As the city of Asheville continues to explore legal ways to rein in predatory towing (see “No Parking”, Dec. 10, 2008 Xpress), the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce may take the issue to downtown property owners. At a Jan. 6 meeting with Asheville City Council members, Chamber President and CEO Rick Lutovski proposed that his […]
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Chamber CEO: Alternative 3 is “best for the community”
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Lutovsky told Xpress today that despite concerns raised about the Alternative 3 proposal for the I-26 connector, he still feels it is “best for the community in general” and superior to the Asheville Design Center’s Alternative 4b.
Chamber-backed I-26 plan would demolish Burton St. homes
Alternative 3, a plan for the future I-26 connector backed by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and some Buncombe County commissioners, would demolish about 25 houses in the predominantly African-American Burton Street neighborhood, leaving 13 others nearby facing a sound wall.
Asheville Chamber rolls out new job site
A partnership with LocalJobs.com pools local help-wanted info.
New Web site touts local deals
The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a new perk to its members—and hopefully a boon to cash-strapped consumers looking for deals. Value added: SaveinAsheville.com is the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s attempt not only to help member merchants but to give consumers ways to save in a tight economy. A new chamber Web […]
New Web site touts local deals
The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a new perk to its members — and hopefully a boon to cash-strapped consumers looking for deals.
Chamber of Commerce sets up Web site in Mandarin Chinese
In an attempt to reach a booming market, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has set up an economic-development Web site — in Mandarin Chinese.
The selling of Asheville
Cece Noonan, 41, says that she became aware of Asheville about four years ago. First, as she recalls, there was an ad (or maybe it was an article?) about the city in USA Today or some other newspaper. Then she read about the city and saw ads for it in Southern Living on a consistent […]
Asheville Chamber sets legislative goals
Transportation, health, economic development and work-force expansion were the legislative priorities highlighted at the annual Legislative Luncheon for regional state legislators and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce on April 24 at the Crest Center. Key items on the legislative agenda were briefly outlined by LaVoy Spooner, chair of the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Task Force, […]
The Biz
As soon as you walk into Shoji Retreats, a local mountaintop spa, the owners want to make sure that when you walk out afterward, you’ve experienced bliss. And the winners are: Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Rick Lutovsky gets ready to honor six local firms at the “We’re for Business” awards Feb. 20. Photo […]
Local businesses awarded for service, innovation
With a couple hundred or so people in attendance, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce feted six local companies on Feb. 20 for being tops in the areas of customer and community service, as well as for innovation.
Chamber’s 2008 Asheville magazine hot of the presses
Asheville is featured in lots of magazines, but the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has just printed up its annual full-color magazine devoted to all things Asheville.