February 21, 2010: Open House & Products Display
On December 17, 2009 the staff and Board of Directors of HCPED held an open house at their new location at
February 18, 2010: Henderson County 5th Healthiest in State
The County Health Rankings were released today and
For more information, visit http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/.
February 16, 2010: Semi-Annual Performance Reporting
In an effort to provide accountability to both public and private investors, HCPED closely tracks key measures related to our programs. We monitor lead generation, existing industry visitations, marketing activities, web traffic and active projects. These measures correspond directly to our organizational focus on supporting existing industry and marketing
January 15, 2010: GE Lighting Combines LED and Fixture Businesses to Form GE Lighting Solutions
PRESS RELEASE GE Lighting Combines LED and Fixture Businesses to Form GE Lighting Solutions CLEVELAND — GE Lighting, a unit of GE Appliances & Lighting, continues a reshaping effort designed to better serve customers and enable profitable growth with the establishment of GE Lighting Solutions, a combination of its light-emitting diode (LED) systems operation, Lumination, based at GE Lighting’s world headquarters in Cleveland, and its commercial and industrial fixture group, GE Lighting Systems in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
January 12, 2010: Compressed Natural Gas Station coming to Henderson County
By Leigh Kelley Times-News Staff Writer
Area motorists could soon have a new way to fuel up after planners gave the green light to the Henderson County Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station.
The
December 31, 2009: JobsNOW students in HVAC, Nurse Aid, Healthcare Coding & Machining Prepare for Completion
Blue Ridge Community College is proud to announce the completion of 4 JobsNOW Programs: HVAC, Healthcare Billing/ Coding, Machining and Nurse Aid. The participating JobsNOW students attended a full plethora of courses in Fall 2009 and will wrap up the program with two (2) remaining courses entitled: Sustainability in the WorkPlace and Essential WorkPlace Skills the week of January 11, 2010.
December 16, 2009: NC Commerce Launches New Sites & Buildings Tool
The North Carolina Department of Commerce recently launched their new and improved sites and buildings database. A feature of the database is the integration of the existing Economic Development Intelligence System tool, allowing asset mapping and report generation based on site and building locations. www.ncedis.com will ultimately replace http://www.ncsitesearch.com/. HCPED is working with NC Commerce IT personnel and our web developer to integrate the search tool into our web site with a local brand.
November 29, 2009: NC Commerce Preparing New Sites & Buildings System
The ability to effectively market available industrial locations in
November 28, 2009: Ferncliff Industrial Park Achieves NC Certification
HCPED received official confirmation last week indicating that
November 27, 2009: HCPED Hosting Open House with Products Showcase
HCPED moved Monday, November 30th to the old Carnegie Library building at
November 19, 2009: HCPED Earns Top 5 Award of Excellence in Automotive Sector
Expansion Solutions Magazine recently announced its Third Annual “Top Five” Awards of Excellence. These awards recognize economic development organizations which have shown exceptional progress and potential in developing key industry sectors. Expansion Solutions considered factors including strategic locations, pro-business climate, the investments that have been made improving infrastructure and the availability of buildings and sites in choosing these locations.
November 4, 2009: N.C. tops Site Selection rankings again
Gov. Bev Perdue announced Nov. 3 that
November 3, 2009: Manufacturing in the U.S. Expanded at a Faster Pace in October
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturing in the
November 2, 2009: HCPED Prepares for Office Relocation
During the November 2, 2009 regular meeting of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, a lease was reviewed and approved for the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED). HCPED will begin minor aesthetic improvements to