to complement the guide. ASAP also provides many other curriculum materials; guidance on how to serve local food in cafeterias and establish school gardens; and cooking kits, seeds, and other resources. “If you are interested in Farm to School programming, go to our website www.growing-minds.org. Winter is a great time to plan,” Jackson urges.
The kid’s guide and bike bumper stickers will be distributed to all elementary schools in Asheville City and Buncombe County school systems, as well as to the Buncombe County Health Center and the Department of Social Services. Please contact Program Coordinator Molly Nicholie at molly@asapconnections.org or 828-236-1282 for resources, or to share ideas for content related to local food for the kid’s guide.
ASAP is the Southeast regional lead agency for the National Farm to School Network (www.farmtoschool.org).
Publication of the local food bumper sticker and Local Food Guide for kids is made possible by funding from the Community Benefits Program of Mission Hospital.
The new, ninth annual edition of ASAP’s Local Food Guide, listing hundreds of family farms and businesses that use local ingredients, will also be available around the region in spring 2010. Both guides are free. The kid’s Local Food Guide is unique in its focus on Buncombe County—and kids.
The kid’s guide will highlight ways children can access local food: in school cafeterias—including the Asheville City and Buncombe County public schools’— as well as at school gardens, farmers markets, and farms offering tours and other kid friendly experiences. The guide will profile regional farmers and their children, so kids can see who grows their food—and that kids like them play a role in the local food system. The kid’s Local Food Guide will also include activities, such as farmers market scavenger hunts and recipes kids can make themselves, to encourage them to become the next generation of local farm supporters.
To help teachers use information about local food and farms in the classroom, ASAP will offer free lesson plans to complement the guide. ASAP also provides many other curriculum materials; guidance on how to serve local food in cafeterias and establish school gardens; and cooking kits, seeds, and other resources. “If you are interested in Farm to School programming, go to our website www.growing-minds.org. Winter is a great time to plan,” Jackson urges.
The kid’s guide and bike bumper stickers will be distributed to all elementary schools in Asheville City and Buncombe County school systems, as well as to the Buncombe County Health Center and the Department of Social Services. Please contact Program Coordinator Molly Nicholie at molly@asapconnections.org or 828-236-1282 for resources, or to share ideas for content related to local food for the kid’s guide.
ASAP is the Southeast regional lead agency for the National Farm to School Network (www.farmtoschool.org).
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Chamber President Announces Retirement
Richard J. Lutovsky, President & CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, notified the Chamber Board and staff of his intentions to retire this September. The announcement at this time gives the Board nine months to conduct a search and name a successor.“I am proud of the accomplishments that have taken place at the Chamber and community during my ten-year tenure. We have been at the forefront of advancements in the areas of tourism, workforce and economic development, services to our members, wellness and healthcare. Our staff is outstanding and recognized as such by the national chamber community. They and our Board have delivered for our members and the Asheville area,” Lutovsky said.
“Rick and his team have built one of the most outstanding chambers in the southeast,” stated Michael Willett, Chamber Chairman and Regional President of BB&T. “Of his many successes, he must be recognized for overseeing the funding and construction of our state-of-the-art chamber building and visitor center. We are pleased that he and his wife, Janna, will be staying in Asheville after retirement.”
“My wife is a recent cancer survivor, and I have committed to spending more time with her, doing what we enjoy. Traveling will be part of that,” Lutovsky said.
“There are several initiatives that will take up much of my time over the next nine months. Foremost, are the next Advantage Asheville campaign, Advantage Asheville 2015, and the building of our healthcare plan that the North Carolina Legislature approved last session,” said Lutovsky. “We will also finish our legislative agenda for 2010, conduct the spring Total Resource Campaign and complete other ongoing endeavors. The Board will also have my full support in the transition process.
I have enjoyed every day since arriving in Western North Carolina and appreciate the support of the staff and Board, our great members and volunteers, elected officials and the community. Janna and I look forward to continuing our active involvement, but in a different way,” said Lutovsky.
Monday, January 4, 2010
EDC Announces New Director of Research
The Economic Development Coalition for Asheville – Buncombe County (EDC) announces the promotion of Heidi Reiber to the Director of Research. Reiber replaces Tom Tveidt who left the EDC staff in late November of 2009. Reiber formerly served as the research analyst at the EDC and has over eight years of analyst experience in the Asheville community.The research department of the EDC provides valuable data on the Asheville metropolitan area to the community, its leaders, local business owners, and companies considering a move to the area. The research department specializes in industry-specific market research, economic impact studies, demographic information, as well as historical trends and area comparisons. “I look forward to working closely with our region’s businesses and partners to help our community thrive,” said Reiber.
Reiber, a lifelong resident of Asheville has a Bachelor of Science degree in management from UNC Asheville and a Masters in public affairs from Western Carolina University. Reiber intends to focus the research department’s efforts on applied research -- results driven research applied to specific real world situations, questions, or issues. “We are very pleased to have Heidi step into this leadership role. She has been a valuable member of our EDC team over the past 16 months and we know she will exceed the community’s expectations,” stated Ben Teague, Executive Director of the EDC.
Economic and demographic research information is available through the EconomicDevelopmentAsheville.org website. Reiber can be reached at 828.258.6120 or hreiber@ashevillechamber.org.
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