[5.20.2013]
Asheville Citizen-Times and the value of AdvantageWest
Editorial lists accomplishments of AdvantageWest as a regional economic development partnership.

[5.7.2013]
UNC-TV features a new business incubator in the AdvantageWest region for nature-based businesses.
Local businesses, including those that use Blue Ridge Food Ventures, can apply for the Accelerating Appalachia initiative through May.

[5.5.2013]
Burke County electrical manufacturer to add 152 jobs
Leviton, located in Morganton, received a NC Rural Center grant that will allow the company to expand.

[4.26.2013]
UNC-TV features Blue Ridge Food Ventures in segment on "North Carolina Now."
The winners of The Big Tasty contest talk about their food business idea, Vortex Doughnuts, which beat out 58 contestants from around the state.

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