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From Daily Planet Staff Reports
Top leaders of the Asheville Tea PAC are charging that an upstart group billing itself as Tea Party WNC, which is solicing donations, is illegitimately seeking to position itself as a group representing the movement in the region.
The ATPAC officers alleged that TPWNC is seeking to bypass the Asheville-based group’s lack of support for GOP candidate Jeff Miller, who is seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, in order to give Miller a Tea Party endorsement.
ATPAC endorsed Dr. Dan Eichenbaum, who finished second in the GOP primary, and has steadfastly declined to endorse Miller after the latter won the nomination.
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From Daily Planet Staff Reports
The area is experiencing a slow economic recovery and there will be no recession in the next three years, the two economists featured at the 11th annual Asheville Metro Economy Outlook told an audience of around 300 people on July 27 in Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville.
The free presentation highlighted the latest significant economic trends, including insights on the national and local economies.
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Friday, 06 August 2010 |
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The Asheville Civic Center has been awarded a $2 million-dollar grant, to be funded over a four-year period, from the Tourism Product Development Fund of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, the city announced on July 28.
The grant will help fund a proposed $5.45 million dollar renovation of the Asheville Civic Center. The Tourism Product Development Fund, which is funded through the Buncombe County hotel occupancy tax, is dedicated to projects that will increase tourism and overnight lodging.
Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy noted, “This is an incredible opportunity. The Asheville Civic Center is an important economic engine for our city and our region. These funds will allow us to greatly improve the facility — and these improvements will benefit local residents and tourists alike.”
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